The English Verb – Michael Lewis
This is another book I had to read for work purposes.
Non-Fiction
Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism – Yanis Varoufakis
The Economist you love to hate, Varoufakis has lured me back with his latest book.
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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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The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens- and Ourselves – Arik Kershenbaum
We are all fascinated by aliens, but what can we reasonably expect them to be like?
Aristotle’s Children – Richard E. Rubenstein
There is a belief that Greek philosophy informs the modern world, but for a period of history Greek philosophy was largely gone from Europe.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster – Jon Krakauer
I don’t think I cared much for mountaineering before reading this.
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Pianeta Terra – Astutillo Smeriglia
Smeriglia’s satire is good, but it works better with his cartoons.
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values – Sam Harris
I wanted to like this. But then again, who doesn’t want to solve the is/ought problem?
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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.
Failures in Polymathy 