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"The history of technology you probably know is one of men and machines, garages and riches, alpha nerds and brogrammers. …
For readers of Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs and Chris Miller’s Chip War, a riveting look …
Interesting, kind of depressing. In striving for quality products compromises are made.
An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, …
An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, …
Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals from its war wounds, and Daniel, an antiquarian book …
The press, nefarious vulture that feeds on misfortune and dishonor, did not take long to pick up the scent of carrion.
— The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Cemetery of Forgotten Books, 1) (Page 151)
The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoit Courreges, …
The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoit Courreges, a policeman in a small …
Martin Walker: Bruno, chief of police (2008, Quercus)
The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoit Courreges, a policeman in a small …
The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate …
While the disaster and the Americans' response to it created no formal policy between the two nations, any talk of Americans annexing Canada stopped after the explosion.
— Great Halifax Explosion by John U. Bacon (Page 366)
Would that were still true
The first six lessons are concise, accessible explanations of modern physics. If you are reading this you are likely somewhat familiar; I have not seen them explained so lucidly. Those make this worth 4 stars. The last brief is on what it means to be a human consciousness, grasping these concepts, experiencing the world, and perhaps not outlasting the turtle. That last lesson earns this its 5th star.
Here's riches! Twenty-six detective stories by the great Edmund Crispin—a splendid hoard, if sadly posthumous. …
26 pleasant little mysteries
Here's riches! Twenty-six detective stories by the great Edmund Crispin—a splendid hoard, if sadly posthumous. Most of them feature his …
Perhaps appropriate given the title, my wife read it first and suggested I skip the first two stories that she had not cared for. I found them a couple of the better ones in this collection. The final novella, some of whose characters have apparently appeared in other Towles works, inspired me to take up reading old mysteries again.
