Brian Rayburn rated Foundation: 5 stars
Foundation by Isaac Asimov (Foundation, #1)
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …
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Brian Rayburn rated The Fountainhead: 4 stars
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary success and brought her fame …
Brian Rayburn rated The way of the Bodhisattva: 5 stars
The way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva (Shambhala dragon editions)
Verse treatise on the outlook and practice of Mahayana Buddhism.
Brian Rayburn rated The Society of Mind: 3 stars
The Society of Mind by Marvin Minsky
The Society of Mind is both the title of a 1986 book and the name of a theory of natural …
Brian Rayburn rated Exploring Consciousness: 3 stars
Brian Rayburn rated The Odyssey: 2 stars
The Odyssey by Homer
The Odyssey (; Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, Attic Greek: [o.dýs.sej.ja]) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to …
Brian Rayburn rated The Velveteen Rabbit: 3 stars
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up …
Brian Rayburn rated Sex at dawn: 4 stars
Sex at dawn by Christopher Ryan, Christopher Ryan
"A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you know about sex, marriage, family, and society"--Provided by publisher.
Since Darwin's day, …
Brian Rayburn rated Fahrenheit 451: 4 stars
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, …
Brian Rayburn rated Animal Farm: 3 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. …
Brian Rayburn rated The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, Fiction, Classics: 3 stars
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, Fiction, Classics by H. G. Wells (Duplicate), H. G. Wells
The Time Traveller, a dreamer obsessed with traveling through time, builds himself a time machine and, much to his surprise, …
Brian Rayburn rated Don't Panic: 5 stars
Don't Panic by Neil Gaiman, David K. Dickson, M. J. Simpson, and 1 other
'It's all absolutely devastatingly true -- except the bits that are lies' Douglas Adams
Don't Panic celebrates the life of …
Brian Rayburn rated Watership Down: 3 stars
Watership Down by Richard Adams
A worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Watership Down is one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set …
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll (the …
Brian Rayburn rated Where good ideas come from: 3 stars
Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from (2010, Riverhead)
Where good ideas come from by Steven Johnson
This work tracks the history of innovation in the form of the "slow hunch". The author discusses how new ideas …