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The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green |…

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon...
Chris Castig
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell | Book Summary and Notes

Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant-in the blink of an...
Chris Castig
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The China Study | Book Review and Summary

Food is confusing: One day milk “does a body good”, the next day it causes cancer. One day we hear that eating meat will help...
Chris Castig
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On Directing Film by David Mamet

Calling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies like House of Games, State and Main, and...
Chris Castig
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Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke…

These have been called the most famous and beloved letters of the 20th century. Rainer Maria Rilke himself said that much of his creative...
Chris Castig
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“Letters to a Young Poet” by Rainer Marie Rilke…

1. The First Letter Paris February 17, 1903 Dear Sir, Your letter arrived just a few days ago. I want to thank you for...
Chris Castig
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How many glasses of water should I drink each…

At the beginning of this year I made a decision: I WILL DRINK MORE WATER EACH DAY.  Why the sudden craving for the wet stuff? All...
Chris Castig
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Leading at the Speed of Growth | Summary and…

Learn how to take your company to the next level of growth through the stories of over 500 successful entrepreneurs. Developed by the Kauffman...
Chris Castig
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Essentialism by Greg McKeown | Summary and Quotes

Essentialism is one of those books that I come back to and re-read a few times a year. And the reason I say I...
Chris Castig
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How to Write an Episode of Seinfeld: A Scene…

How many scenes would you say are in an episode of Seinfeld? Most people seem to guess that there are 8. And by “most...
Chris Castig
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