ryanfb rated A most dangerous book: 5 stars
A most dangerous book by Christopher B. Krebs
Traces the five-hundred year history and wide-ranging influence of the Roman historian's unflattering book about the ancient Germans that was …
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ryanfb rated Pietr the Latvian: 2 stars
Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon
The Strange Case of Peter the Lett (French: Pietr-le-Letton) is a 1931 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. …
ryanfb rated Dread Journey: 3 stars
ryanfb rated The food & wine of France: 4 stars
Behr, Edward: The food & wine of France (2016)
The food & wine of France by Behr, Edward
In the Food & Wine of France, the influential food writer Edward Behr investigates French cuisine and what it means, …
ryanfb rated The lost books of the Odyssey: 5 stars
The lost books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason
Zachary Mason’s brilliant and beguiling debut novel, The Lost Books of the Odyssey, reimagines Homer’s classic story of the …
ryanfb rated Broad band: 5 stars
Claire Lisa Evans: Broad band (2018, Portfolio/Penguin)
Broad band by Claire Lisa Evans
"The history of technology you probably know is one of men and machines, garages and riches, alpha nerds and brogrammers. …
ryanfb rated Twitter and tear gas: 5 stars
Twitter and tear gas by Zeynep Tufekci
A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges. To understand …
ryanfb rated Silencing the Past: 5 stars
ryanfb rated The Lathe of Heaven: 5 stars
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr …
ryanfb rated This Land Is Our Land: 5 stars
ryanfb rated Ancient Rome: 5 stars
ryanfb rated How to Do Nothing: 5 stars
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
In a world where addictive technology is designed to buy and sell our attention, and our value is determined by …
ryanfb rated Uncanny Valley: 5 stars
Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener
The prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon Valley: a defining memoir of our digital age
In her mid-twenties, …
ryanfb rated Thick: And Other Essays: 5 stars
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
In these eight piercing explorations on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom-award-winning professor and acclaimed author of Lower …