“You don’t have to get people to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” —Ray Bradbury, Sci-fi Writer.

As a part of what is now an annual tradition, Ron and Ed discussed the best books they read in 2021 for this episode. Tap or click the link above to listen and use these show notes to follow along.

For Ron, his first book on today’s show (best books we read in 2021) is “Humor, Seriously”. They’ve got a great site with information about the book here: https://www.humorseriously.com/
Speaking of humor in business, here’s a great sign on the wall at a local morgue: “Our day begins when yours ends.”
For Ed, the first book mentioned today (of best books read in 2021) is “The Data Detective” by Tim Harford https://timharford.com/books/datadetective/
Ed mentioned the nightingale graph. A Nightingale's graph is like a pie chart, cut into twelve equal angles. These slices advance in a clockwise direction. Each shows what happened in one month of one year. The outward reach of each slice shows how many deaths occurred in that month.
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Stories are really just data with soul. That’s what Ron learned from reading “Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters” by Deborah Stone. One of the best books he read in 2021! https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631495922
"How can we live graciously..." is a theme in one of the best books Ed read in 2021 — Woke Racism — https://amzn.to/320pqHZ
The third best book of 2021 that Ron read? Professor at Large by John Cleese! https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716577/professor-at-large/
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A rollicking good read for Ron at second place in 2021: “Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars” by Paul Ingrassia https://www.amazon.com/Engines-Change-History-American-Fifteen/dp/1451640641
One of the best books Ed read in 2021: Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom - https://amzn.to/3rcTVmw by Dr. Patrick Moore (past president of Greenpeace)
Ed mentioned this great article by Kevin Williamson on nuclear power during today’s show. Check it out here: https://www.nationalreview.com/the-tuesday/the-nuclear-option/
One of the best books Ron read in all of 2021 - Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall https://www.amazon.com/Tunnel-29-Extraordinary-Escape-Beneath/dp/1541788842
Of extreme interest to Ed, one of the best books he read in 2021 is “Reclaiming Vatican II” by Fr. Blake Britton - https://amzn.to/3GtTjPW
Ron couldn’t put this book down. It is one of the best books he read in 2021. “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam” by Vivek Ramaswamy https://www.amazon.com/Woke-Inc-Corporate-Americas-Justice/dp/1546090789

Bonus Content is Available As Well

Did you know that each week after our live show, Ron and Ed take to the microphone for a bonus show? Typically, this bonus show is an extension of the live show topic (sometimes even with the same guest) and a few other pieces of news, current events, or things that have caught our attention.

This week was bonus bonus episode 373 - “LinkedIn Audio” — Here are some of the links discussed: