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Book Review:   The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Rating:   ★★★★☆ (3.96 out of 5 stars) Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts, critiques, and analyses presented below are entirely my own. Publication and Context Title:   The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Author:   Nassim Nicholas Taleb Series:   Incerto (#2) First Published:   April 17, 2007 (Random House edition: May 11, 2010) Page Count:   444 pages Format:   Kindle Edition (ASIN: B00139XTG4) Genres:   Nonfiction / Economics / Philosophy / Business / Psychology / Science Awards:   Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2007) Contextual Backdrop: Published in early 2007 as the second installment in Taleb’s   Incerto   series,   The Black Swan   arrived mere months before the 2008 global financial crisis. Its devastating critiq...

  Book Review:   The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America By Frances FitzGerald Estimated Rating:   ★★★★☆ (4.16 out of 5 stars) (Note: Looking back from our current date in June 2026, almost a decade after its 2017 release, this heavily awarded text remains a foundational pillar for understanding the intersection of religion and politics in the United States.)   Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts, critiques, and analyses presented below are entirely my own. Publication and Context Title:   The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America Author:   Frances FitzGerald First Published:   April 4, 2017 (Simon & Schuster) Page Count:   753 pages Format:   Kindle Edition (ASIN: B01HMXV362 / ISBN: 9781439143155) Genres:   History / Nonfiction / Religion / Politics / American History Awards:   Winner of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award Fina...