I need to think of another word to substitute for "icebreaker". People in my profession have all developed an allergy to that word, even if the activity itself is fine at a party to facilitate connections.
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Latin American fiction and nonfiction, PG Wodehouse, memoirs of non-famous people.
History, modern or niche. Novels I should have read a long time ago. Speculative short stories.
Linguistics, baseball, and Watership Down.
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Nerd Picnic wants to read Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi
Nerd Picnic started reading No cloak, no dagger by Benjamin Cowburn
Nerd Picnic wants to read The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad is a historical fiction novel by American author Colson Whitehead, published by Doubleday in 2016. The alternate …
Nerd Picnic started reading How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our …
Nerd Picnic reviewed The 2-Hour Cocktail Party by Nick Gray
Very practical, step by step
3 stars
Nerd Picnic finished reading The 2-Hour Cocktail Party by Nick Gray
Tony Dove: Essential native trees and shrubs for the eastern United States (2018)
Essential native trees and shrubs for the eastern United States by Tony Dove
"A go-to guide to sustainable native flora for gardeners of all skill levels planting east of the Mississippi. Gleaned from …
Nerd Picnic wants to read Management Myth by Matthew Stewart
Management Myth by Matthew Stewart
Don’t go to business school. Study philosophy. Fresh from Oxford with a degree in philosophy and no particular interest in …
Nerd Picnic wants to read No cloak, no dagger by Benjamin Cowburn
Nerd Picnic wants to read Once and Future Sex by Eleanor Janega
Once and Future Sex by Eleanor Janega
A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women’s beauty, sexuality, and behavior.
Nerd Picnic finished reading The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #2)
Excellent, just like the first Thursday Night Murder Club.
Nerd Picnic wants to read No Retreat by Dave Hann
Nerd Picnic wants to read Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
In this new anthology, Neil Gaiman pierces the veil of reality to reveal the enigmatic, shadowy world that lies beneath. …
