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A good concept on exercising your mind like a muscle to be able to generate ideas. However, I had to put it down when it said by following this book you too can become a billionaire like Mark Zuckerberg. A little too much snake oil.
The Man in the High Castle is an alternate history novel by American writer Philip …
Great interesting premise, but slow going, plot just sort of meanders along; not as enjoyable as many of his other stories
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
Charlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden …
A fun classic, we read it to our daughters (5,3) as their first chapter book and they were able to follow along the story and characters and really enjoyed it.
In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of …
The concepts and ideas in the book are really interesting, but it is a bit of a slog to get through. The writing doesn't really flow as well as similar material like Freakonomics or Gladwell books. There is a lot of extra detail and information about every study discussed, beyond what is necessary to get the insights.
Young Adult reading, just my pace
Story of Holden Caufield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and negativism. Holden, knowing …
Meh. I don't see what the fuss is all about. Maybe the book was controversial in 1950's when it was released, but now it just doesn't seem to hold any gravitas. Holden Caufield seems to hate everyone, feels he's better than everyone else and they're all out to get him. It rambles for the whole book, reads like a self-absorbed self-righteous writing you might find online. The style probably was unique in a repressed era which people didn't share their every thought, but now with social media and everyone sharing everything it just comes across as shallow.
From the Preface...
The more we use the contemporary digital network, the less economic value …
A critical look at the top mega corporations that now control the Internet and the increasing divide between the 1% and the rest. Probably too much credit is given to these companies as the root cause, but important questions asked and probed.
A good perspective that regardless of all the Silicon Valley disruption speak, these new top companies are not all that different than the previous mega corporations. Summary: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"
I'd probably give an additional star, but the book definitely comes at it with an agenda and negative bias towards Silicon Valley, and is deliberately provocative throughout. It reads well, but definitely written in a more personal style, like a really long Medium post.
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural …
Scary to imagine your body and brain turning on you to such a degree. The story is told well, though hard to imagine this happening to oneself or family. Encouraging progress is being made to diagnose, treat and cure in many cases.
The book is interesting look at life in Afghanistan, and a different culture. It focused a bit more on it being different than finding a better balance and more positive view. I don't feel I gained a better understanding of the culture, more of the same Western judging view.
I didn't end up finishing the book, it also was a bit too much on the day to day without a compelling story or drama to keep me turning the pages. A lot of interesting events occur summarized quickly in the beginning and the story continues slower in a quieter period which is when the author spent the time with the family.
I still give it two stars for a good summary of the recent history and interesting view of life in Afghanistan and its culture. I think more literary freedom to elaborate the story of the earlier turbulent period and …
The book is interesting look at life in Afghanistan, and a different culture. It focused a bit more on it being different than finding a better balance and more positive view. I don't feel I gained a better understanding of the culture, more of the same Western judging view.
I didn't end up finishing the book, it also was a bit too much on the day to day without a compelling story or drama to keep me turning the pages. A lot of interesting events occur summarized quickly in the beginning and the story continues slower in a quieter period which is when the author spent the time with the family.
I still give it two stars for a good summary of the recent history and interesting view of life in Afghanistan and its culture. I think more literary freedom to elaborate the story of the earlier turbulent period and less on day to day.
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many …
A classic, likely the only time I read it before was in high school and any required reading then involved a lot more skimming than reading. I wish my assignments now were to read great literature. Great story and characters, deservedly earns being a classic.
There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be …
An amazing story of human achievement and competition amongst top athletes. The story is told well between the three top runners trying to be the first to break the four minute mile. Even knowing the history and results ahead of time, the story held suspense and drama.
Interesting to read about the world history from the view of creating, transporting and trading salt. In our modern age, it is a common relatively uninteresting commodity, but in days prior to refrigeration salt was the primary (or only) means of preserving food and thus a critical commodity to civilizations.
It is more a history book than a story book which makes it a bit dry and slow going at times, but overall a good world history book from Romans, to Marco Polo, to American and French Revolutions to India.
