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Old 22nd March 2020, 13:21     #2121
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Apocalypse reading list:
- The Soverign Individual
- reread The Black Swan, and all other Taleb books
- Dark Money
- The Fourth Turning
- The Bitcoin Standard
- Reread The Creature from Jekyll Island
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Old 22nd March 2020, 14:50     #2122
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Re-reading World War Z
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Old 5th October 2020, 23:23     #2123
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The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi is very good.
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Old 6th October 2020, 01:49     #2124
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Apocalypse reading list:
- The Sovereign Individual
Have read some of this. It's for folks that are DEEP into self-wankery fantasy land and bares no relation to reality.
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Old 6th October 2020, 11:51     #2125
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That explains why I enjoyed reading it so much.
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Old 27th January 2021, 14:12     #2126
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This summer I've read The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, and Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. Currently devouring Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett, which looks to be the precursor to a Pratchett binge.

The Luminaries was a bit of work, but such fantastic writing, well worth the effort.

I was surprised how only a few clues gave away the age of Solaris. Very good in any case.
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Old 28th July 2021, 01:44     #2127
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Current read is Ra by qntm
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Old 29th July 2021, 19:21     #2128
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The Phoenix Project
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Old 10th August 2021, 13:15     #2129
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A big-question short story by Steven Baxter: The Gravity Mine. Via way of Tom Scott's weekly newsletter (recommended!)
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Old 10th August 2021, 16:40     #2130
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The weirdest people in the world, Joseph henrich
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Old 10th August 2021, 21:09     #2131
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Do Wrong Right - A Practical Guide to Evil
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The Empire stands triumphant.

For twenty years the Dread Empress has ruled over the lands that were once the Kingdom of Callow, but behind the scenes of this dawning golden age threats to the crown are rising. The nobles of the Wasteland, denied the power they crave, weave their plots behind pleasant smiles. In the north the Forever King eyes the ever-expanding borders of the Empire and ponders war. The greatest danger lies to the west, where the First Prince of Procer has finally claimed her throne: her people sundered, she wonders if a crusade might not be the way to secure her reign. Yet none of this matters, for in the heart of the conquered lands the most dangerous man alive sat across an orphan girl and offered her a knife.

Her name is Catherine Foundling, and she has a plan.
https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpre...3/25/prologue/
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Old 6th December 2021, 13:05     #2132
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Anathem - Neal Stephenson

Excellent book, all about the nature of theory and knowledge. With a fun adventure to go along with it somehow. 😅

It's kind of meta at least at the start as the reader grapples with the language and ideas as the protagonist explains the struggle with language and ideas.
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Old 6th December 2021, 14:25     #2133
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I... err - F*ck It.
 
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This book is doing the rounds at the moment. Ironically enough, I've just moved into IT from a background of Operations projects (supply chain, planning, manufacturing, etc).

The role I'm in is senior enough that I can actually put this book's principles into action.

It's an enlightening experience.
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Old 6th December 2021, 20:24     #2134
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I'm still going on this. lol, 2017
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Old 9th December 2021, 19:17     #2135
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Thumbs up

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Purchased.
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Old 5th January 2022, 08:36     #2136
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Bahaha just started reading this book. I’m only a couple of pages in and it reads almost as if it’s written by someone in our opposition as we’ve been super proactive with features on our website that they can’t keep up with.
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Old 5th January 2022, 15:38     #2137
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Jesse Singal, The Quick Fix
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Old 30th May 2022, 15:43     #2138
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I thought I had a phone-based attention deficit, but in fact, I needed reading glasses!.
So have ended working my way through all the Sharpes novels up to Assassin. Waterloo was cracking.

Also read Mad Max Blood and Chrome, but wasn't a fan of the anecdotal style.
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Old 30th May 2022, 18:44     #2139
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I thought I had a phone-based attention deficit, but in fact, I needed reading glasses!
What made you think it was an attention deficit?
Eyes going lazy and unfocusing without manual effort?

Good win anyway!
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Old 30th May 2022, 20:20     #2140
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One eye long, one short meant I could read the page but it was making it taxing to read without realising it.
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Old 13th July 2022, 01:04     #2141
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https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00UJ01...TMHX03J0ADW894
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Old 13th July 2022, 16:01     #2142
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Not even with Kindle Unlimited. Not even with your credit card.
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Old 14th July 2022, 06:06     #2143
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Not even with Kindle Unlimited. Not even with your credit card.
Come on it's only $12 for 6 of the 7!


