Nonfiction
"The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater - Book Club Discussion. Content Warning.
One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight.
By Kristen Barenthaler2 years ago in BookClub
THE PHILOSOPHICAL BEEF BETWEEN AYN RAND AND ?
While it is publicly known that Flannery O'Connor disparaged the writing of Ayn Rand in a letter to a friend in 1960, the identity of the unnamed author Ayn Rand mentioned in her (1973) essay entitled "Selfishness Without a Self" appears to still be a forgotten, underrated mystery.
By ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR2 years ago in BookClub
Unveiling The Dark Side Of Scientific Discovery
Science, a perpetual pursuit to unravel the mysteries of our world, has led humanity to incredible revelations. However, within this journey of knowledge, there exist chilling tales of cursed objects that have left even the most intrepid scientists haunted by their discoveries.
By Daniel Mero Dizon2 years ago in BookClub
The 10X Rule: Over View
In The 10X Rule, Award Cardone says that you want to comply to this standard to make the progress you want: 10 X Rule - the standard of setting "focuses on that are multiple times what you assume you need and complete multiple times what you think it takes to achieve those objectives"
By Knowledge ForYou2 years ago in BookClub
Overview: The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People
After working with successful people for 25 years in business, academia, and relationships, Stephen Covey found that great achievers frequently had a feeling of emptiness. He examined a number of self-help, popular psychology, and self-improvement books published in the last 200 years in an effort to figure out why. It was at this point that he saw a clear historical difference between two kinds of success.
By Knowledge ForYou2 years ago in BookClub
I Read 40 books this Year - These are my Top Five
Ahh welcome! Enter, enter–the fire is warm, and the rest of the bumbling council will not bother us as we chat. It is good to see you again, friends, and I hope you have enjoyed this most recent circling of the sun.
By Matthew J. Fromm2 years ago in BookClub
Interested in Learning More About Biology and Nature This Year? Read These 10 Books:
Nonfiction deserves a lot more love — it’s the gateway to intellectual fun, knowledge, and exploration! Unfortunately, it often gets a bad rap for being dull and stuffy. But fear not, dear reader, this list breaks free from that stereotype. Whether you’ve resolved to read more nonfiction, you’re eager to dive into the wonders of biology, or you simply have a deep love for nature, these books below are absolute must-adds to your reading list.
By Olivia L. Dobbs2 years ago in BookClub
The Power of Silence: Managing Anger through the Art of Stillness
In our fast-paced and often chaotic lives, moments of anger can be all too common. However, the ancient wisdom of harnessing the power of silence during times of anger has proven to be a transformative and effective approach. This article explores the profound impact of choosing silence as a response to anger, delving into its benefits and the art of mastering this practice.
By Nada soliman2 years ago in BookClub
"Manson: The Life & Times of Charles Manson" by Jeff Guinn - Book Club Discussion. Content Warning.
Based on new interviews, this revealing account of one of the most notorious criminals in American history puts Manson in the context of his times, the turbulent end of the 60s, revealing a rock star wannabe whose killings were directly related to his musical ambitions. After more than forty years, Charles Manson continues to mystify and fascinate us. Manson and members of his mostly female commune killed nine people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate. Now, drawing on new information, the author tells the definitive story of how this ordinary juvenile delinquent became a murderer whose crimes still shock and horrify today.
By Kristen Barenthaler2 years ago in BookClub
"The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson - Book Club Discussion. Content Warning.
The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair's brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country's most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his "World's Fair Hotel" just west of the fairgrounds--a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson's gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both.
By Kristen Barenthaler2 years ago in BookClub
"The Killer Across the Table" by John Douglas & Mark Olshaker - Book Club Discussion. Content Warning.
The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to crack some of America's most challenging cases. The FBI's pioneer of criminal profiling, former special agent John Douglas, has studied and interviewed many of America's most notorious killers--including Charles Manson, "Son of Sam Killer" David Berkowitz and "BTK Strangler" Dennis Rader--trained FBI agents and investigators around and the world, and helped educate the country about these deadly predators and how they operate, and has become a legend in popular culture, fictionalized in The Silence of the Lambs and the hit television shows Criminal Minds and Mindhunter. Twenty years after his famous memoir, the man who literally wrote the book on FBI criminal profiling opens his case files once again. In this riveting work of true crime, he spotlights four of the most diabolical criminals he's confronted, interviewed and learned from. Going deep into each man's life and crimes, he outlines the factors that led them to murder and how he used his interrogation skills to expose their means, motives, and true evil. Like the hit Netflix show, The Killer Across the Table is centered around Douglas' unique interrogation and profiling process. With his longtime collaborator Mark Olshaker, Douglas recounts the chilling encounters with these four killers as he experienced them--revealing for the first time his profile methods in detail. Going step by step through his interviews, Douglas explains how he connects each killer's crimes to the specific conversation, and contrasts these encounters with those of other deadly criminals to show what he learns from each one. In the process, he returns to other famous cases, killers and interviews that have shaped his career, describing how the knowledge he gained from those exchanges helped prepare him for these. A glimpse into the mind of a man who has pierced the heart of human darkness, "The Killer Across the Table" unlocks the ultimate mystery of depravity and the techniques and approaches that have countered evil in the name of justice.
By Kristen Barenthaler2 years ago in BookClub
