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Review: The Book Thief

By Dave | Published: April 17, 2011

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak My rating: 2 of 5 stars We picked this book for our most recent edition of book club and I was initially excited about it. Everyone I know has been raving about it and reviews on both Amazon and Goodreads have been very favorable. Besides, historical fiction set in [...]

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Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

By Dave | Published: August 4, 2010

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars Alright, you may strip away my geek badge. When I started reading this book, I actually didn’t know this is what the movie “Blade Runner” was based on. As I started reading, there were many elements where I thought, [...]

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Review: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

By Dave | Published: August 2, 2010

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dan Ariely writes in a pretty simple and straightforward manner about how ridiculous we act when it comes to economic decisions. It’s full of many examples and experiments (you get the feeling that students at MIT are [...]

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Contrasting an American Life

By Dave | Published: December 7, 2009

Last year, I read Walter Isaacson’s fascinating biography on Albert Einstein, titled, “Einstein: His Life and Universe.” Earlier today, I decided to look for more work by Isaacson and found that he wrote another great biography, this time about Benjamin Franklin. The book was titled, “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.” The tagline, “an American life,” [...]

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