Bowling Book Review

  Shout out to Scott and Goodreads 2025 yearly recap. Goodreads was right on with this one. Highly entertaining and highly unbelievable even though it is nonfiction.  Remember always follow the money. I have not seen the movie but I am sure it is good. Really incredible and really really sad. Most of the book I was like did this really happen and was thinking the poor Indians, this is not fair. I thought the beginning/middle were better than the ending. I read this one (didn’t listen).  So yeah, read it for sure and you’re welcome. But don’t read it on a dark night if you are alone in your house because I did that then started hearing things lol. I put this book up there with the River of Doubt by Candice Millard.   Ok I should be done with The Secret Race soon which is also really really good (thanks Scott)! 

  17 hours audio but I would say better to read this one because chat says that for highly technical subject matter you retain the knowledge better if you read it. I tend to agree. If I was distracted at all while listening I had to rewind.  A few takeaways from this book: This doctor likes exercise more than diet and sleep for longevity. Genetics are very important. Humans struggle a lot now because our evolution is not used to modern life.  Grip strength is directly correlated to longevity. Strength training is not more important than cardio. Cardio is not more important than strength training. You should do both strength training and cardio.  Gum health is related (but it is not causal) to alzheimers.  Vo2 max is directly related to longevity.  Let me expand a bit. This doctor thinks a bad diet will hurt you more than a good diet can help you and at the end of section on diet says don't overthink diet, go outside now and do some exercise. For me there is...

  So Gram just read this so I decided to read it too. But it was not really what I was expecting so I don’t really recommend it. Here is my view. Cheslie was gorgeous. I put her up there with Mariah the Scientist and S M-L. The book does not really discuss her mental illness other than like one text message. It is mostly about her career as miss usa. As someone who has mental health problems I was looking forward to hearing from her, exactly what her problems were, and what she did to deal with them.  This is the second book I’ve read where the protagonist kills themselves by jumping off of a building. First, if you are able to convince yourself to do that, you probably can accomplish anything in your life. In both books, both of the women were highly successful and super talented. Second, if I ever kill myself it is not going to be from jumping off a building. I am too afraid I will survive that. I would definitely OD, because to me it is less scary and less damaging if you f...

  Pretty long (about 17 hours on audio). Not my favorite book by Erik Larson. I think these authors make a lot of money off of their first few books and then don’t try as hard. As Scott once said it’s hard to train if you sleep on silk sheets. Anyways if you like history this is a must read. If you do not like history, I would skip it because it reads like a history textbook a lot of the time. I liked the ending more than the beginning. Churchill was unique. Next I will read Outlive by Peter Attia (as recommended by my strength coach). Happy reading. Go USA and England!!

  Have you ever watched a tv show where a character is just so freaking annoying and it makes you angry every time they mess up or do something wrong? While that is frustrating, I think it's a sign of a good show. This book in my opinion was very heavy. It's just so frustrating reading and wondering why they keep doing things to themselves but it's hard to understand from the outside looking in. It seems that the crux of the problem is the loyalty and submissiveness she has for her family and especially her dad. Honestly I get it. I tried to relate to my father and I would say that I value and oblige to his guidance or advice BUT that is only up to a certain point. I think you follow that until it starts causing you harm and that's when your father is no longer being your father. What makes it super hard for her is that in addition to her father, religion is tied heavily into this. Those two are very powerful because then you are saying to yourself 'am i wrong?'...

  Definitely before it’s time in terms of ideas but overall far too dense/academic for me. I am not sure if I like Lewis’s writing or not. I think I am not smart enough to read it.  If you are smarter than me then read it, if not prepare to read and reread a lot of the text in order to understand.  I did not like this book. -BB