Einstein’s Shadow, Seth Fletcher Goodreads: Einstein’s Shadow follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to take the first picture of a black […]
Books
Trillions
Trillions, Robin Wigglesworth I really enjoyed this book, thanks for the Christmas present, Suzanne! A ton of it revolved around San Francisco and the creation […]
Shoe Dog
Shoe Dog, Phil Knight A big thanks to Lance Munselle for lending this to me, not one I’d have picked up on my own but […]
I Am Malala
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai Goodreads: When the Taliban […]
Conspiracy
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, Ryan Holiday Goodreads: In 2007, a short blogpost on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley-vertical of […]
Son of Hamas
Son of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin Goodreads: Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of […]
Boomerang
Not my favorite of the Lewis books, but a great find at the op shop for $1!
Haben
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, Haben Girma Goodreads: Born with deafblindness, Girma grew up with enough vision to know when someone was […]
The Happiness Hypothesis
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, Jonathan Haidt An interesting read, but not a patch on The Coddling of the American Mind, […]
This Is Your Mind On Plants
This Is Your Mind On Plants, Michael Pollan Goodreads: In This Is Your Mind on Plants, Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs – […]
Dirt
Dirt, Bill Buford Loved it. One of my favorite books of the last couple of years. I just wish I’d read it before we visited […]
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell I wish I’d read this before I watched the movie! Goodreads: On a clear night in late June 2005, four US […]
San Fransicko
San Fransicko, Michael Shellenberger Definitely not as good of a read as Shellenberger’s Apocalypse Never, but some interesting lessons and points of discussion, all the […]
The Psychopath Test
The Psychopath Test, Jon Ronson Goodreads: In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who […]
Scale
Scale, Geoffrey West Goodreads: The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, […]
Freezing Order
Freezing Order, Bill Browder Goodreads: When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his […]
Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching
Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching, John Hanks Goodreads: The aggressive poaching of rhinos needs to be countered with equal aggression. So argued […]
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Bill Bryson Goodreads: In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible […]
The Premonition
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, Michael Lewis I love Michael Lewis as an author. He’s one of those rare writers that can take a nonfiction […]
Becoming
Becoming, Michelle Obama Goodreads: In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women […]