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Get your 2020 off to a smart start with these books BY ROSANNE DUNKELBERGER If Santa’s bag of goodies left you pining for more intellectual pursuits, you might consider a stop at your local bookstore. Long-time political operative Sally Bradshaw switched careers a few years back and is now the owner of Midtown Reader, an independent bookstore in Tallahassee. While her shop stocks popular and classic reads, she keeps a weather eye open for new
titles that might pique the interest of Process-minded customers looking for something to spark a conversation, a flight of fancy or a child’s imagination. Bradshaw has curated this short list of books sure to please, no matter the reader’s political persuasion.
TALKING TO STRANGERS: WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE DON’T KNOW
BY MALCOLM GLADWELL Gladwell’s latest does not disappoint. The author of “David and Goliath” and “The Tipping Point” has been called “a rock star of nonfiction” by the UK Times, and this book was called a “must read” by Oprah Winfrey. In characteristic fashion, Gladwell uses powerful storytelling mixed with research to talk about how to make our interactions with those we don’t know more productive. In a crazy world where people are talking past each other, he offers some food for thought on improving our communication, not that we could use that these days.
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