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I have too many hobbies and I read just a little about each. I am finally getting better at reading fiction (Becky Chamber, Dan Moren)!
In my "spare time" I run the Mastodon instance at Frontrange.co.
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Cosmos by Carl Sagan
This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew up together. It is the …
Michael rated The Demon-Haunted World: 5 stars
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths …
Michael rated Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power: 5 stars
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power is a 2012 book by Rachel Maddow. Her first book, Drift explores the …
Michael rated Learning Perl: 5 stars
Learning Perl by Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, brian d foy
includes recent changes to the language up to Perl 5.14
Michael rated The C Programming Language: 5 stars
The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie, Brian W. Kernighan
This updated edition covers ANSI C.
The authors present the complete guide to ANSI standard C language programming. Written by …
Michael rated The art of hitting: 5 stars
Michael rated A Brief History of Time: 5 stars
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is a book on theoretical cosmology by English …
Michael rated Animal Farm: 5 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. The book tells …
1984 by George Orwell
The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmarish vision in 1949 of the world we were …
Michael rated How to Live Like a Gentleman: 5 stars
How to Live Like a Gentleman by Sam Martin
How to Live Like a Gentleman is a handbook to modern manners and style written by a man for men. …
Michael rated The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets: 4 stars
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is a 2013 book by Simon Singh, which is based on the premise that …
Michael rated The Code Book: 5 stars
The Code Book by Simon Singh
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography is a book by Simon Singh, published …
Michael rated Physics of the Impossible: 3 stars
Michael rated Storm of the Century: 5 stars
Storm of the Century by Stephen King
For the first time in Stephen King's remarkable publishing history, the master storyteller presents an all-new, original tale written expressly …