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Rito Ghosh rated Fermat's Last Theorem: 4 stars

Simon Singh: Fermat's Last Theorem (2002)

Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh

Fermat's Last Theorem is a popular science book (1997) by Simon Singh. It tells the story of the search for …

Rito Ghosh finished reading Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh

Fermat's Last Theorem is a popular science book (1997) by Simon Singh. It tells the …

Superb writing.

Happy to read a "Popular math" book which are rare.

Very easy to read if you have a STEM background, but really enjoyable nonetheless.

Rito Ghosh finished reading Killing Floor by Lee Child

Lee Child: Killing Floor (EBook, 2009, Transworld)

Margrave is a no-account little town in Georgia. Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and …

Very easy and effortless to read and yet very gripping and addictive.

Very smart storyline. The author deserves a lot of credit.

Enjoyed it.

Came to read it after watching the Amazon Prime series.

Read great. Not educative or "eye-opening" and that's okay. I will be returning to the series.

Rito Ghosh started reading Killing Floor by Lee Child

Margrave is a no-account little town in Georgia. Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and …

To spend time in an engaged manner. Will read this, and others in this series.

Started reading this book after watching both the Tom Cruise starrer series and also the Amazon Prime miniseries.

Rito Ghosh rated Four Thousand Weeks: 5 stars

Oliver Burkeman: Four Thousand Weeks (Hardcover, 2021, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief: if you live to 80, you have about four thousand weeks …

Rito Ghosh rated The Code Book: 5 stars

Simon Singh: The Code Book (2000, Anchor)

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 …

Rito Ghosh rated How to Have a Life: 4 stars

Seneca, James S. Romm: How to Have a Life (2022, Princeton University Press)

How to Have a Life by Seneca, James S. Romm

Rito Ghosh rated Death's End: 4 stars

Liu Cixin: Death's End (EBook, 2016, Actes Sud)

Death's End by Liu Cixin (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #03)

Death's End (Chinese: 死神永生, pinyin: Sǐshén yǒngshēng) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. It is …

Rito Ghosh rated The Dark Forest: 5 stars

The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

The Dark Forest (Chinese: 黑暗森林, pinyin: Hēi'àn sēnlín) is a 2008 science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. …

Rito Ghosh rated Anthem: 3 stars

Anthem by Ayn Rand

Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in …

Rito Ghosh rated The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness: 5 stars

Pema Chödrön: The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness (2004, Element Books)

The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness by Pema Chödrön

Rito Ghosh rated The 5 elements of effective thinking: 4 stars

No cover — Edward Burger: The 5 elements of effective thinking

The 5 elements of effective thinking by Edward Burger

Rito Ghosh rated Gorā: 4 stars

Gorā by Śaibāla Mitra

Novel based on the life of Chaitanya, 1486-1534, Vaishnavite religious leader from Bengal, India.

Rito Ghosh reviewed The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Liu Cixin, Ken Liu: The Three-Body Problem (2021, Head of Zeus, Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book)

Cixin Liu's trilogy-opening novel about first contact with aliens and the clandestine struggle with them …

Review of 'Three-Body Problem' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

It was the perfect sci-fi book till I read 70% of it. Then it became science fantasy. To some extent.

But it is extremely well-written. The author is fantastic.

Rito Ghosh rated Steal like an artist: 3 stars

Austin Kleon: Steal like an artist (2012)

Steal like an artist by Austin Kleon

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative is a book on coming up with creative …