Author Archives: twsobey

Growing a Farmer

Posted on August 15, 2025 by twsobey

Title: Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land Author: Kurt Timmermeister Completed: August 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: At a recent kid’s birthday party, I was talking with a neighbor about local foods. He has … Continue reading →

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A Study in Scarlet

Posted on August 8, 2025 by twsobey

Title: A Study in Scarlet (free from Project Gutenberg) Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Completed: July 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: After deciding to keep a fiction book on my phone to read during moments of downtime, I picked a … Continue reading →

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The F-Word

Posted on August 4, 2025 by twsobey

Title: The F-Word (IV Edition) Author: Jesse Sheidlower Completed: July 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: In May, I was listening to an episode of The Allusionist podcast. Helen Zaltzman is great and her interview with Jesse Sheidlower about this … Continue reading →

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The Bezzle

Posted on July 27, 2025 by twsobey

Title: The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel Author: Cory Doctorow Completed: July 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: This summer I attended Teardown 2025 where Cory Doctorow presented. When preparing for the event, I found his Martin Hench books and … Continue reading →

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The Mechanic and the Luddite

Posted on July 18, 2025 by twsobey

Title: The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism Author: Jathan Sadowski Completed: July 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve been listening to This Machine Kills podcast and enjoy their take on current technology developments … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t Students Like School

Posted on July 2, 2025 by twsobey

Title: Why Don’t Students Like School: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions about How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom Author: Daniel T. Willingham Completed: June 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: This book was not what … Continue reading →

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Everything Is Tuberculosis

Posted on May 28, 2025 by twsobey

Title: Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection Author: John Green Completed: May 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve been listening to John Green talk about AFC Wimbledon for year and thoroughly enjoyed reading The … Continue reading →

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The Things We Make

Posted on May 21, 2025 by twsobey

Title: The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans Author: Bill Hammack Completed: May 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: I found Bill Hammack a few years back when I stumbled on a video … Continue reading →

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The High Cost of Free Parking

Posted on May 1, 2025 by twsobey

Title: The High Cost of Free Parking Author: Donald Shoup Completed: Apr 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: This book has been on my To Read list for several years, but the 800+ pages was always a bit daunting. When … Continue reading →

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Movement

Posted on March 15, 2025 by twsobey

Title: Movement: How to Take Back Our Streets and Transform Our Lives Author: Thalia Verkade Completed: Mar 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: Seeing the changes that took place in the Netherlands over the last 50 years gives me hope … Continue reading →

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