Prepared
by Diane Tavenner · first published 2019
3mentions
1recommended by
3HN commenters
2019–2022first – last mentioned
33% recommend67% neutral
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
…Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore https://www.amazon.com/These-Truths-History-United-States/dp... Growth by Vaclav Smil https://www.amazon.com/Growth-Microorganisms-Megacities-MIT-... Prepared by Diane Tavenner https://www.amazon.com/Prepared-What-Kids-Need-Fulfilled/dp/... The Friend by Sigrid Nunez https://www.amazon.com/Friend-Novel-Sigrid-Nunez/dp/07352194...
on “Bill Gates: 6 books to enjoy this winter” ↗As parents we wanted to be one of the better ones. A while back, we started with Bringing up Bébé, and since then learnt How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk; we were even Prepared while Reviving Ophelia. This year, we realized, we want to just settle on being A Good Enough Parent. 1. https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-Bébé-Discovers-Parenting/... 2. https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/14516638...…
on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗…constant companion is a tote bag full of books. He digests about one book per week, typically on topics that overlap with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s agenda. He says recent standout titles include “Prepared” by educator Diane Tavenner, about helping kids find a path to a fulfilled life; “Loonshots,” Safi Bahcall ’s book about nurturing creative ideas that may initially seem nuts; and “These Truths,” a re-examination…
on “In Bill Gates’s Mind, a Life of Processing” ↗