ngs rated Waking Gods: 4 stars
Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (The Themis Files, #2)
As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. As an …
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ngs rated Home: A Short History of an Idea: 5 stars
ngs rated Double entry: 4 stars
Double entry by Jane Gleeson-White
A fascinating exploration of how a simple system used to measure and record wealth spawned a cultural revolution. Prepare to …
ngs rated Norse Mythology: 5 stars
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Introducing an instant classic―master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.
Neil Gaiman has long …
ngs rated Meditations: 5 stars
Meditations by Marc Aurèle
was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a …
ngs rated Summary of Principles: 3 stars
ngs rated Andrew Carnegie: 3 stars
Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw
In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life the fascinating rags- to-riches story of one of our …
ngs rated Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds: 5 stars
ngs rated The black swan: 4 stars
The black swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
ABOUT THIS BOOK
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries …
ngs rated The Intelligent Investor: 4 stars
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
More than one million hardcovers sold Now available for the first time in paperback!
The Classic Text Annotated to Update …
ngs rated Found audio: 3 stars
Found audio by N. J. Campbell
"Amrapali Anna Singh is an historian and analyst capable of discerning the most cryptic and trivial details from audio recordings. …
ngs rated A Canticle for Leibowitz: 4 stars
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. (St. Leibowitz, #1)
In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved in a monastery, as "sacred books". The monks preserve for centuries …
ngs rated Isaac Newton: 4 stars
ngs rated Romeo and Juliet: 4 stars
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers …
ngs rated The Kite Runner: 3 stars
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course …