An Explanation From The Cellular Level — Often we make decisions that prioritize short-term comfort at the expense of long-term health. Take exercise. I know it is beneficial for my health and longevity. But, I also know doomscrolling social media is terrible for mental health, that I won’t beat the market picking lottery tickets in the stock…

The bravest men/women make discoveries that challenge the beliefs of society. Going against the wisdom of crowds is a risky venture. Sometimes you discover a brutal truth. John Snow, a 19th-century physician, did just that by solving for the actual cause of cholera. Snow’s germ theory paved the path for…

Stuart Turton Aiden Smith has eight days to solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle at a decrepit estate called Blackheath. Each day is a reliving of the day of the murder that Aiden must navigate as a different host. Every host is of varying physical abilities and personality traits. Aiden…

Quentin Tarantino made a conscious change to his writing routine that helped improve his writing and propel him to be an award-winning screenwriter. Specifically, a shift that he went through where in his mind, he went from an amateur to a professional writer. At the beginning of his career, he…

Molly Bloom Molly Bloom infiltrates and runs the underground poker scene for the world’s wealthiest men and A-list celebrities. Former U.S. Olympic team skier Molly Bloom moves to L.A. and becomes the “poker princess” to the world’s wealthy and famous. Molly’s memoir spawned the Aaron Sorkin written and directed movie…

Aravind Adiga A young entrepreneur in India claws his way out of darkness by any means necessary. Balram Halwai writes letters from Bangalore, the tech capital of India, depicting his life story to Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, who is planning a visit to India. Balram confides in his first letter…

Chris Whitaker — A fierce young girl gets revenge for her family, which sets off a chain of events that leads to a murder and a police chief who seeks the truth. In the small California coastal town of Cape Haven, Sissy Radley was killed by a 15-year-old Vincent King. Vincent King is…

The Human Story — The human story is a battle between good and evil in our thoughts, perceptions and actions. All stories are a variation on the internal battle of good and evil. “Humans are caught-in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their…

“Yearbook” — Seth Rogen has seen many successes in his career as an actor, producer, writer, director, and philanthropist. Yet, his collection of essays in Yearbook shines the light on his missteps rather than his successes. The stories in this book are funny, honest, self-deprecating and vulnerable, including growing up in a Jewish…