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Two words, "who cares?" Put it down and walk away. I was looking forward to reading it, but sadly, this book is boring and self-centered with no redeeming qualities. I pushed myself to the 65 page mark, where our "intrepid" writer is bedding fellow travelers and loaning them money on...
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What It Takes
by lz in Reading Archive on 28Dec2008
For the past three weeks I've been reliving the 1988 Presidential campaign and working my way through the 1,000 pages of this book. Unbelievably good and highly recommended; learned about this one from Richard Norton Smith, on C-SPAN. Random highlights: * Junior ("W") Bush was instrumental in turning the tide...
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Psychologists created a test that tells you the positive things about you, an anti-DSM test. You have to register on the site (free), but it's quick and easy. Take the strength test. My own results are hardly shocking: Your Top Character Strength Love of learning You love learning new things,...
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I've been mired in political history books lately, and I blame my fascination on Bill Moyers' Journal, where I also encountered Bacevich. His book is a scathing commentary on today's Washington, where everything is broken. And it's not just Washington's fault, it's our fault, the citizenry. We're too accustomed to...
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Sway
by lz in Reading Archive on 03Dec2008
I should just adopt a policy of not reading any book that includes multiple pages of "Advance Praise" for itself. Not sure how I got this one in the queue, but it arrived quickly, and was quickly read. The usual fare of social psychology-- loss aversion (we continue to bid...
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