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The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters | Emily Esfahani Smith

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Good.

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gpangel

The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip | Sara Brunsvold

This is one of those emotional, feel-good stories that will stay with you for a long time! We need more people like Mrs. Kip and more books like this one!

I‘m looking forward to reading more books by this author! 💖💖

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Lou | Breanna Carzoo

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Lou | Breanna Carzoo

Lou would be a great book to read to children for a silly morning meeting read that also has an underlying important lesson. It could also be used for an older student who may be struggling with their sense of self.

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Lou | Breanna Carzoo

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Lou by Breanna Carzoo is a silly book about a fire hydrant named Lou, Lou worries that all they are meant for is being used as a toilet but they know they are meant for more. This book helps readers visually follow the story by the composition of the different shapes and colors. The illustrations look as if someone used construction paper to illustrate the book. It gives the book a unique and engaging design that would appeal to young readers.

ImperfectCJ

From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life | Arthur C. Brooks

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I picked up this book after hearing the author on Peter Attia's The Drive podcast. I was intrigued by his ideas and hoped that in the book he might delve more into a common midlife transition for women, that of shifting priorities or starting a new career as the demands of childrearing diminish/all but disappear as kids become adults. In the end, the book doesn't contain much more than the podcast. ⬇️

ImperfectCJ It's all about people (mostly men) who have devoted their lives to "success" as defined by society and now have to face the reality that their natural senescence in middle age makes it more challenging to win at that game. He doesn't address those of us who have set aside external validation for the fulfillment of raising children only to find ourselves in middle age with a huge resume gap and having had little opportunity to flex our intellect.⬇️ 2y

ImperfectCJ The author also makes assumptions based on his personal experience (a trap fallen into by many a social scientist), like that women naturally make lots of friends and men need special help connecting. His main suggestion for finding and deepening friendships: do woodworking with a group of men. Women's experience is pretty much dismissed. Actual quote: "...and for women who need to rebuild relationships, perhaps it's something else entirely."⬇️ 2y

ImperfectCJ I would like to read a book by his wife about her experience raising three kids while her husband was working 60+ hours a week while earning three college degrees and then writing a book about midlife transitions. I suspect I would relate to her midlife transition more. 2y

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The_Book_Ninja Was it written in the 90s?🙄 2y

ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja I wish. I think the main trouble the book has is that it focuses on such a narrowly defined kind of mega-success, which even in 2023 means it's mostly about men just because of the CEO imbalance we still have. Or maybe the author just knows more men so asked more men about their experiences for the book. 2y

The_Book_Ninja We need more books about men CEOs🤔 2y

ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja And how challenging it is to be a man CEO. 2y

The_Book_Ninja @ImperfectCJ 😂🙌🏼 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Wow 🙄🙄🙄 2y

SamAnne 😬 😳 😡 🙄 2y

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