The limits of humans’ physical capabilities, and how endurance can, and cannot, change those limits.
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Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso is a show about belief–what happens when we believe in the best of ourselves and others, and what happens when we don’t.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #50
The Non-fiction Feature: Endure by Alex Hutchinson
The Memoir Spot: Just Add Water by Katie Ledecky
The Product Spot: Ted Lasso
Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
A look into Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky’s incredible endurance, work ethic, and skill.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #49
The Non-fiction Feature: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
The Fiction Spot: 2054 by Elliot Ackerman & Admiral James Stavridis
The Product Spot: NatGeo Geography page
Prisoners of Geography – Ten Maps that Explain Everything about the World
How geography can shape political decisions, economies, and futures.
NatGeo Geography page
NatGeo’s Geography page, filled with explainers and interactive programs, is a chance to explore what geography is and how it shapes our world and choices.
2054
2054 is a political sci-fi thriller, set a few decades in the future, after a war between the U.S. and China completely blows up the current political order.
The Rock Eaters
The Rock Eaters is Brenda Peynado’s beautiful collection of short stories, and it spans a wide range of issues–immigration, class differences, xenophobia, debt and more–and often has a touch of magical realism.
The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe
A suspenseful recounting of how the federal government created the student loan system, and how banks, Sallie Mae, and universities transformed it into the monster it is today.