Roma Agrawal: Built (2018)
Looks at the history of structural engineering, discusses the science behind the field, describes how …
Review of 'Built' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Nicely written
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Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner (Penguin popular classics)
Matto rated The man who knew too much: 3 stars
Matto rated The Hanging Stranger: 5 stars
Philip Dick: The Hanging Stranger
The Hanging Stranger by Philip Dick
"The Hanging Stranger" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, originally published in December 1953 …
Matto rated The philosophy of beards: 2 stars
Thomas S. Gowing: The philosophy of beards (2014, The British Library)
The philosophy of beards by Thomas S. Gowing
Sure to be popular in the hipper precincts of Brooklyn (to say nothing of the Pacific Northwest), this eccentric Victorian …
Matto rated Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises: 4 stars
Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
24th edition
Matto reviewed The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Scribner classics)
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in …
Review of 'The old man and the sea' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Re-read it after about 40 years
Matto rated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions: 2 stars
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott, first published in …
Review of 'Practical meditation for beginners : 10 days to a happier, calmer you' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Easy introduction of several different meditation methods.
Matto reviewed The Digital Galleries of Our Minds by Noah Levin
Review of 'The Digital Galleries of Our Minds' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
Impressive short stories
Matto reviewed Stress Less, Accomplish More by Emily Fletcher
Review of 'Stress Less, Accomplish More' on 'GoodReads'
2 stars
This book seems to be one big sales pitch, with just only 10% signal and 90% noise.
There are better books on mantra meditation.
Matto rated Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There: 2 stars
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass or simply Through the Looking-Glass) …
Matto reviewed A voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay (Bison frontiers of imagination)
Review of 'A voyage to Arcturus' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
A very weird story, more fantasy then science fiction.
Regarding the era it was written, this is a very original story.
A lovely read for who is willing to open up for it.
Matto reviewed A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Penguin classics)
I am a very old man; how old I do not know. Possibly I am …
Review of 'A princess of Mars' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
After all these years still a captivating and entertaining story.
Matto rated Under the volcano: 4 stars
Under the volcano by Malcolm Lowry (Perennial classics)
It is the Day of the Dead. The fiesta in full swing. In the shadow of Popocatepeti ragged children beg …