Blog, Page 74

Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law. — Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach

The story of a young girl in France and a young boy in Germany at the outbreak of World War Two. The good Lovely writing. It’s interesting to see the war f...

I never read this one as a kid, but figured I’d give it a shot as an adult. There’s a bit too much praying/spirituality/overt-acts-of-god for my tastes, but it’s ...

I do not study economics, but find it interesting to read outside my area of expertise from time to time, and see what I can pick up. What I found in this book wa...

This isn’t a book on how to manage others, but how to manage yourself. Some parts feel a little dated (especially the language in the book and assumption all “exe...

This book started out great: there’s a new serial killer on the loose, the FBI use all sorts of cool forensic and investigative techniques to try to track him dow...

I meant to read this a while ago, but I guess better late than never? This book is an interesting mix of Obama’s personal and family history, his beliefs, US hist...

Nice prose. Mia is an interesting character. Every other character is flat, boring, and unrealistic. None of them seem to act like real people. The plot ...

I couldn’t finish reading this one. The premise seemed great: why do governments seem especially apt to make decisions counter to their own interests? I was hopin...

This book is an overview of modern particle physics (as of 2005) and a surprisingly deep look at how the universe works at the subatomic level. There are no equat...