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Unnecessary Banter rated Hmm...I Did Not Know That: 2 stars
Unnecessary Banter rated A Very Punchable Face: 3 stars
Unnecessary Banter rated Data Detective: 3 stars

Data Detective by Tim Harford
An informal approach to examining statistical information to determine its worth and, if it's worthy, extract its value.

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is a 2019 book by David Epstein in which he expands on …
Unnecessary Banter rated Brainiac: 3 stars

Brainiac by Ken Jennings
One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had …
Unnecessary Banter rated The defenders: 3 stars

Philip K. Dick: The defenders (2011, The Floating Press)
The defenders by Philip K. Dick
Prolific science fiction writer Philip K. Dick penned hundreds of short stories, novels, and other pieces over the course of …