Glow Kids—Nicholas Kardaras—Lukewarm
Glow Kids I really wanted to like this book; overall, I’m sympathetic to the message and the author has passablecredentials and an interesting thesis. Overall,… Read More »Glow Kids—Nicholas Kardaras—Lukewarm
Glow Kids I really wanted to like this book; overall, I’m sympathetic to the message and the author has passablecredentials and an interesting thesis. Overall,… Read More »Glow Kids—Nicholas Kardaras—Lukewarm
This book begins with an interesting premise; a distinction between the “simple sciences” of physics, chemistry etc. and the “complex sciences” of biology, psychology, etc.… Read More »The Hunter Gatherer’s guide to the 21st century
This is GA Henty’s take on the French revolution. Maybe I would have found it more interesting if it were my first introduction to the… Read More »In The Reign of Terror – GA Henty – Can’t recommend
This is the gulag archipelago… but for 12-year-olds and about the Chinese social revolution instead of the USSR. It’s a short memior that covers the… Read More »The Red Scarf Girl – Ji-Li Jiang – Lukewarm
I’m not sure what made me pick up this book other than the fact that it was in my siblings’ shared audible account. I grew… Read More »To Herat and Cabul – G.A. Henty – Can’t Recommend
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Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman famously said “You know, the most amazing thing happened to me tonight. I was coming here, on the way to the… Read More »The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams – Recommend with salt
I really wanted to like this book. Carnegie has been a hero of mine since I read his essay, The Gospel of Wealth, my freshman… Read More »Andrew Carnegie And The Gospel of Wealth – Andrew Carnegie – Can’t Recommend
Since well before Superman, people with superhuman powers have been beating the crap out of ordinary people like only the super privileged can. Thankfully, the… Read More »The Reckoners – Brandon Sanderson – Recommend
I finished this book just in time to kick off the belated Tokyo 2021 Olympics. Unlike this latest trip to Olympus, I found the story… Read More »The Boys in The Boat – Daniel James Brown – Recommend