David Schatsky Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen@DaveEvansPhD @MicheleJGelfand Great thread. One from me: Getting Things Done, personal productivity, by David Allen.
Paperback, 2015
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Tomb of Sand
Geetanjali Shree"By choosing the date of Pakistan’s independence day...and by carefully referring to those denied 'cremation,' Modi framed it as an occasion to mourn only Hindu and Sikh victims, and to single out Muslims as aggressors." What's a good read on partition? https://t.co/mMHFb1lVfp
Hardcover, 2023
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Butts: A Backstory
Heather Radke"The book goes deeper than it goes wide." ‘Butts: A Backstory’ Tells Us to Take Them Seriously https://t.co/VHDxQv7bfo
Paperback, 2023
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Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete and Annotated . . . All the Bits
Graham ChapmanAt the Summit of the Americas: "The sessions this week regularly rang out to U.S. composer's John Philip Sousa's 'The Liberty Bell' march, popularized by the classic British comedy show 'Monty Python's Flying Circus.'" https://t.co/20TbLxLXzI
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Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr"It also pulls off a resolution that feels both surprising and inevitable, and that compels you back to the opening of the book with a head-shake of admiration at the Swiss-watchery of its construction." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/books/review/anthony-doerr-cloud-cuckoo-land.html
Paperback, 2022
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The Innovation Delusion: How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most
Lee VinselIt's easy to be original if you don't read. The Innovation Delusion: How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most https://t.co/KjosJ2CVPy Cc @STS_News https://t.co/eeRN3C4877
Hardcover, 2020
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The Diaries of Franz Kafka
Franz KafkaEach day, he performed a 15-minute exercise routine, and he irritated his tablemates by fastidiously “Fletcherizing” his food—chewing it until it had liquefied, per the system pioneered by the health faddist Horace Fletcher, a.k.a. “the Great Masticator.” https://t.co/kNMWeTUizn
Hardcover, 2023
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The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology, Commemorative Edition
Horace Freeland Judson@mikedolanny The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology, by Horace Freeland Judson
Paperback, 1996
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Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Ron Chernow@snarkbat @DianeTurnshek Ron Chernow's biography of George Washington.
Paperback, 2011
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book