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Book #63 was Outcasts United by Warren St. John. The back of the book reads: The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town. Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war
Read moreBook #35 was Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach. The back of the book reads: Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person
Read moreBook #24 was The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. The back of the book reads: Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson’s spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men–the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World’s Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning
Read moreBook #18 was Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug. The back of the book reads: It’s been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens. In this how-to companion to Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to
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