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The good Badass intro. Talks about how humans have trained with bodyweight (with no gym) since ancient times (e.g., ancient Greek Olympic athletes and Sp...

A decent follow-up to the first book. Lots of massive space battles, strategy, tactics, troop morale, and the reveal of a few more details on the big mystery unde...

A fantastic sci-fi read that explores memory and time. Great writing, interesting characters, and exciting plot with tons of unpredictable plot twists.

A book written from the perspective of a 15-year-old boy named Christopher who has some sort of developmental disorder like Aspergers or autism. Technically, this...

As with most of Taleb’s books, this one is poorly organized, full of childish insults and bravado, and makes some totally absurd claims. But this book also contai...

A useful, step-by-step guide to positioning. Whereas most marketing books have hand-wavy definitions of positioning, and perhaps give a few examples, this book tr...

A clear, practical guide to developing good habits. The information in this book is fairly solid and worth reading for most people. My only concern is whether the...

The good Cool setting Fun mystery and exploration Decent characters Clear writing The not so good The reveal is fairly predictable Simplistic, y...

The good Intriguing, mysterious premise that pulls you in immediately, and makes it hard to put the book down Fun characters Clever problem solving Some...

Powerful, important, everyone-must-read book. The premise: the US has shifted from a society dominated by print (“the age of exposition”) to a society dominated ...