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Rated Milk Run 6/10
*shrug*<br/><br/>An interesting universe and we spend so much time dealing with...inventory...disappointing.
Rated Waking Gods 10/10
The crazy ride continues. Touching, fascinating, clever, dark – highly recommended.<br/><br/>The anonymous dude is – well – one of the most interesting characters I've ever encountered in fiction.
Rated Kill Decision 8/10
Like the Daemon 2-book series from Daniel Suarez, this book was a really fun ride.<br/><br/>While it was a bit less thrilling than Daemon 1 and 2, it made up for it by presenting a much more plausible set of circumstances.<br/><br/>Plausible <b>and</b> disturbing.<br/><br/>If you enjoy Michael Crichton, you'll likely enjoy Daniel Suarez.<br/><br/>Start it for the great, fast-paced store. Stay for the important public-policy implications it raises.
Rated Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress 10/10
Took me a while to write this review.<br/><br/>The vision, intent, mission of the book is worth six stars.<br/>The delivery is often a 4 – so we'll call it 5.
Rated The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6/10
I feel bad giving this 3 stars. I know it's so popular.<br/><br/>It had a lot of clever bits, but I felt like I was reading a sci-fi Monty Python sketch.
Amazing insights into cities, but he repeats himself a bit.<br/><br/>If you're into cities, absolutely recommended.
Wants to read Statistics Done Wrong: The Woefully Complete Guide
Rated Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion 10/10
This is the perfect follow-on to 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works.<br/><br/>Sam does such a great job of explaining why we want to meditate. And what we can get from it.<br/><br/>I cannot recommend it enough.
Wants to read A Leader's Gift: How to Earn the Right to Be Followed
Rated The Happy Atheist 4/10
There was a time in my early non-believer days where I may have enjoyed this book.<br/><br/>But I'm over ranting and straw-man putdowns.
Rated How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed 10/10
Fascinating. Informative. A great read.<br/><br/>It's pretty technical, though. You'll be better off if you've done some computer science or a bit of math beyond high school.
Rated A History of the World in 6 Glasses 8/10
This book probably goes along with those TV shows showing connections between everything. Likely the thesis was taken a bit too far to make a nice story...but it was a nice story.<br/><br/>Great anecdotes. Great history. Fun stories. Glad I read it. Happy to recommend it.
Wants to read Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
Rated How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character 10/10
Well researched, well written, absolutely fascinating, a must read for anyone who cares about education.
Rated John Adams 10/10
WOW! I'm inspired. What an amazing man. What an amazing life. The things he accomplished. The way to saw things. The way to approached his work, his duty, his wife, his family, his country.<br/><br/>So inspiring.<br/><br/>I feel I have such a better understanding of the American Revolution and what came after. Franklin and Jefferson and the rest. A whole huge slice of US history and how it relates to world history just got glued down in my head.<br/><br/>It's a huge book, but well worth it. Must read. Can't recommend it enough.