Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece – Michael Benson
A much more focused and specific biographical work.
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Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction – Alec Nevala-Lee
Ever wanted to read something gossip-columny about sci-fi authors? Yea, me neither…
The Autobiography of Malcolm X – Malcolm X
Truly and exceptional book
All About Me! – Mel Brooks
I am not sure why I picked this up. It was perhaps a combination of wanting something funny, wanting to
A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age – Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman
Claude Shannon is one of the grreat unsung intellectual heroes of the last century.
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I’m Glad my Mom Died – Jennette McCurdy
People seem to think that fame and celebrity are ‘cheat codes’ to life. Those people lack imagination.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin Franklin
A whole lot of bravado from one of America’s founders.
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly – Anthony Bourdain
Here is a hot take: after reading this I feel like I understood Anthony Bourdain’s suicide.
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Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography – Mike Tyson and Larry Sloman
Apparently this is a ‘Sports Book’. I am somehow not convinced.
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Failures in Polymathy 