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Death's End (Chinese: 死神永生, pinyin: Sǐshén yǒngshēng) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. It is …
The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is …
Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award in 1990. Subsequent stories have won the Asimov's …
A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying …
In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to …
A better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making. …
Assassination Vacation is a book by Sarah Vowell, published in 2005, in which she travels …
Sarah Vowell is a national treasure, and I have yet to find a contemporary writing about a subject with such style. Maybe this is why I also loved Mystery Show so much (RIP)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. …
As a memoir this was unlike anything I remember reading. Eggers is a delight in his prose, and the way he crafted him and his brother as characters is inspiring.
Examines how (sometimes quasi-) authoritarian high-modernist planning fails to deliver the goods, be they increased …
I liked this as a rejoinder to most of what I read, which is primarily a celebration of technocracy and expertise. Most of these case studies warned against going too far without listening to feedback of those whose lives you are purporting to help. Worth remembering these days.
Glad to see some stories of women in technology that go beyond Grace Hopper and Susan Kare. I bet you could do a whole series in this vein.
A collection of personal stories in which Sarah Vowell examines various aspects of her own …
Feels as fresh as ever, I am so glad I found these after she left TAL
