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About
Friday Thoughts
Podcast
Speaking and Publications
Blog -N- Stuff
Blog
Reading Log
Last Hundred Days
Yana's Journey
Brian Miller
June 11, 2020
Non-Fiction

A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson

Brian Miller
June 11, 2020
Non-Fiction
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There is a LOT here worth noting, and too much to retype. So I’ll simply highlight my favorite bit of learned information that will stick with me forever:

Mastodon means “nipple teeth” (pg 81).

Grade: B

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Reading Log 2017

Reading Log 2018

Reading Log 2019

  • Fiction 6
    • Jan 31, 2020 Big Sky, by A. B. Guthrie, jr Jan 31, 2020
    • May 8, 2020 My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok May 8, 2020
    • Jun 25, 2020 Less, by Andrew Sean Greer Jun 25, 2020
    • Aug 7, 2020 Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee Aug 7, 2020
    • Oct 23, 2020 The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah Oct 23, 2020
    • Dec 30, 2020 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman Dec 30, 2020
  • Non-Fiction 5
    • Feb 10, 2020 Flyboys, by James Bradley Feb 10, 2020
    • Mar 17, 2020 Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers who Ruled the Seven Seas Mar 17, 2020
    • Apr 10, 2020 Amusing Ourselves to Death : Public Discourse in the age of Show Business, by Neil Postman Apr 10, 2020
    • Jun 11, 2020 A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson Jun 11, 2020
    • Oct 8, 2020 Young Men and Fire, by Normal Maclean Oct 8, 2020
  • Non-Fiction : Leadership 8
    • Jan 16, 2020 Turn the Ship Around, by L. David Marquet Jan 16, 2020
    • Feb 6, 2020 Personal and Authentic, by Thomas C. Murray Feb 6, 2020
    • Jul 24, 2020 Dare to Lead, by Brene Brown Jul 24, 2020
    • Aug 14, 2020 The Power of Positive Leadership, by Jon Gordon Aug 14, 2020
    • Sep 25, 2020 Leading with the Soul, by Bolman and Deal Sep 25, 2020
    • Nov 5, 2020 Leading Without Authority, by Keith Ferrazzi Nov 5, 2020
    • Dec 18, 2020 Shifting the Monkey, by Todd Whitaker Dec 18, 2020
    • Dec 24, 2020 Leading with a Limp, by Dan Allender Dec 24, 2020
  • Non-Fiction : On Living 7
    • Jan 2, 2020 The Energy Bus, by Jon Gordon Jan 2, 2020
    • Jan 24, 2020 The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work, by Jon Gordon Jan 24, 2020
    • Mar 5, 2020 Conor McGregor: Singleness of Purpose, by Alexander Svelnis Mar 5, 2020
    • Mar 12, 2020 MetaHuman: Unleashing your infinite potential, by Deepak Chopra Mar 12, 2020
    • Mar 31, 2020 Tribes: On Homecoming and Belonging, by Sebastian Junger Mar 31, 2020
    • May 11, 2020 We Should All Be Feminists, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie May 11, 2020
    • May 29, 2020 Talking to Strangers, by Malcolm Gladwell May 29, 2020
  • Non-fiction : Education 3
    • Jul 3, 2020 Leading from the Library: Help your School Community Thrive in the Digital Age, by Shannon McClintock Miller Jul 3, 2020
    • Jul 24, 2020 The Innovator's Mindset, by George Couros Jul 24, 2020
    • Aug 28, 2020 Lies my Teacher Told Me, by James W. Loewen Aug 28, 2020

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