Jonathan Zacsh rated The Book of Joy: 5 stars
The Book of Joy by 14th Dalai Lama
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World is a book by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Tenzin …
2nd read; this time via audiobook
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Speculative Fiction—aka Scifi & Fantasy—fan.
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Jonathan Zacsh rated Two Wheels Good: 5 stars
Two Wheels Good by Jody Rosen
A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twenty-first-century world
"Excellent . . . calls to …
Jonathan Zacsh started reading Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. …
Jonathan Zacsh rated Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1): 4 stars
Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)
Howl's Moving Castle is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books …
Jonathan Zacsh rated The Underground Railroad: 5 stars
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad …
Jonathan Zacsh rated The Return of the King: 3 stars
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
This four-volume, deluxe pocket boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord …
Jonathan Zacsh rated How to Sharpen Pencils: 3 stars
How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees
A hilarious guide to the lost art of artisanal pencil sharpening
"...I am so thrilled David Rees is picking up …
Jonathan Zacsh rated How Do You Live?: 5 stars
How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino
First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic …
Jonathan Zacsh rated Ultralearning: 3 stars
Ultralearning by Scott Young, James Clear
Now a Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Learn a new talent, stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace …
Jonathan Zacsh rated Iron Flame: 4 stars
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #2)
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us …
Jonathan Zacsh rated Fourth Wing: 5 stars
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #1)
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the …
Jonathan Zacsh rated Starter Villain: 5 stars
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, there are the things you'd expect. …
Jonathan Zacsh rated Data Feminism: 5 stars
Data Feminism by Catherine D'Ignazio
A new way of thinking about data science and data ethics that is informed by the ideas of intersectional feminism. …
Jonathan Zacsh rated The Colour of Magic: 3 stars
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #1)
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
Jonathan Zacsh rated Leonardo da Vinci: 5 stars
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves …