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Matthew’s favorite books

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

Mindset by Carol S. Dweck

The Iron King by Maurice Druon

A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain

Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell

Midlife and the Great Unknown by David Whyte

Moneyball by Michael Lewis

The Blind Side by Michael Lewis

Matilda by Roald Dahl

The Beach by Alex Garland

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Matthew’s Bookshelves

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The Power of Podc...

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The Power of Podcasting: Telling stories through sound

by Siobhán McHugh

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Situated: Find th...

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Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best

by Angela Duckworth (Goodreads Author)

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A Clash of Kings

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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)

by George R.R. Martin

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Matthew’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)

The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) by Maurice Druon

a spy within the walls is worth an army outside.’

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Matthew’s Quotes

Christopher Hitchens

“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

tags: critical-thinking, independent-thought, opinions, skepticism, thinking

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2026 Reading Challenge

Matthew Smith has read 5 of 12 books.

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