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Best Books of 2017 (Side A)

Books, Rhymes, & Life

English - December 27, 2017 00:34 - 48 minutes - 37.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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The end of the year means one thing: best of lists! Friend of the pod, Joe Volk swings through to share his top books of the year alongside Claude's top picks. What author found a spot on Claude's top 5 and on his most disappointing list? You can only find out by tuning in. Let our picks help you find some new books to enjoy in 2018.


Be sure to peep Side B for our top 5 selections.


Books Mentioned:


Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte


Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath


Deep Work - Cal Newport


1Q84 - Murakami


The Fire Next Time - Baldwin


Tears We Cannot Stop - Dyson


How Black in the Gospel - Skinner


Introducing Black Theology - Fields


A Black Theology of Liberation - Cone


 Lives Other Than My Own by Emmanuel Carrere


The Southern Reach Trilogy  by Jeff VanderMeer


Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders


Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright