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rabbiaustinzoot
- May 1, 2023
- 2 min
Soundtracks Review: A Self-Help Book That Actually…Helps?
There are a LOT of self-help books out there. This does beg the question: if the books are any good, why do we need so many? It seems...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Apr 27, 2023
- 2 min
Luckiest Girl Alive Review: A No-Longer Novel Idea
The trailer for the new Netflix movie Luckiest Girl Alive caught my attention. Mila Kunis is a favorite of mine, and a suspenseful drama...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Apr 18, 2023
- 2 min
All Things Aside Review: Shlesinger's unique blend of comedy and social critique
During the hardest parts of the COVID shutdown, my wife and I watched a lot of stand-up comedy. There was something refreshing about...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Apr 3, 2023
- 2 min
Brighter By The Day Book Review
Life’s too short to read bad books. And the old adage about “don’t judge a book by its cover” is a lot of phooey. Because you can usually...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Feb 23, 2023
- 2 min
Radical Candor Book Review
Everything starts from a place of relationships. This is true in every industry, but is perhaps most often ignored in a business setting....
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Feb 14, 2023
- 2 min
Love Warrior Book Review
Books on personal growth are as popular as ever, likely because it is pretty darn difficult to be a human being in the modern world....
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Feb 9, 2023
- 2 min
Good Enough Book Review
Good Enough wasn’t really written for me. I’ve read books by Kate Bowler before, and I liked them enough to read this, no questions...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Feb 7, 2023
- 3 min
Fleishman Is In Trouble Review
If at all possible, I like to read the book before I watch the TV or film adaptation of a project. If I see the video content first, I...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Jan 24, 2023
- 1 min
Reminders of Him - Review
There’s a lot going on in the world. Sometimes you want the security of reading a book with the certainty that everything is going to be...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Jan 10, 2023
- 2 min
Why Do Jewish - Book Review
I so badly wanted to like this book. In fact, I am, in many ways, trying to WRITE this book. But Why Do Jewish: A Manifesto for 21st...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Jan 5, 2023
- 2 min
Mediocre Book Review
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America was an uncomfortable book to read. And that was kind of the point. I’ve read some of...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
The Generalist - Top Gun:Maverick
Who ever decided that fan service was a bad thing? It’s no small task to try to recreate the magic of a movie made a quarter-century ago....
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
Getting To Know The Generalist
“If you try to be everything to everybody, you wind up being nothing to nobody.” I hate this expression. It might be because I so badly...
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