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Tackles an interesting issue of following a pursuit of craftsmanship or your passion. This author has a fantastic writing style which is very easy to understand. I read the book in 2 sittings due to his clarity explaining and summarizing concepts. Recommended read!
A good quick summary on how to beat procrastination. Does however repeat concepts quite often for such a small book.
Complex but gripping. At certain points though almost lost me when things got too philosophical. But I guess it adds to the depth of the characters. Clearly also a very easy way of paving the way to upcoming books at the end.
Simple and to the point of what you need to tell a story with data. The examples are not bound to a specific graphing software and focus on the generic features of the data to convey.
I like the message the author is conveying and I like his non pretentious way of writing. I am also happy that most of the “Studies say” or “research shows” quotes are properly referenced to those studies... But given that Chris humble brags about this “If I had to name one thing I uniquely enjoy doing that other people can't stand (after reading academic journal articles)” I would expect more accuracy in the sources and also some more challenge with some counter argument studies to make us choose sides with a coherent analysis of those studies. Nevertheless a great book and it comes at the right time as we all need calm right now.
Doom was the game that blew my mind when I first saw it as a teenager. I spent hours on it meticulously searching for all the secrets in each level. This might not be a master piece book. But the fact it describes the story of such a significant piece of software to me drives me to rage it high.
Great book that everyone should read. Skeptical thinking is fundamental in today's society it's what keeps us from drifting into chaos...
Great insights about remote work! Some preconceptions I had got demolished by this book. Great read if your a manager of a team.
There seems to be an ongoing trend on books that make you reduce what's on your plate. But this one does not leave you without proper arguments as to why this could be beneficial for you. It's a fast read with good writing style but the concepts require you to think for a while on them.
Interesting but did not convince me completely... I may need to put the methods further to the test to see if it improves...
On to the next one!! A Storm of Swords... The narrative is fantastic although to descriptive at certain parts but it really keeps you reading and reading without wanting to drop the book...
Excellent book that states what I believe for a lot of years. There are no natural born talents. Hard work is the only way to be outstanding!
Given that I have a background in engineering, most of what this book describes is something I already saw during my course. But Levitin keeps it interesting with lots of examples.
My favorite so far in the trilogy from Yuval. It triggered several interesting points to consider in my view of the world. Highly recommend it!
This book should be mandatory in schools! There is so much need for enlightenment in our society. We need the positive mindset and determination that enlightened minds will conquer and that inevitably the weaker of spirit and pessimistic will simply wane and not be remembered.
Neil deGrasse Tyson has an extraordinary ability to simplify complex concepts and still make the explanation deep enough for you to learn something beautiful about our universe. I highly recommend hearing the audiobook with the author himself narrating. Even having passed already through many of the concepts in the book, the light that Neil shines on every concept is different and fantastic.
For those who know the meanders of optical fiber interconnections but do not have a clue how msecs can make fortunes this is certainly an entertaining book. And we must not forget it's Michael Lewis so it is a story very well written and worth your while.
From Spinoza to Anne Frank a lot of details that lift the veil on why the Dutch are a fantastic society and Amsterdam the pinnacle of it.
No wonder this man won a Nobel. The power of deduction he possesses is amazing. Such simple but powerful insights!
If you do not question humanity after reading this you seriously need some reflection time. Gut wrenching to say the least...
Some things in this book resonated with me and others just seemed to biblical for my taste. Nevertheless it's great writing. His life's story near the end raises my respect for the writer a lot. If you are a father you will appreciate it.
There's something about Malcolm Gladwell's books that makes me turn page after page like an addiction. Maybe it's the style with which he tells a story, maybe it's the out of the box conclusions that make me think hard and consider different points of view. I do not agree every time. But I take great pleasure in having that invisible argument with him in my head.
Did not like it that much... I think he goes to much into rants on why what he did seemed ok in his eyes. I was expecting a more interesting description of the technical side and the upside of taking his exploits and using them as cautionary tales for security hardening. It's funny to see though that most exploits started with social engineering and most of the times gullible people were key to the success of the hacks.