Reviews and Comments
Science geek, technology geek, software geek.
Blog: ianjs.com Mastodon: @ianjs@aus.social Matrix: @ianjs:beeper.com
This link opens in a pop-up window
Ian Slinger rated On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: 4 stars
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write."
…
Ian Slinger rated On Food and Cooking: 3 stars
On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee
On Food And Cooking: The Science And Lore Of The Kitchen is a book by Harold McGee, published by Scribner …
Ian Slinger rated The Design of Future Things: 2 stars
Ian Slinger rated The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less: 4 stars
Ian Slinger rated Awakenings: 3 stars
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks
This is the extraordinary account of a group of 20 patients, survivors of the great sleeping-sickness epidemic which swept the …
Ian Slinger rated Spell it out: 4 stars
Spell it out by David Crystal
This is an enlightening tour of English spelling that untangles 'stationery' from 'stationary' - and explains why the 'i before …
Ian Slinger rated Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk: 3 stars
Ian Slinger rated Stumbling on Happiness: 4 stars
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why do …
Ian Slinger rated A Mouthful of Air: 4 stars
A Mouthful of Air by Anthony Burgess
Yeats once wrote of a poem, saying he had made it out of a mouthful of air. Burgess advances this …
Ian Slinger rated Pro Puppet: 3 stars
Ian Slinger rated Musicophilia: 3 stars
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind …
