The Book Interrupted women begin their first conversation on their Series 6 book choice: “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Sapiens”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of cooperation, tacky gifts, book cutting, collectivism in an individualist culture, and raising children not to be a-holes, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of Yuval Harari.
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Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast
Yuval Noah Harari: What explains the rise of humans? | TED Talk
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo
The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way” by Jesse Thistle. Afterwards, they continue the discussion and touch on topics of residential schools in Canada, Indigenous history, education and how to stop being part of the problem and be part of the solution. Discussion Points: Personal journals Accolades for From The Ashes Residential schools and the way Indigenous people are treated in Canada Educating ourselves about Indigenous history Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle Untamed by Glennon Doyle CBC Canada Reads White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo University Of Alberta Indigenous Canada ...
The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell. So many things to talk about with this book in the group chat: default to truth, relationships, oppression, the Holy Fool and more. Discussion Points: Personal journals The illusion of asymmetric insight - do you think you know more about someone else than they do about you? The Holy Fool Do you default to truth? Relationships and red flags - do you see the truth when there are signs that they are lying? Data versus interactions - how much does personal interaction change the way you interpret data? How does race and gender oppression affect sentencing and assessment of situations? Was this book upsetting to you? Group enhancements - do you follow the group? Love and marriage Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Untamed by Glennon Doyle ...
The Book Interrupted women continue their discussion on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, exploring topics of balance, individuality in animals, bird calls, and learning from nature. Discussion Points: Did you like the book? Can being out in nature create a balance? Time management Connecting our book cycles together - what parallels do you see? Putting a sail on a canoe What did you take away from the book? Animals are individuals and listen to each other Learning from nature and paying attention, being part of the ecosystem not apart from it Learning the bird behaviour and calls Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Bird Language Audio Library Jon Young Malcolm Gladwell Books Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari ...
