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Fiction, Science-Fiction  8 Comments

June 24, 2022July 28, 2021

Ringworld – Larry Niven

If ever you want to see the power of Worldbuilding, this is the book that will show it to you.

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Conservative, Economics, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

June 17, 2022August 21, 2021

Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World – Charles Koch

If you hate Charles Koch you should steal a copy of ‘Believe in People’ and read it. It’ll just make you hate him more.

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Comedy, Fiction, Humour, Novel  0 Comments

May 27, 2022July 28, 2021

Florence of Arabia – Christopher Buckley

While the story was interesting enough, the humor failed to deliver.

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Comics, Fiction  3 Comments

May 13, 2022July 28, 2021

I Hate Fairyland – Skottie Young

I Hate Fairyland is a quick an easy read. But for that matter, it was alright.

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Economics, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Novel, Politics, Sociology  0 Comments

April 15, 2022May 10, 2021

Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present – Yanis Varoufakis

Regardless of the author, writing a Utopia has always been a bad idea.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  3 Comments

March 18, 2022May 7, 2021

The Gods Themselves – Isaac Asimov

Considered one of the best sci-fi novels for a reason….

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Biography, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

March 4, 2022July 3, 2021

The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth – Josh Levin

This might be one of the most politically impactful people that no one has ever heard of.

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Classics, Fiction, Novel  0 Comments

February 18, 2022May 5, 2021

On the Road – Jack Kerouac

‘On the Road’ is one of those classics that won’t be a classic much longer.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  2 Comments

February 11, 2022February 2, 2022

Leviathan Falls – James S. A. Corey

Sometimes you should like something, and somehow just can’t.

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Europe, History, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

February 4, 2022June 22, 2021

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science – Richard Holmes

You can define your education by answering the question “Name notable figures from the Romantic period”. The answer, apparently, should all be scientists.

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