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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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Current Events, Non-Fiction, Politics, Sociology  0 Comments

November 4, 2024

The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism – Thomas Frank

It is once again time for another round of the political blame game. Let’s blame the people once again.

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Cognitive Science, Economics, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

May 31, 2024May 23, 2024

The Black Swan – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I have always had deep seated confidence issues. Most people think it is a bad thing, but on most days

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March 15, 2024February 12, 2024

The English Verb – Michael Lewis

This is another book I had to read for work purposes.

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Capitalism, Current Events, Economics, Non-Fiction  2 Comments

March 1, 2024February 9, 2024

Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism – Yanis Varoufakis

The Economist you love to hate, Varoufakis has lured me back with his latest book.

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Biography, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

February 16, 2024January 27, 2024

A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age – Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman

Claude Shannon is one of the grreat unsung intellectual heroes of the last century.

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