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- Polity Agent (17)
- An Agent Cormac Novel
- By Neal Asher
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- Debatable Space
- By Philip Palmer
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- Gulag (50)
- A History of the Soviet Camps
- By Anne Applebaum
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Gulag

chilling and monumental

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- Burning Chrome (163)
- By William Gibson
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- Mona Lisa Overdrive (235)
- By William Gibson
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- Accelerando (119)
- By Charles Stross
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Accelerando

I enjoyed this a lot although it got super spacey at the end. A tour de force of imagination but in the end the story should have ended earlier.

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- Debatable Space (5)
- By Philip Palmer
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Debatable Space

crazy, violent, sexy, new writer bursting through, worth reading

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- The Black Swan (743)
- The Impact of the Highly Improbable
- By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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The Black Swan

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I randomly picked this up while traveling and proceeded to read it. It changed the way i think which says a lot for me. His style is confrontational and while some people may not be enamoured i was. He makes a strong case and backs it up with numerous examples. Recommended reading for all, pick this ... (continue)

I randomly picked this up while traveling and proceeded to read it. It changed the way i think which says a lot for me. His style is confrontational and while some people may not be enamoured i was. He makes a strong case and backs it up with numerous examples. Recommended reading for all, pick this book up!!

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- Out of the Storm (2)
- The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther
- By Derek Wilson
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Out of the Storm

A fascinating journey into how a revolution began. You might read about gates and steve job, but luther changed a world view. He rejected the catholic worship of idols and rituals, ended the reign of monastic life, by saying that the bible was the literal word of god and monks could have wives. Shoc ... (continue)

A fascinating journey into how a revolution began. You might read about gates and steve job, but luther changed a world view. He rejected the catholic worship of idols and rituals, ended the reign of monastic life, by saying that the bible was the literal word of god and monks could have wives. Shocking in its time, scary in our present world. Evangelicals still buy the idea that the bible is the literal word of god. Guess we need another reformation;)

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- The Last Chinese Chef (9)
- By Nicole Mones
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