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The Book I Read in Jan '25

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 Yes, only one book. HAHAH But by that one statistic from Washington Post I am already doing more than half the people will do the whole year. Also have you seen the  literary statistics  for '24? We must do better.  My reading goal this year: 12 non-fiction books. Last year I read 45 books and most of them I would never recommend to anyone. In order to try and avoid another year of unremarkable reads I chose enrichment.  I want to learn more about history, courage, feminism, science, paranormal activities, political power, while staying in my usual fiction worlds (looking at you Robin Hobb). I do already have a list of the 12 non-fiction books I want to read which I compiled by discussions with friends, my own interests, and what I've picked up from used bookstores. First on my list was  Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado .  I have seen the movie Alive and it was so inspiring to me that I NEEDED to read the book, plus I bought it for my coworker's...