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Ideas From Life
A Moveable Feast and The Sun Also Rises: A Summertime Hemmingway Double Header
Moveable Feast contains the theme the Hemingway writes the truth. Write one page of truth and discard 90 pages of crap. The quality of...
Mar 6, 2023
Red Notice by Bill Browder
Red Notice is the story of big finance in Russia, by Bill Browder, founder and driving force behind Hermitage Capital, a uniquely...
Mar 6, 2023
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
Our discussion of Sergei Medvedev’s book about Russia was interesting and timely. The book itself is an indictment of the leadership and...
Mar 6, 2023
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
This book was the story of the emergence of electricity in America, centered around the three most important characters in its nascent...
Mar 6, 2023
Bad Blood - The story of Theranos
The Bonnie Lea Book Club met to discuss the story of Theranos, a Silicon Valley darling which had attracted over $900 million in...
Mar 6, 2023
The Emperor of All Maladies - a study of cancer
This book is a biography of cancer, the history of its treatments, and the incredible people who dedicated their lives to understanding...
Mar 6, 2023
War of the Whales (book review)
War of the whales was a book that validated our book club’s desire to read books that we would not ordinarily read on our own. This...
Mar 6, 2023
13 Hours - Benghazi Book Review
Benghazi – 13 Hours was a good book after the much heavier Capital in the 21st Century, and we all enjoyed the break from that previous...
Mar 6, 2023
Capital in the 21st Century – Thomas Piketty
Capital in the 21st Century is a well researched and documented macroeconomic analysis about the trend toward greater concentration of...
Mar 6, 2023
Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts us All
Joel had recommended this book for Bonnie Lea Book Club so he led our discussion. He began by citing author Michael Schellenberger’s...
Mar 3, 2023
Brunellesci's Dome
Brunellesci’s Dome, a chronicle of the building of il Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence Italy, got a thumbs up from all attendees...
Mar 3, 2023
Pappyland - A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and Things that Last
The Bonnie Lea Book Club embraced a book fitting for a quick but memorable spring read. The core theme was Julian Van Winkle and his...
Mar 3, 2023
Brothers Karamazov
Our book club explored the classic novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov. This review will chronicle our book club's...
Mar 3, 2023
God Human Animal Machine
Book review of God Human Animal Machine
Oct 25, 2022
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