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Jesse Richards

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Jesse Richards is an artist and explorer of New York City's urban landscape. For nearly 20 years, he's led one of the city's largest drawing groups, sketching in parks, museums, and hidden sites all over New York. He also volunteers with Big Apple Greeter, sharing favorite NYC neighborhoods with visitors. He lives in New York City with his family. ...more

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Giving Thanks ... the Secret Peace continues

It's the week after Thanksgiving, and there's a lot to be thankful for in our world.

When I published The Secret Peace in 2009, the headlines looked bad. The world was mired in the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression. But all the underlying data, the long-term data, told a different story: Sure, the world is a terrible place, but it used to be much worse. Slowly, inexorably, th

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Jesse Richards’s books

Average rating: 4.13 · 52 ratings · 23 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Unknown New York: An Artist Uncovers the City's Hidden Treasures 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Peace: Exposing the Positive Trend of World Events 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unknown New York: An Artist Uncovers the City’s Hidden Treasures 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mottos for Success 2014 Daily Agenda - Poppy cover by Jesse Richards (Goodreads Author) (Compiler), M-A Mignot (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jesse Richards rated a book it was ok Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things by Josh Clark	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Some chapters here were mildly interesting, but I'm most disappointed in the title of the book. It's not stuff you SHOULD know, implying it's relevant or important. It's just random stuff. None of it tied to any meaningful wider insights into the hum ...more
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Jesse Richards rated a book it was amazing Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana Del Rey	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jesse Richards rated a book it was amazing UX for AI: A Framework for Designing AI-Driven Products by Greg Nudelman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Was not expecting this to be as good as it was. Very practical and applicable to the exact work I'm doing. Filled with specifics and very up to date (for now). ...more
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Jesse Richards rated a book liked it Pocket Full of Rain and Other Stories Expanded Edition by Jason	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jesse Richards rated a book it was amazing You Too Were Once on Fire by Peter E. Murphy (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jesse Richards rated a book really liked it Scarecrow by Philippe Pelaez	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jesse Richards rated a book liked it Death in Trieste by Jason	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I usually love Jason's work, but this one was too out there for me. ...more
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Jesse Richards rated a book liked it That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrissey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jesse Richards rated a book it was amazing Spectators by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jesse Richards rated a book it was amazing Dear New York, I Love You: An Artist's Celebration of the City by Ria Sim	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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