The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin’s life story is touted as the quintessential American story; a man from nothing progressed through society to become one of its richest and most famous. I believe Ben Franklin is also credited with starting … Continue reading Review of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Spider-Man Reign comic by Kaare Andrews and José Villarrubia is a graphic novel set in future New York City. Peter Parker’s tenure as Spider-Man has been over for many years. Supervillains have also been missing though crime and corruption still exist. … Continue reading Review of Spider-Man Reign by Kaare Andrews and José Villarrubia
In The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ published in 2010, the author David Shenk uses research to argue the nurture vs nature debate and states that intelligence is a result of interactions between … Continue reading Review of The Genius in All of Us by David Shenk
Why I Chose this Book I read Jeffrey Brown’s book Unlikely about his first relationship and was charmed by Brown’s candidness. I learned that Brown’s first book Clumsy was a further examination of his life and his romantic relationships and figured … Continue reading Review of Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown
Why I Chose this Book Honestly, I had heard of The 4-Hour Workweek maybe years before I actually read it. I at least saw the title on Overdrive’s website often. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were in the “popular” … Continue reading Book Review of The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Why I Chose this Book I think I was browsing through overdrive.com’s selection and decided to try a graphic novel. Up until then, I had never downloaded any ebooks from the website. I didn’t know anything about Karen Marie Moning … Continue reading Review of Fever Moon by Karen Marie Moning, Adapted by David Lawrence and Illustrated by Al Rio
Why I Chose This Book Why did I choose this book? It’s an interesting story, but only part of it is unique. I’ll start with Alaina Levine’s Networking for Nerds. The book Networking for Nerds by Alaina Levine basically explains … Continue reading Review of Business of the 21st Century and My Encounter with an Amway Recruiter
Why I Chose this Book I’ve been picking up more graphic novels recently. I decided to find some of the “best” graphic novels and read one or two from that list. On one list I found was Blankets by Craig … Continue reading Review of Blankets by Craig Thompson
Why I Chose this Book I think at the time that I chose this book I was simply looking for another audiobook. I browsed through overdrive.com and came across a picture of comedian Aziz Ansari posing under the words Modern … Continue reading Review of Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
Gazing off into Space 