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It's been twenty years and two election cycles since "Information," a powerful search engine monopoly, …
Just finished reading the first two books in her "The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti" series. I couldn't wait for the third one to be published ... so picked up her (and perhaps best known) first book.
Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - …
Was she capable of that kind of flow? If she could disable her ability to track time, could she lose herself the way they did?
— A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2) (Page 61)
Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - …
I fell in love with the characters in Becky Chambers' first book of the Wayward series. When I realized the second book didn't include (most of) them, I almost stopped reading.
Thank goodness I didn't. I fell in love with these characters too. Which made picking up the next book even easier.
Chambers writes intelligent, insightful stories that are so smooth, I flow through them like talking with a good friend.
Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who …
I have been on a Becky Chambers journey. I'm experiencing stress from deadlines, travels, etc ... not bad stress, but I do need a space to rest. Becky Chambers is my book friend, keeping me excellent company.
A novel based on the true story of the largest fire in Maine's history follows the experiences of a pregnant …
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns …
George Lakoff: ALL NEW Don't Think of an Elephant! (2014, Chelsea Green Publishing)
This handbook is for progressives who want to articulate their goals and values to voters, understand how conservatives think and …
Elizabeth Strout: Anything is possible (2017)
"Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves …
Cal Newport: Deep Work (2016, Grand Central Publishing)
One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve …
