Ian Slinger rated The Black Swan: 3 stars
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize …
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Ian Slinger rated On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: 4 stars
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class …
Ian Slinger rated Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1): 3 stars
Ian Slinger rated How Language Works: 3 stars
How Language Works by David Crystal
In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how …
Ian Slinger rated Guitar: An American Life: 3 stars
Ian Slinger rated The man who mistook his wife for a hat: 3 stars
The man who mistook his wife for a hat by Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks, Margarida Trias
In his most extraordinary book, “one of the great clinical writers of the twentieth century” (The New York Times) recounts …