Brian Wigginton

I read this because it came up as Hemingway's early attempt with Iceberg Theory, that is, omitting parts of a story to make it stronger. If he had written about the old man ultimate demise, would the story have been as strong? I can see where he was going with the idea, and it's power in story telling.

Not sure I liked this particular story though.

Read this the first time 10 years ago. The second time was just as good!

Lots of good recipes in here, we loved the Sweet Basil Gimlet and the infused simple syrups were a lot of fun to make.

Fun read with accurate portrayal of current or near current tech.

Slow burn, fascinating ending!

This was a slower read and less exploratory than the first book in the series. However, in Clarke fashion, the end is where all the drama happens and it was great!

Lot's of facts and figures. There were quite a few interesting Big Data revelations, most of which revolved around human sexuality. Weak ending.

I thought this book overall was OK. Jazz felt a little young for her actual age. She also seemed to have that classic super hero ability for the conclusion of the story. All in all a fun read, but not as good as The Martian.

While there is a lot of good content in here, especially hearing about the origins of Bridgewater, the organization of the Principles Ray dives into isn't great in audio book format. Sort of like listening to a text book on tape.

Fantastic! Bought a hard copy so I can go back and reference.

I take a lot of what Tim Ferris proposed with a grain of salt, and he recommends as much in his opening introduction. There's a lot of interesting content here, all of which I need to read up on. A good gateway book to alternative methods of health and nutrition.

Inspired me to read into Stoicism and other ancient philosophy. Really loved the no-nonsense, practical approach Manson describes.

Pretty deep dive into composting and the science behind it. An excellent resource for the active composter.

A fascinating tour and great introduction to many different math topics. Really enjoyed how friendly and visual this was.

Classic!

World building at its finest! So many mysteries unsolved that I can't wait to start the 2nd in the series.

Fantastic book on how to live a creative life from the view point of the best selling author of Eat Pray Love. I listened to the audiobook which was read by the author, and give the book an incredible amount of depth and emotion. Audiobooks that I listen to and truly enjoy deserve a print edition spot of my bookshelf, which this one absolutely will have.

One of the best books I've ever read. Absolutely loved it! Makes me want to drop all my other reviews down a star.

fantastic. Received this after attending an interview with Steve Case in Austin Texas. no nonsense perception on the future of startups and innovation in the US. Recommended!

Listened to the audio book. Pretty dense, will have to go back and reread the parts I'm interested in later.

Lots of great mental exercises and instruction. Loved the side story about DC's mentor, Leo-tai.

I thought this one started out strong. After just finishing the Slight Edge, I found a ton of similarities between the two. The message being “work hard, do small things everyday to move you closed to your goals.”

As the book progressed, it started to lose me a bit.

Fascinating book about habits and how they can effect our entire lives. The first few chapters were really interesting as they focused on the psychology and biology of habits and how you can alter them by tweaking either the queue, routine or reward. As the book progresses, it moves from an inward looks at habits, to how habits effect our everyday lives, to organizational habits and finally how habits effect societies. Loved it, wish it had more examples of people who changed their daily habits to become something more. I'm also really interested in organizational efficiency and how habits can make or break entire institutions. If anyone has any good reads on the topic, I would love to know!

Read this!

Absolutely loved this book! Doing simple tasks everyday, will compound into huge results later. So many words to live by in these pages.

This one stuck with me for a long while after having finished it. Books that can do that have a special place on my shelf. highly recommend this series so far, just to read this book.

I really liked the overall plot line. Mystery ship provoking war throughout the galaxy. Cool!

Unfortunately:

It frustrates me when a main character never makes a wrong decision. Every time it seemed there was a chance for cast to make a wrong turn they didn't and if they did they shortly thereafter magically get out of it. Predictable.

Dialog and characters were weak. Mach, described as an outlaw and trouble maker doesn't really match his personality at all. Adira, the killer is probably the most consistent character but has next to no dialog or influence on the story.

Wanted to like this, but by the end was racing to finish it to move on.

Interesting take on making a society obedient, controlled and predictable.

I now know where soma.fm got its name from!