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Jeffry P. Lindsay: Dexter's final cut (2013)

Jeff Lindsay, Jeffry P. Lindsay: Dexter Is Delicious (2010, Doubleday)

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No cover — Daniel Solow: How to read and do proofs (2005, John Wiley)

Bernard Legrand: Mastering Dyalog APL (2009, Dyalog Limited)

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Carl Memling: Dick Tracy (Hardcover, 1962, Golden Press)

Chinua Achebe: No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe (Paperback, 2009, www.bnpublishing.net)

2024 Reading Goal

80% complete! Ali has read 8 of 10 books.

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Ali reviewed Starting Forth by Leo Brodie

Starting Forth

5 stars

Best Forth book for beginners.

Ali rated Canoeing in the wilderness: 5 stars

Henry David Thoreau: Canoeing in the wilderness (1916, Houghton Mifflin company)

Canoeing in the wilderness by Henry David Thoreau

Ali rated Pierre and Luce: 5 stars

Pierre and Luce by Romain Rolland

Ali rated Treasure Island: 4 stars

Robert Louis Stevenson, N.C. Wyeth: Treasure Island (Hardcover, 2001, Kingfisher)

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, N.C. Wyeth

"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first …

Ali rated Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: 5 stars

Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde

A remarkably handsome youth, Dorian Gray, meets Lord Henry Wotton and is corrupted into a life of terrible evil. Granted …

Ali rated On Interpretation: 5 stars

Αριστοτέλης: On Interpretation (Paperback, Kessinger Publishing)

On Interpretation by Αριστοτέλης

Ali rated Cratylus: 5 stars

Plato, Πλάτων: Cratylus (1998, Hackett Pub. Co.)

Cratylus by Plato, Πλάτων

The Cratylus has always been a source of perplexity to the student of Plato. While in fancy and humour, and …

Ali rated Youth by Isaac Asimov, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy: 5 stars

Isaac Asimov: Youth by Isaac Asimov, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy (2011, Aegypan)

Youth by Isaac Asimov, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy by Isaac Asimov

Ali rated Junkmakers: 5 stars

Junkmakers by Albert Teichner

Ali rated Aldous Huxley's Brave New World: 5 stars

Aldous Huxley: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (Hardcover, Chelsea House Publications)

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …

Ali rated Save The Cat!: 4 stars

Blake Snyder: Save The Cat! (Paperback, 2005, M. Wiese Productions)

Save The Cat! by Blake Snyder

Here’s what started the phenomenon: the best seller, for over 15 years, that’s been used by screenwriters around the world! …

Ali rated The Antichrist: 5 stars

Friedrich Nietzsche: The Antichrist (2005, Digireads.com)

The Antichrist by Friedrich Nietzsche

Ali rated Ecce Homo: 5 stars

Friedrich Nietzsche: Ecce Homo (1992, Penguin Books)

Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche (Penguin classics)

Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is (German: Ecce homo: Wie man wird, was man ist) is the last …

Ali rated The Unabomber manifesto: 5 stars

Theodore Kaczynski, Theodore Kaczynski: The Unabomber manifesto (Paperback, 1995, Jolly Roger Pr)

The Unabomber manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski, Theodore Kaczynski

In 1971 Dr. Theodore Kaczynski rejected modern society and moved to a primitive cabin in the woods of Montana. There, …

Ali reviewed The trouble with Nigeria by Chinua Achebe

Review of 'The trouble with Nigeria' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I could relate to many things written in this book since my country suffers from a lot of these problems too, and the author justly pointed out many important issues facing underdeveloped countries.