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Dayla is 50% done with Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution
Excellent observations of the creative process.
Jan 22, 2026 09:02AM Add a comment
Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution

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Dayla is 20% done with Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
This is a story that I have read and reread many times, but I have always wanted to read Robert K. Massie’s version. So far, stupendous!
Jan 19, 2026 11:17AM Add a comment
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

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Dayla is on page 20 of 368 of Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
Hearing about such beautiful relationships between a human and elephants, continues to warm the heart.
Jan 19, 2026 08:34AM Add a comment
Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II

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Dayla is 24% done with Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Mycelium must be able to penetrate tough materials.
Jan 19, 2026 08:31AM Add a comment
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

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Dayla is 50% done with On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR
Enjoying book, but 21 hours worth?
Jan 17, 2026 09:34AM Add a comment
On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR

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Dayla is 80% done with The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
The book sure puts an end to gender superiority. Clearly women were the missing ingredient in science circles because the women “take no prisoners.”
Jan 07, 2026 09:09AM Add a comment
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

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Dayla is 10% done with The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
A little too-detailed, but I will keep reading. Why? It's the woman who invited the CRSPR, and Isaacson is the author.
Jan 04, 2026 05:10PM Add a comment
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

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Dayla is 10% done with The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Zoroastrian values equals Persian values.
Jan 04, 2026 04:00PM Add a comment
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

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Dayla is 25% done with Never Flinch (Holly Gibney, #4)
Who knew about the “printer’s code?”
Jan 02, 2026 09:47AM Add a comment
Never Flinch (Holly Gibney, #4)

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Dayla is 90% done with The Sociopath Next Door
What’s good for the bee 🐝 is good for the swarm.
Dec 31, 2025 09:06AM Add a comment
The Sociopath Next Door

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Dayla is 50% done with The Sociopath Next Door
Moral Reasoning and Development Stages
Level 1—punishment and reward
Level 2–proprietary level of ownership (Justice)
Level 3–moral and immoral (relationships and care)
Dec 31, 2025 08:52AM Add a comment
The Sociopath Next Door

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Dayla is starting Shakespeare: The World as Stage
There are more than 5000 books written about “who is The real person who wore Shakespeare. Anti-Shakespeare is very popular.
Dec 30, 2025 05:21PM Add a comment
Shakespeare: The World as Stage

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Dayla is 35% done with The Myth of Sisyphus
In essence, the essay is a call to find dignity and meaning not in life's ultimate purpose (which doesn't exist), but through the passionate, lucid engagement with life, despite its inherent futility
Dec 29, 2025 07:52PM Add a comment
The Myth of Sisyphus

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Dayla is 30% done with The Myth of Sisyphus
Revolt & Freedom: Camus champions revolt, arguing that freedom comes from consciously recognizing life's meaninglessness and choosing to live intensely anyway.

Imagining Sisyphus Happy: In his famous conclusion, Camus suggests Sisyphus's happiness stems from his conscious awareness and scorn for his fate; he owns his struggle, making it his own.
Dec 29, 2025 07:51PM Add a comment
The Myth of Sisyphus

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Dayla is 25% done with The Myth of Sisyphus
Key Components of the Argument:
The Absurd: This is the conflict between humanity's innate need for meaning and the universe's cold, indifferent silence.

The Choice: Faced with the absurd, we have three options: suicide (escaping the conflict), a leap of faith (denying the absurd through religion), or revolt (facing it head-on).
Dec 29, 2025 07:51PM Add a comment
The Myth of Sisyphus

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Dayla is 15% done with The Myth of Sisyphus
By accepting the absurd and choosing to live fully, Sisyphus becomes the hero who finds purpose in his pointless task, transforming punishment into rebellion
Dec 29, 2025 07:48PM Add a comment
The Myth of Sisyphus

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Dayla is 10% done with The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus's main argument in The Myth of Sisyphus is that human life is inherently meaningless (the "absurd"), but we should revolt against this meaninglessness by embracing the struggle itself, finding freedom and even happiness in the conscious, defiant act of living and pushing our own metaphorical boulders, rather than succumbing to despair or suicide.
Dec 29, 2025 07:47PM Add a comment
The Myth of Sisyphus

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Dayla is 10% done with The Myth of Sisyphus
And now we explore the Absurd Man and Don Juan-ism.
Dec 29, 2025 07:41PM Add a comment
The Myth of Sisyphus

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Dayla is 10% done with Understanding the Borderline Mother
Four types of borderline personalities. “Waif” is one type and apparently Princess Diana exhibited waif-like borderline characteristics.
Dec 29, 2025 06:37PM Add a comment
Understanding the Borderline Mother

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