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– Personal ramblings, thinly veiled as thoughts on what I read

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Essays, Non-Fiction, Philosophy  0 Comments

May 9, 2025April 24, 2025

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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History, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

April 25, 2025January 10, 2025

Italy, A Short History – Harry Hearder

A brief history of Italy

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Classics, Non-Fiction, Philosophy  0 Comments

April 11, 2025March 24, 2025

A Discourse on the Method – René Descartes

The “Cogito Ergo Sum” book. Is it worth a read now-a-days?

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Current Events, Non-Fiction  3 Comments

March 28, 2025March 2, 2025

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow – Yuval Noah Harari

To have read this a decade ago…

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Non-Fiction, Writing  0 Comments

March 14, 2025November 8, 2024

Of Solids and Surds – Samuel R. Delany

A book about writing from my favorite writer, written perhaps a little too late in his extraordinary life

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History, Non-Fiction, Philosophy  0 Comments

February 28, 2025November 6, 2024

The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic – Jean-Manuel Roubineau

It does feel like we know little about figures from antiquity. I am glad this book shines some light on one of them

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Biography, History, Politics  0 Comments

February 14, 2025November 5, 2024

The Autobiography of Malcolm X – Malcolm X

Truly and exceptional book

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Computer Science, Non-Fiction, Science, Technology  0 Comments

January 31, 2025November 5, 2024

The Singularity is Near – Ray Kurzweil

Nearly 20 years old now, this book of pseudo religion does not hold up all that well.

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January 17, 2025November 5, 2024

Chrono Trigger – Michael P. Williams

Writing about another art form is never easy

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Biography, Comedy, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

January 3, 2025November 5, 2024

All About Me! – Mel Brooks

I am not sure why I picked this up. It was perhaps a combination of wanting something funny, wanting to

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