The Trading Game: A Confession – Gary Stevenson
An insiders look at day trading that doesn’t paint a particularly good picture.
Non-Fiction
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – Mary Beard
A history of Ancient Rome. It says so on the cover.
Trillion Year Spree – Brian W. Aldiss
A very thorough history of sci fi
L’Avvocato Dell’Atomo: In difesa dell’energia nucleare – Luca Romano
Italy, and really much of the EU, has been sadly anti-nuclear energy. One brave Italian spoke against this trend
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City of Sokrates: An Introduction to Classical Athens- J.W. Roberts
An in-depth introduction to life in Classical athens.
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The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language – Peter Martin
A book about the differences between American and British English, the lack of success of the first American Dictionary, and Noah Webster.
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Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words – John McWhorter
John McWhorter once again does a great job giving us a little bit of linguistics with humor
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Socrates – George Rudebusch
A short little book to help you contextualize the life and thoughts of Socrates.
Elogio dell’ignoranza e dell’errore – Gianrico Carofiglio
A slim volume that helps you understand how to be a little smarter in the world.
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Failures in Polymathy 