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500 Pages a Week

500 Pages a Week

12/6/2020

Dec 6

Written By Molly Mandje

The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir by Samantha Power

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📖 My New York Marathon by Sebastien Samson
A fun graphic novel about the author’s journey from nonrunner (word? Sure!) to NYC Marathon finished.
Samson captures the solitude of training alone, and keeps his humor intact. So many runni

🗓 2/24/2019
📖 Zealot by Reza Aslan
This is a history book about Jesus the man, not Jesus the Christ. It is exceedingly difficult to separate the two, but he tries.
Captivating and informative, but perhaps not the game changer Aslan wanted it to be

🗓 2/24/2019
📖 Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
I stumbled upon this at a neighborhood bookstore (Shakespeare on the Upper West Side in NYC) and it was a great complement after the Mandela autobiography. I recommend reading them together —> move

🗓 2/17/2019
📖 Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
Well, reading and thinking about adversity seems to be a common theme this week. Mandela is one of those icons you hear about, but not one of those icons you

🗓 2/17/2019
📖 Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Tara Westover lives in my neighborhood. She’s just another blonde woman, walking by. A reminder that you have no idea what the lady in front of you, getting bagels, has overcome.
Also - her en