Helichopper.
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Old 14th July 2022, 19:07     #2144
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Marketing people and their shenanigans
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Old 15th July 2022, 18:05     #2145
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Finished Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece and loved it. Much better than the cram-soundbites-together approach of the mad max book. Have to grab some Arthur C Clarke novels now.
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Old 15th July 2022, 18:56     #2146
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Have to grab some Arthur C Clarke novels now.
MORE of them you mean…?
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Old 16th July 2022, 09:58     #2147
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Apart from the first rama novel - any recommendations?
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Old 19th July 2022, 07:20     #2148
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I recommend the Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C Clarke.
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Old 19th July 2022, 09:12     #2149
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The below two books are awesome. Even better if you get the audio version.

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold, Stephen Fry. https://www.amazon.com.au/Mythos-Gre.../dp/0718188721

Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold, Stephen Fry
https://www.amazon.com.au/Heroes-Ste...05940360&psc=1

7 year old got bonus points for knowing that Dionysus is the god of wine.
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Old 19th July 2022, 10:43     #2150
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I’ve got Mythos but not Heroes. Very good.

in a similar vein, I also strongly strongly recommend The God Beneath the Sea and The Golden Shadow by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen, illustrated by Charles Keeping.

STRONGLY.
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Old 22nd July 2022, 12:04     #2151
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I got through two books on my recent roadtrip around the North Island.

"Time of Contempt" by Andrzej Sapkowski
A great novel based in The Witcher universe.

"So You've Been Publicly Shamed" by Jon Ronson
Some fantastic investigative journalism, and a very well written book.

Next will probably be some Dresden Files - I'm very behind on those.
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Old 30th November 2022, 10:15     #2152
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Just finished Spearhead by Adam Makos. It's an account of an American and a German tanker who encounter each other in combat during the push to Berlin.

It's heavy content but a fairly light read. It's really good.

Now I am looking a new sci-fi or cyberpunk novel, something fairly contemporary. I'm keen to read The Expanse series, but I feel the TV show is still too fresh in my mind.
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Old 30th November 2022, 11:24     #2153
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Now I am looking a new sci-fi or cyberpunk novel, something fairly contemporary. I'm keen to read The Expanse series, but I feel the TV show is still too fresh in my mind.
I enjoyed Ready Player One's novel. Far better than the movie.
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Old 30th November 2022, 11:47     #2154
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I enjoyed Ready Player One's novel. Far better than the movie.
That reminds me, I have Two on the shelf to look at.
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Old 30th November 2022, 13:35     #2155
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I enjoyed Ready Player One's novel. Far better than the movie.
It's a great book. I didn't realise there was a sequel, seems like a good start to the summer's reading list!

Last summer I read Neuromancer by William Gibson, which seems like the epitome of cyberpunk, which has me wanting more.
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Old 30th November 2022, 16:27     #2156
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It's a great book. I didn't realise there was a sequel, seems like a good start to the summer's reading list!

Last summer I read Neuromancer by William Gibson, which seems like the epitome of cyberpunk, which has me wanting more.
Yea i was going to suggest Neuromancer too, but I figured if you'd ever googled "Cyberpunk books" that would be the obvious first hit.

fake edit: I googled it, it is

Altered Carbon and Electric Sheep are the two other obvious ones.
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Old 30th November 2022, 16:34     #2157
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lolz, aight, so I just did some searching myself, and I discover Neuromancer is the first in a trilogy, so I've got the rest of that to finish.

I also discovered another Gibson book I've read, Idoru, is the 2nd in a trilogy, but that's the only one I've read. I guess maybe I'll read the full series in a few years time once the details are fuzzier.
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Old 2nd December 2022, 18:17     #2158
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After gushing over Andor, I've picked up the 2015-2016 run of Vader comics. They're awesome. Some great original characters and a great story bridging some gaps in canon between IV and V.
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Old 22nd January 2023, 15:26     #2159
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I wonder if Google can tell what book I'm reading by the words I'm looking up...

I am currently reading Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, and it's expanding my vocab more than a book has done in awhile.

But I gotta think he's just trolling/showing off when he uses a word like "demesne", when he could just spell it the familiar way.
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Old 19th April 2023, 13:32     #2160
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Just moved my wishlist off of The Book Depository with it closing down this month.

Opted for Booktopia:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/view-sh...ist=2145328906
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