1kokeyama
as of 5/11...
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution, Bernie Sanders. Reads like one of his speeches with a bit more detail 4/5
Be The Unicorn: 12 Data-driven Strategies, William Vanderblomen. I'd guess his trade show coordinator told him he should write a book to sell to audiences. 2.5/5
Loaded: The Life and Afterlife of the Velvet Underground, Dylan Jones. Nice read about the VU and the many people that surrounded them. 4/5
The Core of an Onion, Mark Kurlansky. Everyone's favorite veg gets a book. 4/5
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann, Ananyo Bhattaacharya. Great biography 5/5
Off Grid Solar Power Simplified, Will Smart. typical thrown together info from web pages or something. poorly edited, incomplete. 1.5/5
Inside Enigma: The Secrets of the Enigma Machine, Tom Perera. Interesting and data-filled about the many versions of the Enigma machine 4/5
The Systems Thinker, Albert Rutherford. Meh. 2.5/5
The Easter Egg, Sarah Eaglesfield. very nice but very short story. 5/5
The Longevity Diet, Valter Longo. That's Valter with a V to you. 3.5/5
Tom Corbett Space Cadet (all seven books), Carey Rockwell. Fun, light golden age juvenile science fiction. 3.75/5
Armageddon in Retrospect, Kurt Vonnegut. great selection of his essays 5/5
Dharma Delight, Rodney Alan Greenblat. lighthearted pop buddhism. 3.5/5
Til We Have Faces, C.S. Lewis. a classic 5/5
My Man Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse. First of the Jeeves collections. Fun, hard to read without hearing Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry's voices in your head. 4/5
The Five Invitations, Frank Oataseki. sometimes veers toward pop-psy but useful tips in helping others or yourself approach end-of-life issues 4/5
Flatland, Edwin Abbott. A novel and early book that gives a new perspective on perception. 4.5/5
The Scourge Between the Stars, Ness Brown. A fun and captivating science fiction story from a new author. 4/5
The Tao of Programming, Geoffrey James. Very much an in-joke this little humorous piece is still entertaining although the references are become dated. 4.5/5
Just One Thing, John Mauldin. I don't know. I guess. Popular, but jumps around. 3.5/5
Blue Architecture, Brook Muller. Well done book exploring water and architectural design. 5/5
Subtract, Leidy Klotz. An accessible summary of the research he's done along with his colleagues and students along with relatable examples. 4/5
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Instant Zen, Thomas Cleary. A set of short zen stories 4/5
Ugetsu Monogatari, Ueda Akinara. Japanese folk tales and ghost stories from the 18th century. 5/5
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The Story of Burnt Njal, G.W. Dasant (translator). bloody Icelandic feuds ad nauseam 4/5
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Jingo, Terry Pratchett. part of the disc world series 4/5
Celtic Mythology, Philip Freeman. Not quite as bloody as the Icelandic sagas, but close. And way more raping. 4/5
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The Downloaded, Robert J. Sawyer. Too short, good story, but could've been flashed out more particularly at end. 3.75/5
Bankei Zen: Translations, Yoshito Hakeda & Peter Haskel. Great selections of Bankei teachings. 5/5
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution, Bernie Sanders. Reads like one of his speeches with a bit more detail 4/5
Be The Unicorn: 12 Data-driven Strategies, William Vanderblomen. I'd guess his trade show coordinator told him he should write a book to sell to audiences. 2.5/5
Loaded: The Life and Afterlife of the Velvet Underground, Dylan Jones. Nice read about the VU and the many people that surrounded them. 4/5
The Core of an Onion, Mark Kurlansky. Everyone's favorite veg gets a book. 4/5
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann, Ananyo Bhattaacharya. Great biography 5/5
Off Grid Solar Power Simplified, Will Smart. typical thrown together info from web pages or something. poorly edited, incomplete. 1.5/5
Inside Enigma: The Secrets of the Enigma Machine, Tom Perera. Interesting and data-filled about the many versions of the Enigma machine 4/5
The Systems Thinker, Albert Rutherford. Meh. 2.5/5
The Easter Egg, Sarah Eaglesfield. very nice but very short story. 5/5
The Longevity Diet, Valter Longo. That's Valter with a V to you. 3.5/5
Tom Corbett Space Cadet (all seven books), Carey Rockwell. Fun, light golden age juvenile science fiction. 3.75/5
Armageddon in Retrospect, Kurt Vonnegut. great selection of his essays 5/5
Dharma Delight, Rodney Alan Greenblat. lighthearted pop buddhism. 3.5/5
Til We Have Faces, C.S. Lewis. a classic 5/5
My Man Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse. First of the Jeeves collections. Fun, hard to read without hearing Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry's voices in your head. 4/5
The Five Invitations, Frank Oataseki. sometimes veers toward pop-psy but useful tips in helping others or yourself approach end-of-life issues 4/5
Flatland, Edwin Abbott. A novel and early book that gives a new perspective on perception. 4.5/5
The Scourge Between the Stars, Ness Brown. A fun and captivating science fiction story from a new author. 4/5
The Tao of Programming, Geoffrey James. Very much an in-joke this little humorous piece is still entertaining although the references are become dated. 4.5/5
Just One Thing, John Mauldin. I don't know. I guess. Popular, but jumps around. 3.5/5
Blue Architecture, Brook Muller. Well done book exploring water and architectural design. 5/5
Subtract, Leidy Klotz. An accessible summary of the research he's done along with his colleagues and students along with relatable examples. 4/5
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edit 5/15
Instant Zen, Thomas Cleary. A set of short zen stories 4/5
Ugetsu Monogatari, Ueda Akinara. Japanese folk tales and ghost stories from the 18th century. 5/5
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edit 5/23
The Story of Burnt Njal, G.W. Dasant (translator). bloody Icelandic feuds ad nauseam 4/5
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edit 5/29
Jingo, Terry Pratchett. part of the disc world series 4/5
Celtic Mythology, Philip Freeman. Not quite as bloody as the Icelandic sagas, but close. And way more raping. 4/5
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edit 6/2
The Downloaded, Robert J. Sawyer. Too short, good story, but could've been flashed out more particularly at end. 3.75/5
Bankei Zen: Translations, Yoshito Hakeda & Peter Haskel. Great selections of Bankei teachings. 5/5
4kokeyama
>2 elorin: thanks, I try to avoid getting stuck in one genre
5kokeyama
>3 drneutron: if I didn't force myself to select random books out of my library|hoopla|overdrive I'd probably end up with 95% speculative fiction
