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Nathan Friedly

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Joined 2 years, 4 months ago

I read a mixture of nonfiction and sci-fi. See more about me at www.nfriedly.com

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Charles C. Mann: 1491 (Paperback, 2006, Vintage)

A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of …

Review of '1491' on 'Goodreads'

A really interesting book! Basically a summary of what the current research says the Americas looked like before Europeans arrived. I learned quite a lot - like how the Native Americans had re-routed rivers, figured out large-scale, sustainable farming and cities of then-equivalent size to Paris or London.

Sixteen-year-old twins Harry and Barry stumble across a gateway to another universe, where a distortion …

Review of 'Singularity' on 'Goodreads'

I read this when I was a teenager and I remembered enjoying it, but I couldn't remember the name of the book! Fortunately, Mike Miller was able to help me out there.

Robert M. Pirsig: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Paperback, 2006, HarperTorch)

"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'"One of the most important …

Review of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' on 'Goodreads'

This was a sad story of a man who was searching for God, while at the same time refusing to acknowledge Him, and ultimately going crazy in the process.

There were a lot of interesting ideas, but he just took them way to far.

I know some folks got a lot out of this book, and I'm sure I got a little, but on the whole, it just left me feeling sad and depressed.

Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals, Matthew Linderman: Getting Real (2010, Lulu Press, Inc.)

Getting Real details the business, design, programming, and marketing principles of 37signals. The book is …

Review of 'Getting Real' on 'Goodreads'

A few years old now, but sill surprisingly relevant. I've been trying to apply a lot of the advice there as I'm working on the new version of user-agent.io and more generally in the work that I do both at IBM and Incline.