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Book Recommendation One

SimonFebruary 10, 20210

“Urgency is one of the worst distorters of our world view.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness I read...

SimonFebruary 2, 20210

A lot of people could be employed in the tedious work of digitizing and cataloging old books and records. I seems...

SimonOctober 7, 20200

Savant Noun: A learned person, especially one who grasps advanced concepts quickly. Example: "Nicolas Tesla...

SimonMay 28, 20200

Bowlderize Bowlderize, verb: To remove text that is considered offensive from a published work. Example:...

Maxims

SimonMay 16, 20200

"It is so easy to be hopeful in the daytime." Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston There is...

SimonApril 7, 20200

I just finished binge reading Factfulness by Hans Rosling. Even conceding that for me a lot of it is confirmation...

SimonApril 4, 20200

Since many of you are sheltering at home and are already giving up on reading Thackeray or Adam Smith I'd like to...

SimonMarch 3, 20201

Processed food is one of the inventions mentioned in the book Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy by...

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