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The good: interesting research, useful advice, great writing. The not so good: the findings are not nearly as scientific, timeless, or widely applicable as the bo...

A delightful murder mystery with one of the best twists of all time.

Interesting content, horrible writing. Early in the book, Taleb mentions that he ignored most of the feedback from his editors; the result is a book that’s poorly...

If you’re going to use Kubernetes, you need to read this book. It covers absolutely everything you need to know, starting with a basic intro to Docker and goi...

My high school did a poor job of teaching American History, so I found this book to be a a fascinating look at the birth of the United States through the perspect...

In March, 2016, Josh and I each took $2,500, put it in a bank account, and filed the paperwork to found Gruntwork. That $5,000—the minimum you need to open most b...

An interesting read on the importance of “grit”—a combination of passion and perseverance—to success in life. According to the book, your “grit score” does a bett...

Wow. This book is massive in scope, but still manages to have a high density of profound ideas. It jumps all over the place—history, science, biology, religion, g...

A nice read on the research behind introverts and extroverts. I’ve been an introvert my whole life and wish I had found this book long ago. At this point, I’ve al...

The good: It’s a decent mystery story There are several fun characters The writing is OK It’s fun to “hang out” with the lead character, John Corey Th...