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Ideas From Life
The Coming Wave - book review
The Bonnie Lea Book Club met to discuss Mustafa Suleiman’s book The Coming Wave. We began our discussion with a question on why did we...
May 3, 2024


Stay warm in cold weather
When the cold weather comes in hard, it's safer to stay inside and let it pass. But for those who want to experience the outdoors as it...
May 25, 2023


Risk and Hiking
I recently hiked a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Maine known as the “100 Mile Wilderness” with my two sons; and even being...
May 25, 2023


Appalachian Trail Trip Reflections
My son is hiking the Appalachian Trail this spring, so I decided to join him for a week while I’m old enough to appreciate it, but still...
May 25, 2023
Agent Storm - by Morten Storm with Mark Cruickshank and Tim Lister
Agent Storm is the story of a Danish man's personal transformation from street thug, to jihadist, to secret agent for Danish, British,...
May 25, 2023
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers provided fertile ground for our April meeting, but our discussion trended toward validating our respective...
May 25, 2023
5 Easy Theses by Jim Stone
Jim Stone's book about five problems that challenge America, and his solutions, resonated with the whole group. Only half of Bonnie Lea...
May 25, 2023
The Big Short - Michael Lewis
The nominator for this book was Jeff C, so he led our discussion. He began by asking everyone what we personally and professionally...
May 25, 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
The Black Swan
A black swan is an unexpected event, considered an outlier that no prudent person would have seen coming. The world has always been a...
Mar 3, 2023
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