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Station Eleven, but in One Place

The Last by Hanna Jameson

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Best for: Anyone who enjoyed Station Eleven, or who likes the post-apocalypse genre and is looking for one aimed at adults. In a nutshell: Nuclear War has started. Two months later, 20 people remain at a hotel deep into a Swiss forest. A child is discovered dead. History professor Jon decides to document what has happened, and what happens next. Worth quoting: “A lot of people confuse movement with progress.” Why I chose it: Buy one get one half off sale. I’d chosen American Marriage, […]

Doesn’t Totally Hold Up, But Still Great

Brain Droppings by George Carlin

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Best for: Fans of Carlin’s clever and confrontational style of comedy. In a nutshell: Comedian Carlin shares jokes, observations, and wordplay. Worth quoting: “You could hear a pin drop. Well, you can’t hear a pin drop. Not even a bowling pin. When a pin is dropping, it’s just floating through the air. There’s very little noise. You might be able to hear a pin land but certainly not drop.” “I hear ya.” “Wonderful. And are you picking me up visually as well?” Why I chose […]

Prairie Home Companion Meets This American Life

The Year of Living Virtuously Weekends Off: A Meditation on the Search for Meaning in an Ordinary Life by Teresa Jordan

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Best for: Those who enjoy very short essays about life in the mid-west US. In a nutshell: Author Jordan uses a (very loose) framing of virtues and vices to tell stories about her life and the lives of others. Worth quoting: “I respect people who keep their promises — when those promises are honorable.” Why I chose it: I thought it was going to be more in line with, say, an A. J. Jacobs book. It was not. Review: I purchased this book long ago, […]

A Hundred Years On, It Still Mostly Holds Up

Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by Vladimir Lenin

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Best for: People interested in a sense of what the Marxist philosophers were saying in the 1900s. Admittedly a niche market at this point (for now, anyway). In a nutshell: The title basically nails it – Lenin argues that Imperialism is Capitalism at its end. Worth quoting: “..for both uneven development and a semi-starvation level of existence of the masses are fundamental and inevitable conditions and constitute premises of this mode of production.” Why I chose it: It was assigned as part of the Marxist […]

I Didn’t Know Most of This, But Damn

My Thoughts Exactly by Lily Allen

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Best for: People interested in learning a bit about what the music industry can be like for young women, and a lot about what it was like for Lily Allen. In a nutshell: Musician Lily Allen shares her life story, including all the messy bits. Worth quoting: “When women share their stories, loudly and clearly and honestly, things begin to change – for the better.” Why I chose it: I was looking for another audio book and this one was on sale. Plus, read by […]



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