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The Journalist and the Eternal Questions

The Journalist and The Murderer by Janet Malcolm

How to Be Perfect by Michael Shur

September 14, 2022 by booktrovert 2 Comments

CBR Bingo – Scandal (The Journalist and the Murderer)/ Questions (How to Be Perfect)(and a Bingo!) I finished How to be Perfect on audiobook, listening most of the time with a car full of children (with only a few cringing moments at the mention of some notable sex scandals). It seemed apt for the beginning of the school year – a sort of shallow deep-dive into the field of moral philosophy, as they begin to form their new classroom communities. It’s such a great question to […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, janet malcolm, Michael Shur

booktrovert's CBR14 Review No:89 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, janet malcolm, Michael Shur ·
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Talk philosophy to me, baby

How To Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Shur

August 3, 2022 by Caesar's Wife 1 Comment

Michael Shur, creator of (among other comedies shows) The Good Place, has applied the research he performed to write that series and laid it out, in layperson’s terms, in How To Be Perfect. This non-fiction book, which I digested in Audiobook format read by Shur himself, was an informative (if surface-level) look into the world of ethical and moral philosophy. It’s peppered with funny asides and illustrative anecdotes throughout, with quotes by notable philosophers read by members of The Good Place cast. Shur sets out […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Michael Shur

Caesar's Wife's CBR14 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: Michael Shur ·
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