The Age of Jihad by Patrick Cockburn.
The brutal, heart-breaking history of the last 20 years of the Middle East. Field journalism at its best.
Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?
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#52Right now: The Poet by Michael Connelly. Very interesting crime novel.
Before that: Best served cold by Joe Abercrombie. A great fantasy novel, the fourth after the First Law trilogy. I recommend it to fantasy lovers! It is standalone but I recommend reading The First Law first to have more info about characters and the universe of this novel.
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#53* Angel by Jason Calacanis about angel investing. ( http://amzn.to/2eOqkyn ) * Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris ( http://amzn.to/2uYv9LH ) * Softwar about Larry Ellison ( http://amzn.to/2uYHHmf ) * Wild ride about Uber ( http://amzn.to/2eOqrdh ) * Social Intelligence: the new science of human relationships ( http://amzn.to/2uYGueV ) * Rereading - Letters to shareholders by Warren Buffett ( http://amzn.to/2h3xFe0 )
How are you liking Tools of Titans? Any good take-aways?
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#54Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold - some of the books are great, some not so much, and one is like a Harlequin novel in space - not what I was aiming for. Finishing them for completeness, but after 10 or 11 or so, they become boring and mediocre.
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#55Stock Market Wizards by Jack Schwager
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#56"Wireshark Network Analysis: The Official Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Study Guide" Either I'm more of a nerd than I thought, or this is actually pretty well written. I'm really enjoying it.
Wireshark is a fantastic tool. If you do any web development also be sure to check out Charles Proxy, it's like Wireshark for HTTP.
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#58Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds: really creative world-building in a galactic society and an engaging, twisting plotine.
The Battle for Spain by Antony Beevor: this is on my shelf long-term as it's quite dense but it's apparently one of the best works on the Spanish revolution.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: unique intersection of themes with American immigration, industrialisation and gender all packed into one. Fitting themes for the politics of today though the book already seems slightly dated when it comes to gender politics.
Anarchosyndicalism: Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker. This is to compliment my interest in the Spanish civil war and the history of unionism/syndicalism.
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#59Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn http://amzn.com/0345536932.
2 weeks into the book and 8-week course of MBSR on my own with it's companion meditation and yoga app, https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jkz-series1/id700402554. So far liking the book.
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#6020,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
I'm reading this right now as well. The last time I read it I was still in grade school, and it started my love of science fiction.
Same! I'm re-reading it as I started playing https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/567823005/nemos-war-sec...