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…
Non-Fiction
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 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.
Mortality – Christopher Hitchens
In the last days of his life Christopher Hitchens bravely attempted to chronicle his battle with cancer, up until he no longer could.
On Tyranny – Timothy D. Snyder
A thin volume that tries to speak as objectively as possible to what is going on without once ever nominating Donald J Trump
Talking Back, Talking Black – John McWhorter
Few topics are as controversial as the state of AAVE in the USA.
A Higher Loyalty – James Comey
Guided by principles of what duty to an office really means, this book illuminates the reasoning behind recent events.
The Drunkard’s Walk – Leonard Mlodinow
Statistics themselves can be rather boring, but this slim’s book story of how they affect our day to day life is rather captivating.
The Book of Disquiet – Fernando Pessoa
Life for the Portuguese poet certainly is not peachy…
The Filter Bubble – Eli Pariser
The internet is no longer a wide field of free information. It’s being given to you mediated, and the mediators are starting to have an effect on us..
Failures in Polymathy 