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July 29, 2019

Review: Made in America, Bill Bryson

Rating: 4 out of 5 This was really interesting! Histories in general have the promise to be thrilling, histories of language share this but…

July 26, 2019

Review: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami

Rating: 5 out of 5 To begin with, I think there is one very clear mistake people can do with reading this: they can…

July 25, 2019

Review: Down Under, Bill Bryson

Rating: 4 out of 5 Bryson in Australia? Sure, I’ll take a look… What a perfect overview of the place! In the various hops…

July 24, 2019

Review: Worth Dying For, Tim Marshall

Rating: 2 out of 5 Of the two Tim Marshall books I’ve read, this was the better one. That’s not to say that this…

July 21, 2019

Review: The Outsiders, William Thorndike

Rating: 4 out of 5 I think this work is primarily interesting because of the emphasis it places on the selected eight leaders doing…

July 19, 2019

Review: The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous

Rating: 3 out of 5 This included a history of money which was, though brief, clear and well-stated. This was followed by an explanation…

July 19, 2019

Review: The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson

Rating: 3 out of 5 I’m not sure if “3” is a good rating, but it’s not a glorious one. Mr Ferguson got some…

July 17, 2019

Review: Fermat’s Enigma, Simon Singh

Rating: 5 out of 5 “I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain.” … Maths…

July 10, 2019

Review: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, Richard Feynman

Rating: 3 out of 5 I’m in two minds about this one. Firstly, it’s an excellent work as Feynman’s achievements and works are both…

June 30, 2019

Arvustus: Kuidas alustada investeerimisega, Kristi Saare

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Ma loen Kristi Saare blogi vägagi usinalt ning olin seetõttu heal meelel nõus ka lugema tema mõtteid kokkuköidetult. Ma kindlasti…

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