A Sideways Look At Time
A Sideways Look At Time is a 1999 book by Jay Griffiths that I find myself referencing over and over again. I thought I’
Book Review: Best of Quora 2010-2012
I received this book in the mail as a part of my “Top Writer 2012” package (along with a sweet t-shirt). I only ju
Thinking, Fast and Slow
PART 1: TWO SYSTEMS 1: The Characters of the story (System 1 & 2) 2: Attention and Effort 3: The Lazy Controller 4: The As
Outliers
Outliers was the first Malcolm Gladwell book that I read and enjoyed from cover to cover. I believe the central idea of the bo
Mastery, by Robert Greene
I deeply enjoyed Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power. It’s not like he’s saying anything new, but something
Ray Bradbury – The Martian Chronicles
I bought The Martian Chronicles at a library book sale. I’ve been to 3 sales so far. I believe I bought it in either th
Freakonomics
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Wuthering Heights and the folly of vengeance
I choose to start with Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, partially because it was a text that I choose to do when retaki
Soul Made Flesh
Today’s Recommendation: Soul Made Flesh: The Discovery of the Brain–and How it Changed the World It’s a fasc
The Death And Life Of Great American Cities
I borrowed this one from a friend who’s interested in architecture. I didn’t completely appreciate it as I was fli
The Black Swan, by Nassim Taleb
This is one of those life-changers. It doesn’t work as a casual read, because it’s most likely going to challenge
Charlie Brown’s ‘Cyclopedia
I used to read a lot as a kid, though it never occurred to me that it was anything unusual. If I ever seem more intelligent th
The Depth Of Complexity
Most things that are interesting are simultaneously complex. Cities are complex. Living organisms are complex. Complexity cove
Evolution of Co-operation, by Robert Axelrod
The Evolution of Cooperation Summary of: The Evolution of Cooperation “The objective of this enterprise is to develop a
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers is essentially a description of the ecology behind success. Gladwell points out, rightly, th
The 48 Laws Of Power
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers Law 1 Never Outshine the Master Always make those above you feel comfo
The God Delusion
Synopsis The book contains ten chapters. The first few build a case that there is almost certainly no God, while the rest disc