{"id":6602,"date":"2021-12-19T01:41:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T01:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2021-12-19T01:41:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T01:41:25","slug":"2021-book-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2021\/12\/19\/2021-book-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Book Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBest of\u201d posts seem common this time of year. Here are my recommendations of nonfiction books for those I would guess are most likely to read my posts. I understand other sites might be regarded as more influential. Here is something I have decided to add that makes my suggestions unique. I am sharing my highlights for the three books I recommend. The notes and highlights for Kindle books can be saved in Diigo and this content can then be shared from Diigo. There is a limit on the amount of content that will be shared to address copyright issues, but it appears most of what I highlighted is available.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sonke Ahrens &#8211; <strong>How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking \u2013 for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking \u2013 for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_vkj8Lh3pcIhXEv&#038;asin=B06WVYW33Y&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Take-Smart-Notes-Nonfiction-ebook\/dp\/B06WVYW33Y\/\">Amazon.com: How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/item\/kindle\/95e\/a1096bf6a8b24ffd975b5e9e5e56630d\">Diigo Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill Gates &#8211; <strong>How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_g4U5mVAcZKbeYJ&#038;asin=B07YRY461Y&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/item\/kindle\/95e\/51d2829e28ef8442b300343b1cbf47ee\">Diigo Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher Bail &#8211; <strong>Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_L0ooLt8fCaduiy&#038;asin=B08KWQHXD3&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/item\/kindle\/95e\/f21c78f1e3dce05ee9f6f944e5e4b184\">Diigo Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_6602\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"6602\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBest of\u201d posts seem common this time of year. 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