The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August – Claire North
Sometimes things are not as you expect them to be. Pleasantly so.
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Cult of the Dead Cow – Joseph Menn
Hackers: Apparently, not all of them are bad.
Everything is F*cked – Mark Manson
And sometimes some books make you think “I’d rather be reading something else.”
Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future – Marshal Brian
A decent vision polluted by very poor execution.
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Hello World – Hannah Fry
I bet you’ve tossed around words like ‘algorithm’ before, and you’ve not really known what it’s meant.
How Language Began – Daniel Everett
Daniel Everett’s ‘How Language Began’ might as well be called ‘why Chomsky is wrong.’ It’s also a very compelling argument.
Children of Time – Adrian Tchaikovsky
Some books are just so good you want to start reading them a new right as you finish.
Nemesis Games – James S.A. Corey
Sometimes persistence pays off in the form of a series you didn’t really like starting to be enjoyable finally.
The War on Normal People – Andrew Yang
I’ve been concerned about the problem of automation for years, and considered a universal basic income a solution. This book is a much larger look at the issue.
American Gods – Neil Gaiman
Sometimes giving an author a second chance really pays off.
Failures in Polymathy 