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Laage started reading Monstress, Vol. 1 by Marjorie Liu

Monstress, Vol. 1 (Paperback, 2016, Image Comics)

Monstress, Vol. 1 by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda, Marjorie Liu

"Set in an alternate world of art deco beauty and steampunk horror, Monstress tells the epic story of Maika Halfwolf, …

Laage set a goal to read 25 books in 2023

Laage started reading The impostor by Damon Galgut

The impostor by Damon Galgut

A gripping tale of guilty secrets, betrayal, and racial tension, of isolation and revenge in modern-day South Africa, from the …

Laage finished reading Still Life (A Three Pines Mystery) by Louise Penny

Still Life (A Three Pines Mystery) (2007, St. Martin's Paperbacks)

Still Life (A Three Pines Mystery) by Louise Penny

Laage started reading Africa Risen by Sheree Renée Thomas

Africa Risen (2022, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

Africa Risen by Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

From an award-winning team of editors comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science …

Laage finished reading Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death by M. C. Beaton

Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death (1992, St. Martin's Press)

Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death by M. C. Beaton

Agatha Raisin series #1

When Mrs. Agatha Raisin decides to retire early to the English Cotswolds, she envisions herself enjoying …

Laage started reading Still Life (A Three Pines Mystery) by Louise Penny

Still Life (A Three Pines Mystery) by Louise Penny

Laage finished reading Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

Chilling Effect (2020, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

Laage finished reading A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking (Paperback, 2020, Argyll Productions)

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

Fourteen year old Mona is a baker but she is also a not-very-powerful wizard - her medium of choice is …

Laage set a goal to read 20 books in 2023

Laage started reading A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

Fourteen year old Mona is a baker but she is also a not-very-powerful wizard - her medium of choice is …

Laage reviewed How to Be Better at Almost Everything by Pat Flynn

How to Be Better at Almost Everything (Hardcover, 2019, BenBella Books)

Review of 'How to Be Better at Almost Everything' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Fast read, but the author and narrator (audiobook version) and I seem to disagree on a number of basic points so I was not really persuaded by a number of the arguments made.
<spoiler>I don't believe that unfettered capitalism is the best and most effective system for increasing happiness, or that Donald Trump is a good example of a successful generalist.</spoiler>
I will admit, though, that I agree with the basic premise of the book. A generalist outlook with a set of compatible skills are more often than not a better pursuit than trying to specialize entirely in something.