Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life edited by Jim Al-Khalili. It's a nice overview of various topics including the origins of life on earth. I think I'll look for some of the books and studies mentioned by various authors as follow up.
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#22Grande Sertão Veredas
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#23Dune - Frank Herbert
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#24Three at the moment:
- Dies the Fire (S. M. Stirling)
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Alex Haley)
- Give Me a Fast Ship: The Continental Navy and America's Revolution at Sea (Tim McGrath)
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#25Empire of Cotton. It's a story about the development of the international cotton trade, which was the specific environment within which many of the state and capitalist institutions we now live with were originally developed. It's a whirlwind of history about international relations, domestic relations, labor, and the development of the wage system. Slightly pedantic, but an eye-opening read.
The Name Of The Wind. I bought this because it was the #1 selling book in Borderlands Books last month (I always swing by that bookstore when I'm in San Francisco). Entertaining read, good world-building.
Linux: What Every Superuser Should Know. A No Starch Press book about Linux. It weaves a rich tapestry out of disparate knowledge I already had.
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#26I'm reading a few. The Power Broker (really good, but really long). The dictators handbook (good, but repetitive). Deep thinking (easy and enjoyable if you're interested in AI). Investment Science (very good if you're interested in math finance).
Investment Science - is that the one by David Luenberger? Green cover?
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#27"How to Be a Stoic" by Massimo Pigliucci.
So far it's really good.
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#2820,000 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.
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#29The Uplift War - David Brin
I had enjoyed Sundiver and Startide Rising from the same series quite a bit, but I have to be honest, this one is trying my patience. I like the whole uplift concept, but I'm finding the writing in this one a bit clumsy.
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#30- Essentialism by Greg McKeown - The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
Watched a few great presentations by Greg McKeown. Very interesting, I think! Check out this one from when he gave a talk at Google: