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This book is a list of 99 common thinking errors and cognitive biases. Some of these you’ve probably heard many times before, but many will likely be new. I found...

The good Terrific world building. You really get sucked into the world of 17th century Japan. A fun look at the culture of Feudal Japan. I suspect much of i...

I was excited to read this, as I was hoping that studying the design process would help me become a better designer. Unfortunately, the book wasn’t particularly i...

I don’t know a great deal about economics or finance, so for me, this book was a mixed bag. Some parts were interesting, some parts were boring, and I often wishe...

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...