A really informative (crucially with easily accessible sources to the scientific basis), well written and, if I manage to institute and keep an 8+ hours sleep regime, life changing book.
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teo reviewed Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, …
Review of 'Why We Sleep' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
The best-selling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller - a …
Review of 'Artemis' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The frank and conversational style that worked so well for The Martian did not work for me in this book. It reads more like a young adult novel with all the expected moral lessons and simple story lines. Ultimately the unlikely characterizations, rather than the far-out setting, made the whole seem contrived.
teo reviewed Waiting for the weekend by Witold Rybczynski
Review of 'Waiting for the weekend' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A lot of good info and speculation on the origins of the weekend. At times it seems as though the author himself is unsure of what conclusions to draw and, in exasperation, ends up regurgitating collected dates and events that seem relevant. I ended up drawing my own timeline from all the dates but ultimately the origins of the weekend remain unclear.
teo rated Treasure Island: 4 stars
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island (originally The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys) is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, …
teo rated Snow Crash: 4 stars
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (A Bantam spectra book)
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
Carrie by Stephen King
The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Repressed by a domineering, …
teo rated Dreamcatcher: 3 stars
Stephen King: Dreamcatcher (2002, New English Library Ltd)
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
Four lifelong friends gather in the woods of western Maine for their annual hunting trip. When they were young, they …
teo reviewed Eon & Eternity by Greg Bear
"Perhaps it wasn't from our time, perhaps it wasn't even from our universe, but perhaps …
Review of 'Eon & Eternity' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
An interesting central idea marred by uninteresting socio-political sub-plots and shallow characters.
A tighter, shorter and more focused version would have been more enjoyable to me.
teo rated The Dune Encyclopedia: 2 stars
The Dune Encyclopedia by Willis E. McNelly
The definitive companion to Frank Herbert's Dune chronicles features articles by both scholars and fans that cover diverse facets of …
teo rated The Idea Factory: 3 stars
The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner
From its beginnings in the 1920s until its demise in the 1980s, Bell Labs-officially, the research and development wing of …
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
"Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for …
teo rated Fire in the Valley: 3 stars
Fire in the Valley by Paul Freiberger, Michael Swaine (Pragmatic programmers)
In the early 1970s the personal computer was just a wild dream shared by a small group of computer enthusiasts …
teo rated Gypsy plus ...: 4 stars
Gypsy plus ... by Carter Scholz (PM Press outspoken authors series -- 16)
In this collection of sci-fi stories, heralded writer Carter Scholz explores a variety of sociopolitical themes. In the novella Gypsy, …