Daniel rated The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect: 3 stars
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams
"Lawrence had ordained that Prime Intellect could not, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. But he …
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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, Clarence Brown, Yevgeny Zamyatin
The dystopian masterwork that inspired George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, We depicts a futuristic totalitarian society, 'OneState', where humans have become …
Daniel rated One Billion Years to the End of the World: 4 stars
Daniel rated Monday Begins on Saturday: 3 stars
Daniel rated Hard To Be A God (S.F. Masterworks): 5 stars
Daniel rated The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch: 3 stars
Daniel rated Cure: a journey into the science of mind over body: 3 stars
Jo Marchant: Cure (2016)
Cure: a journey into the science of mind over body by Jo Marchant
"A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's extraordinary ability to heal the body ... …
Daniel rated The Anarchy: 2 stars
The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
The story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the …
Daniel rated Why nations fail: 3 stars
Why nations fail by Daron Acemoglu
Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?
Is …
Daniel rated Brave New Work: 3 stars
Daniel rated The Gods Themselves (S.F. Masterworks): 3 stars
The Gods Themselves (S.F. Masterworks) by Isaac Asimov
The year is 2100 A.D.…
And Man no longer stands alone in the universe.
Now there are other worlds, other …
Daniel rated Why We Sleep: 4 stars
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our …
Daniel rated The Paper Menagerie: 4 stars
Ken Liu: The Paper Menagerie (2016, Head of Zeus)
The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
Presents the author's selection of his best short stories, as well as a new piece. This mesmerizing collection features all …
Daniel rated Zpráva o životě vesmířanů: 4 stars
Zpráva o životě vesmířanů by Becky Chambers (Poutníci, #3)
Poslední lidé opustili Zemi už před stovkami let. Po vleklém putování prázdnotou byli (většinou) přijati mezi druhy, které ovládají Mléčnou …