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.
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Wants to read Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
Wants to read Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
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.
Rated Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation 6/10
I really wanted to like this book. I'm sure I'd love to sit down with Tim Brown and talk about his work and how he thinks about design,<br/><br/>But the book wasn't anything special. A lot of anecdotes gathered around some themes.<br/><br/>The notion of lowercase 'd' design I really like. The idea that design is important and can have a huge impact on our lives--love it.<br/><br/>But it's also motherhood and apple pie.<br/><br/>Interesting, but I can't say I recommend it.
Rated Level Five 8/10
Super solid sci-fi with some AMAZINGLY prescient looks into the scary future of advanced AI and nanotechnology.<br/><br/>The author clearly read Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – or at least it reads that way.<br/><br/>The lip biting and pervasive marital discord were a bit over the top, but overall I'd recommend it!
Wants to read Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts
Wants to read An Introduction to General Systems Thinking
Rated A Court of Thorns and Roses 6/10
Entertaining. A bit too tropey for me, but the set up for book 2 was amazing and I'm into book 2.<br/><br/>So...more romantacy for me!
Rated Leviathan Falls 10/10
Almost all of the fiction I read is Sci-Fi. I can't think of the last fiction I've read that wasn't Sci-Fi.<br/><br/>I say that because I know very little of "fine literature" – whatever that is. Establishing that – 🤯.<br/><br/>Just the writing is amazing. Certainly the most poetic fiction I've read in a long time. This is the most poetic writing that I've ever read – without getting bored out of my mind. Quite the contrary. I found myself pausing the book to shake my head. Beautiful.<br/><br/>Such a fitting end to the series. Exciting. Nerve racking. Heart breaking. All the things.<br/><br/>I've been saying "Read the Expanse Series" for years now. I'm not sure how my recommendation could have gotten any stronger – but it has.<br/><br/>
Rated Salvation Lost 10/10
Great ride. Fascinating story. A lot going on. Excited for the third book!
Rated Ready Player Two 4/10
I listened to it with my son, so I have some nostalgia.<br/><br/>Ugh. I wanted to like this book. Felt too much like a forced sequel.<br/><br/>If you REALLY liked the first book, you'll likely...uh...enjoy(?) this one.
Rated Spin 8/10
Super solid book. Not a crazy whirlwind fun ride, but deep and fascinating and amazingly well read.<br/><br/>The sci-fi of it seemed only a character among many.<br/><br/>Very enjoyable. Recommended.