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From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in The Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks [2022]
BATB score: 4/10 omg just shut up already! Best as: supposedly a guidebook through mid-life crisis; yet the only person who is definitely struggling to let go of their old successful self and is in the middle of mid-life crisis is Arthur C. Brooks - the author himself Best for: Arthur C. Brooks wrote this book to heal himself Best to: all the principles from Happiness Psychology Harvard University - just enroll, take the course, much more valuable than this book, and oh! yo
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
BATB score: 6/10 🥺 Best as: aww mannn, this book didn’t do it Frieda McFadden Best for: McFans - reading to show love for Frieda McFadden Best to: skip this book also can Best quote: “I’ve realized that the only person who is truly looking out for my best interests is myself.”
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NIGHT by Elie Wiesel [1956]
BATB score: 8/10 🥹 Best to: Nobel Peace Prize Elie Wiesel December 10th 1986; memoir written in 1956 Best as: Jews, memoir, concentration camps, Hitler, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Man Search For Meaning, Anne Frank Best for: “How was it possible that men, women, and children were being burned and that the world kept silent?” and aren’t we all doing the same right now Best quotes: “One more stab to the heart, one more reason to hate. One less reason to live.” “And I tell him (my you
Strangers: a Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
BATB score: 8/10 Best as: never seen a memoir about marriage divorce before - Prince Charming turned lawsuit plaintiff; lovers to strangers Best to: first world problem Prince Charming left housewife and three kids for a younger kitten out of the blue - took all the money + housing, doesn’t even want custody for the children Best for: do you really know your husband? Best quotes: “And doesn’t it all look different, wouldn’t your own story look different, if you knew how it wa
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons in Creative Leadership by Robert Iger
BATB score: 10/10 BATB re-read; now that BATB is in the entertainment business, this book gives so much wisdom Best as: Bob Iger’s career and leadership memoir - 46 years in the same company - writing about his insecurities of not knowing, making decisions based on gut feelings, and experiencing work-related anxiety and the need to compartmentalize BATB lingering thought: his wife reminds him that “this role is not all of you” to keep him sane and at peace Best as: leaders h
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