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22 2025 July

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

Broadly, magical thinking describes the belief that one’s internal thoughts can affect external events. Mythologizing the world as an attempt to “make sense” of it...

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15 2025 July

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Afrofuturism by Kevin M. Strait and Kinshasha Holman Conwill

“There are Black people in the future.” That’s the brilliant reminder on the back cover of this book I recall reading and selecting for our...

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11 2025 July

Season 5 of the Non-Obvious Show Podcast Is Now Live!

Over the past six months I’ve been recording conversations with people whose books and body of work I find most fascinating. Earlier this week I’m...

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08 2025 July

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Generations by Jean M. Twenge

If there was ever a book that could demystify and explain the differences between these generational labels we assign to one another, this is it....

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01 2025 July

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Problems in the Art World by Brainard Carey

Being an artist is hard. When you choose to do it professionally, you’ll likely face many problems. According to Brainard Carey, the renowned director of...

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24 2025 June

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Power of Onlyness by Nilofer Merchant

Starting with her own powerful story of standing up for herself, this book from author and thinker Nilofer Merchant is a play-by-play guide on how...

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post thumbnail for The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: All the Living and All the Dead by Hayley Campbell

17 2025 June

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: All the Living and All the Dead by Hayley Campbell

The first time I read All the Living and All the Dead, it was an easy pick for the Most Original book winner in the 2022...

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post thumbnail for The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The New Tourist by Paige McClanahan

10 2025 June

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The New Tourist by Paige McClanahan

Ask anyone if they describe themselves as a tourist or a traveler and most people will say the latter. Seeing yourself as a “tourist” has...

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03 2025 June

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Long Game by Dorie Clark

The title of this book pretty much tells you exactly what it’s about but what makes this a truly great read is exactly how practical...

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02 2025 June

LEGO Dives into the Book Nook Trend with Latest Set for Adults

A “book nook” is the term typically reserved for a cozy corner of a home or office where you can enjoy reading a book in...

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post thumbnail for The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Always Eat Left-Handed … And Other Secrets for Killing It at Work and in Real Life by Rohit Bhargava

27 2025 May

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Always Eat Left-Handed … And Other Secrets for Killing It at Work and in Real Life by Rohit Bhargava

Back in 2013, I wrote a career and life advice book. It was my third book and before I really understood what it took to...

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21 2025 May

The Hobo Handbook May Be the World’s Most Secretive Book

There is no way to buy a copy of the legendary Hobo Handbook. * Long rumored to be a “book” filled with advice from train...

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20 2025 May

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Late Bloomers by Rich Karlgaard

From all the “30 under 30” lists to the stories of tech billionaires who made their fortunes in their early 20s it can seem like...

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