Data and Goliath – Bruce Schneier
People keep telling us that we are being spied on, but what does that really mean, anyway?
Lucifer’s Hammer – Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Lucifer’s Hammer shows us the fragility of human civilization – and it still fells like we would not be ready for it.
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Insane Clown President – Matt Taibbi
Matt Taibbi followed the last election. It was like watching the world’s slowest possible train wreck.
Overqualified – Joey Comeau
Overqualified is a gimmick dressed as a novel.
Ways of Seeing – John Berger
This slim Art History book has little history in it. It has lots of politics, and some pretty strong opinions about where art and politics intersect…
Broken Angels – Richard K Morgan
Richard Morgan abandoned his interesting premise and kept everything I dislike about his second book.
Dawn of the New Everything – Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier is a man wearing many hats, and this makes him a very interesting subject for a memoir.
The Seventh function of Language – Laurent Binet
Were you ever reading a Dan Brown novel and thought to yourself “If only this weren’t so terribly stupid. If only this were pretentious”. I have just the book for you.
The Organized Mind – Daniel J. Levitin
Ownership of a brain does not necessarily mean you know how it works. Or for that matter, how to get the best use out of it.
Gateway – Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl’s Gateway is novel that seems more and more unique these days. Odd, that things should get more unique with age…
Failures in Polymathy 