Mignon rated Camelot 30K: 4 stars
Camelot 30K by Robert L. Forward
Four astronauts journey to a cold planet only thirty degrees above absolute zero and inhabited by tiny aliens who have …
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Mignon rated Structural Engineering: 3 stars
Mignon rated The upside of stress: 4 stars
The upside of stress by Kelly McGonigal
"More than forty-four percent of Americans admit to losing sleep over stress. And while most of us do everything we …
Mignon rated Protector (Foreigner # 14): 4 stars
Protector (Foreigner # 14) by C.J. Cherryh (A Foreigner novel)
Bren and Illisidi must protect young prince Cajeiri and the human children who have come to visit for his birthday …
Mignon rated Life on the edge: 4 stars
Life on the edge by Johnjoe McFadden
Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how does it work? It is remarkable that in …
Mignon rated Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: 4 stars
Mignon rated The End of All Things: 3 stars
The End of All Things by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War #6)
Humans expanded into space... only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was …
Mignon rated How To Find Fulfilling Work: 4 stars
Deep Work by Cal Newport
One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve …
Mignon rated The Martian: 5 stars
The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one …
Mignon rated The Cold Between: 4 stars
The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel (Central Corps, #1)
"Deep in the stars, a young officer and her lover are plunged into a murder mystery and a deadly conspiracy …
Mignon rated The world beyond your head: 4 stars
The world beyond your head by Matthew B. Crawford
"A groundbreaking new book from the bestselling author of Shop Class as Soulcraft In his bestselling book Shop Class as …
Mignon rated How to think about exercise: 3 stars
Damon Young: How to think about exercise (2015)
How to think about exercise by Damon Young (School of life)
It can often seem as though existence is split in two: body and mind, flesh and spirit, moving and thinking. …
Mignon rated Quantum night: 4 stars
Quantum night by Robert J. Sawyer
Experimental psychologist Jim Marchuk has developed a flawless technique for identifying the previously undetected psychopaths lurking everywhere in society. But …
Mignon rated Shop Class as Soulcraft: 4 stars
Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford
In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an …