Summary: An impassioned letter from an African American father to his 15 year old son. Between the World and Me deserves all of its praise. It will be on virtually every ‘Best of 2015′ book list. I need some space, but I would like to read it again before the end of the year. This … Read more
Reposting this 2013 review because the Kindle Edition is on sale for $3.25 Takeaway: The world is not what it seems. This is a wide ranging book, originally written as a trilogy in Japanese . It is hard to classify it as a genre, but I would probably call it a contemporary fantasy. Although I think that most of … Read more
Outlander is the Audible.com Book of the Day and on sale for $5.95. If you have any interest in the Starz series that starts next week, this is a good excuse to pick it up. (By the way you can watch the premier of Outlander on your computer or on ‘on-demand‘ regardless of if you … Read more
KindleUnlimited is a product that as a big reader I am interested in. But I do not think this is a product for everyone. After a day of playing with it and exploring the titles here are a few thoughts. (Here is my updated thought after 3 months). 1) Unlimited, but only ten titles at … Read more
It has been about 18 months since I last updated my review of Lendle. And since I loaned my 350th book there yesterday it seemed like a good time to do that. Lendle.me is a website that facilitates book lending between kindle owners. Kindle owners can loan or borrow any books that publishers authorize as … Read more
Summary: The universe is listening and may destroy the Earth as a result. I am a fan of the geek novel. Because I am a wanna-be geek. Not an actual geek, but in another life I would like to think I might actually be able to be a real live geek. (Probably not, but that … Read more
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Summary: Three increasingly fast movements are unsettling the world. Friedman, without minimizing the danger, gives an optimistic account of how we can survive and thrive. I am broadly a fan of Thomas Friedman’s general worldview. He is a progressive (by the definition of Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind‘s understanding). He is a globalist (in a non-pejorative sense.) He … Read more