I teach Python programming for work, but my reading is largely about world betterment, self improvement, and interesting, insightful, or fun fiction. I pretty much exclusively listen to audiobooks.
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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a …
I'm not currently a fan of Greek mythology but that didn't really seem to matter. This was a fun read.
Cory Doctorow's Attack Surface is a standalone novel set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Little Brother and …
The season of endings grows darker as civilization fades into the long cold night. Alabaster Tenring – madman, world-crusher, savior …
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called …
I seem to find myself disliking a lot of well-regarded classic Sci-Fi, so feel free to ignore this review if you think you'd enjoy this book.
Some of the stories were much more engaging than others. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed the Benjamin Button-like story of Rachel (even though I did not enjoy Benjamin Button, at least not in movie form). Most of the stories felt like they went off the rails at some point.
I don't plan to read more books from this series.
If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier …
A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.
IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole …
“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in …
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: …
From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key …
I found much of the history and politics of unions interesting. I also appreciated hearing some discussion of union busting tactics and some anecdotes of unions forming.
I found myself very distracted by some reasoning that seemed ill-guided (usually ideas that may benefit individual workers but cause hard to societies as a whole) or anti-economic (in the sense of ignoring how economic systems function) at times though.
I now wish I knew a book that discussed unions from all sides. Which actions by unions have been a net positive or net negative for both their workers and the greater society so far and what are the upsides and downsides of union formation, union dissolution, etc. in different industries, organizations, etc. (e.g. police unions vs teachers unions vs electrician unions)?
Further reading suggestions welcome.
In these "urgently relevant essays," the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me "reflects on race, Barack …
Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points …
In the days when the presence of a computer did NOT presume the presence of …
It was interesting to hear about vim, emacs, and various other technologies from the perspective of 1989... some things have changed a lot and some things really haven't changed.
This is the right time to ask yourself: "What should I be doing to help?"For …
I listened to audiobook for the 10th anniversary edition, which was recently published and is available for free on thelifeyoucansave.org. Each chapter is read by a different celebrity.
I had to pause the audiobook multiple times to think about the arguments I'd just read and consider how they made me feel and what they made me think. I nearly cried more than once while reading this book due to being moved by acts of generosity in it.
This will likely be the most impactful book I've read/listened to in quite a while and will read for a while. I'm not yet sure the extent to which this book will influence my actions, but I have some ideas for what I'll be doing next and how I might adjust the resources I commit to giving. I'm feeling very inspired.
Please read this book and consider what is within it.
