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Book Review: Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang

Fresh Off the Boat shares Eddie Huang’s raw memoir of identity, family, food, and the struggle of growing up Asian American.

January 14, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / Entrepreneurship / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Science / Technology / Walter Isaacson

The Innovators: A Powerful Look at Digital Revolution Pioneers

Discover how digital revolution pioneers shaped tech history in Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators, a story of teamwork and invention.

January 12, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Art / Art History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / GENRE / Historical / History / Italy / Nonfiction / Science / Walter Isaacson

Leonardo da Vinci Biography: A Master of Art and Science

Leonardo da Vinci is a biography that skillfully unveils the complex life and extraordinary mind of the quintessential Renaissance polymath.

January 10, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / GENRE / Hackers / History / Nonfiction / Programming / Science / Steven Levy / Technology

Hackers: The True Story of the Tech Rebels Who Changed the World

Hackers tells the story of the original tech rebels who shaped computing, driven by passion, skill, and the hacker ethic.

January 6, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Alan Deutschman / Apple / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / Business / Computers / Entrepreneurship / GENRE / Nonfiction / Technology

The Remarkable Steve Jobs Comeback That Changed Apple Forever

Steve Jobs comeback sparked Apple’s rise again. Discover how his vision reshaped tech and changed the world forever.

January 5, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Apple / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / Business / Computer Science / Computers / Cultural / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Steven Levy / Technology

Macintosh Computer History: How the Mac Changed Everything

Discover Macintosh computer history and how Steven Levy’s Insanely Great reveals the Mac’s lasting impact on technology.

January 4, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Andy Hertzfeld / Apple / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / Entrepreneurship / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Programming / Technology

How the Mac Was Made: Inside Apple’s Revolution in the Valley

Discover how the Mac was made through insider stories from Apple’s early days in this vivid account by engineer Andy Hertzfeld.

January 1, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Africa / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Canada / GENRE / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Roméo Dallaire / Rwanda / War

Shake Hands With the Devil: A Haunting Account of the Rwandan Genocide

Shake Hands With the Devil reveals the true story of the Rwandan genocide through Roméo Dallaire’s powerful firsthand account.

December 30, 2023 BOOKS

Goodreads 2023 Reading Challenge

I started the Goodreads 2023 Reading Challenge with a goal of reading 20 books. I was able to exceed my goal as I was able to read 27 books!

December 30, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / BOOKS / British Literature / Crime / Espionage / GENRE / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Stella Rimington

Stella Rimington’s Open Secret: A Memoir from the Heart of British Intelligence

Open Secret explores Stella Rimington’s MI5 career and how she brought transparency to British intelligence.

December 28, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / David Kenyon Webster / GENRE / Historical / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Parachute Infantry: A Powerful American Paratrooper Memoir of WWII

Explore Parachute Infantry, an American Paratrooper Memoir revealing the true face of WWII through David Kenyon Webster’s eyes.

December 24, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Business / Crime / Evan Ratliff / GENRE / History / Journalism / Mystery / Nonfiction / Technology / True Crime

The Rise and Fall of Criminal Mastermind Paul Le Roux

Discover how criminal mastermind Paul Le Roux built a global empire of drugs, weapons, and murder in this gripping true crime story.

December 13, 2023 BOOKS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Rogue Heroes: The Untold Story of the SAS and the Birth of Modern Special Forces

Rogue Heroes reveals the untold story of the SAS and how they changed the nature of war through daring and secret missions.

December 7, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Crime / GENRE / History / Mark Bowden / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / True Crime / War

Killing Pablo: The Explosive True Story of the Hunt for Pablo Escobar

“Killing Pablo” by Mark Bowden is a chronicle that delves into the intense pursuit of Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord.

November 27, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Biography / Bob Woodward / Carl Bernstein / Classics / GENRE / Historical / History / Journalism / Nonfiction / Politics / Presidents / True Crime

Uncovering the Watergate Scandal: A Review of All the President’s Men

How All the President’s Men Exposed the Watergate Scandal All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is

November 24, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man’s Lie Fooled the Nazis and Won the War

Operation Mincemeat tells the true WWII story of how a dead man’s identity fooled the Nazis and helped the Allies win the war.

November 22, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / GENRE / History / John Bruning / Leadership / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Sean Parnell / War

Outlaw Platoon: A Brotherhood Forged in the Fire of Afghanistan

Outlaw Platoon tells the true story of brotherhood, bravery, and survival in Afghanistan’s brutal combat zone.

November 21, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Scott Jeffrey Miller / War / World War II

Allen Dulles and the German Resistance in WWII

Allen Dulles led OSS missions in WWII, linking with the German resistance to challenge Nazi rule and shape postwar Europe.

November 11, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Chris Whipple / Espionage / GENRE / History / International Relations / Leadership / Nonfiction / Politics / War

The Spymasters: Inside the Lives of CIA Directors

Discover how CIA Directors shaped American intelligence in The Spymasters by Chris Whipple, revealing truth, power, and the cost of secrecy.

November 7, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / BOOKS / GENRE / History / Kevin Maurer / Mark Owen / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / War

Inside the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden: A No Easy Day Review

A book review of No Easy Day, the firsthand story of the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden and the Navy SEALs who made history.