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Dining in The Dark by Bryan Miller (Book Review)

28 May 20211 June 2021

4 mins read

"Dining in the Dark: A Famed Restaurant Critic's Struggle with and Triumph Over Depression"By Bryan MillerSkyhorse, September 2021, 9781510760394, Hardcover, 216 pages, $22.99 USD, $32.00 CAD, Biography & Autobiography/Personal MemoirsAmazon…

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Marijuana Hater’s Guide to Making a Billion Dollars from Hemp by Matthew Harmon (Book Review)

15 May 202115 May 2021

7 mins read

Marijuana Hater's Guide to Making a Billion Dollars from Hemp: The Next Disruptive IndustryBy Matthew HarmonFarmbridge California, 181pp, Paperback, $19.99, April 20th 2021, 978-1735674704Amazon || Bookshop || Kobo In Cryptocurrencies,…

Learning

The Accounting Recording/Bookkeeping Process Explained in 5 Minutes

3 March 202121 April 2021

7 mins read

This is part of a financial literacy blog series, check out the first part. What an Account is, and How it Helps the Recording Process For companies and financial institutions…

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Alex Becker’s 10 Pillars of Wealth (Book Summary & Review)

27 February 202125 April 2021

21 mins read

That’s why I had to write this book: to set the record straight about online businesses and generating wealth in general.Alex Becker PS: This is a long post for focused…

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What I’ve learned While Reading The ONE Thing (Book by Garry W. Keller & Jay Papasan)

21 February 202121 February 2021

6 mins read

The biggest challenge we face during our lifetimes, more than any other generation across history, is information overload. And if don't take control of what's coming at us, information and…

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Addicted to Caffeine? Learn More About The Social Drug (5 Books to Read about Coffee)

15 February 202125 April 2021

6 mins read

Many people don't know that the half-life of caffeine can get up to 12 hours. Most of us think that the half-life is only three or four hours. Well it…

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How To Heal Your Creative Soul (Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way Book Summary)

8 February 202125 April 2021

11 mins read

A redditor recommended Julia Cameron's The Artist Way to me. I'd never heard of the book before this guy told me about it. And so I went on and grabbed…

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For The Curious: What is Logic Anyway? Part I Validity, Truth Functions, Names, Quantifiers & Descriptions (Graham Priest’s Logic: A Very Short Introduction Book Summary)

3 February 202115 February 2021

10 mins read

What is Logic? Have you ever thought about the question? Have you ever tried to come up with your own definition? If, yes, then you are interested in a discipline…

Blog Series Book Summary Financial Literacy Learning

What is Accounting? And Who Uses its Data? (Learn Financial Accounting Series)

17 January 202125 April 2021

6 mins read

This is a series of posts about Accounting. They are simply a rearranged version of my notes and summaries while reading the textbook Financial Accounting: IFRS, 3rd edition by Jerry…

General History Politics

How Iran Went Through 3 Coups in 28 Years

3 January 202125 April 2021

3 mins read

Iran’s opposition to foreign powers interfering in its domestic affairs reflect its historical urge for sovereignty, it stems from the fact that a nation, with such a rich history and…