Ian Slinger wants to read How Minds Change by David McRaney
Recommenced here: youtu.be/d8PndpFPL8g?si=oKfEpjeD0H85v-Ny
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Ian Slinger reviewed The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow
When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their …
The Internet Con
4 stars
Cory's blog has been a source of unease for me for some time as he's reminded us what the internet used to be like before it was dominated by the monster siloes like Facebook and Google.
This book is a call to arms with some real strategies to seize back what we've lost.
Ian Slinger finished reading Sinkable by Daniel Stone
I'm on holidays so I was up for a good read, and this book supplied it - consumed this book in the same day I downloaded it from Libby.
You'd think there wouldn't be much else to say about the Titanic, but this a broader read on shipwrecks, salvage, and the obsessions they invoke.
Ian Slinger rated Waking Up: 2 stars
Waking Up by Sam Harris
For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Waking Up is a guide to meditation as a rational …
Ian Slinger rated Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia: 1 star
Ian Slinger rated Shortest History of Europe: 4 stars
Ian Slinger rated The First World War: 4 stars
Ian Slinger rated Van Diemen's Land: 5 stars
Elements of Style, Fourth Edition : (by William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White) (2022, Independently Published)
Elements of Style, Fourth Edition : (by William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White) by E. B. White, William Strunk, Jr.
You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. And now The Elements of …
Ian Slinger rated The Templars: 4 stars
Ian Slinger rated [CD] Thinking, Fast and Slow By Kahneman, Daniel: 5 stars
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[CD] Thinking, Fast and Slow By Kahneman, Daniel by Daniel Kahneman
Kahneman introduces two modes of thought - system 1, fast and intuitive, and system 2, slow and reasoned - and …
Ian Slinger rated The Information: 5 stars
Ian Slinger rated Breakthrough: 2 stars
Ian Slinger rated The Sirens of Titan: 5 stars
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depraved man on Earth, …