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😬😬 23 is obviously too young to write a reflective memoir, even for an Olympic athlete, so this is more of a training memoir. Chen goes through his progress from singles to quads, how he trained, and his thoughts after each meet. If you love competitive figure skating or are a former/current skater yourself, you‘ll probably love this. But if you‘re me and never got past skating backwards and only tune in every four years, this may be too dry.

This was 💯 fascinating! Smith looks at the history of books from the macabre (books bound in human skin) to the totemic (books as talismans). She investigates the history of censorship, book burning, and challenges the Gutenberg as the first printer of books. I particularly liked the chapters on books as gifts and when she discussed various editions of books and how we ascribe value to them. She provides excellent examples for each point. #NFNov

Two-week #BookReport this weekend! Still finding my groove, but I‘m really enjoying #NFNov. Tracers, about finding the thieves and bad actors in crypto currency, is one I loved and will reread with dad. Border was 💯 worth the investment! Wilderwomen is a worthy sophomore effort from Lang. I just love Rainbow. She can melt my old, stony heart. The Perry was the only one I didn‘t care for. Just didn‘t hit right.

I‘ve read the research that shows if you can move/exercise in the hospital, it is associated with better health outcomes. So every 2-3 hours, I‘d walk a lap or two of the floor while listening to this. And Kidd‘s story is remarkable! She survived two husbands and ran a store to prevent one from bankruptcy in colonial Manhattan. Later, she married Captain Kidd for love and stood by him as he faced trial for piracy. Fascinating, short bio. #NFNov

I had been wanting to try a last interview edition for awhile, and I was really impressed with how well the editors captured, in just a few interviews, the arc of Bourdain‘s public life. From his early boys-club attitude and first travels to the changes his daughter‘s birth and years of travel made to his obsession with Asia and involvement in the Me Too movement. It‘s sad that his life ended so abruptly, but I‘m glad to have read this. #NFNov

This was funny and heartwarming and tedious at the same time. Right after the fall of the USSR, Rogoff was hired to produce Sesame Street in Russia, but finding partners, actors, writers, and even a network is no easy task in a ever-changing and even dangerous landscape. At times I didn‘t appreciate all the details, but the arc of the story and major players were interesting enough to keep me engaged. #NFNov

This book reminded me of my fav quote by our late president Abdul Kalam sir, “if you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun”. It is brutally honest memoir. It tells the story of actual suffering & burning behind the glittering life of the Actress. motivating & inspiring. Of course, I enjoyed the #audio #memoir 4.5⭐️
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South Korean author Sehee taps into universal feelings in this book about her experiences in therapy for depression and anxiety. This memoir has been translated into many languages and was just released in English this month. The majority of the book is transcripts of her work with her therapist. Anyone who has been in therapy will likely find a familiar ring to Sehee‘s worries and problems and her therapist‘s insights about them. #NFNov

Fatland does such a wonderful job of combining travelogue and history, and I enjoyed this every bit as much as Sovietstan. It helped me understand struggles between Russia and its neighbors in terms of history, geography, and ethnicity. She traveled to each of the countries that border Russia from North Korea in the east to Norway in the west, including some breakaway republics like Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Highly recommend! #NFNov