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Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly by Evy Poumpouras My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was drawn to Becoming Bulletproof because of its compelling title, and because I enjoy reading about women whose achievements … Continued
Turning Pages: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher by John Sargent My rating: 5 of 5 stars I enjoyed reading about John Sargent’s life and career. His anecdotes were engaging—and disarming when self-effacing—as he blundered through early situations, but … Continued
Una historia de España by Arturo Pérez-Reverte My rating: 5 of 5 stars on Goodreads (English Translation below) Una historia de España, resumida en 92 capítulos breves dentro de 246 paginas, da la impresión que se trataría de un repaso … Continued
Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend by Meryl Gordon My rating: 5 of 5 stars I gave this book five stars because I found it to be a well-written, balanced and researched biography of Bunny Mellon, whose … Continued
Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Natalie Dykstra My rating: 5 of 5 stars It was during a thoughtful and memorable first date with a boy who wanted to impress me that I fell in love visiting … Continued
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was determined to finish reading “Thinking, Fast and Slow” after having started it three years ago. Filled with useful insights and exhaustive descriptions of experiments and … Continued
Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles My rating: 4 of 5 stars Art and Fear is a broader book than the title suggests. In fact, I was initially put off by the … Continued
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have always enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s books and found them interesting, but Talking to Strangers ranks highest as … Continued
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Lovely Story of Stories I really enjoyed this book. Set primarily in the comfort of a cozy bookstore on a New England island, the … Continued
Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past by William Zinsser My rating: 5 of 5 stars What I thought would be an instruction manual on how to write memoirs turned out to be a moving memoir about the … Continued
