The Logic of Life is Tim Hartford’s second book following his fantastic The Undercover Economist. In this book … Continuer la lecture de « The Logic of Life is Fascinating »

Michio Kaku’s exploration of the science behind science fiction is a fascinating way of getting a snapshot of … Continuer la lecture de « Physics of the Impossible is enlightening and entertaining »

After a long non-fiction binge, I decided to read a few fun thrillers while on my two ski … Continuer la lecture de « The Club Dumas and Special Assignments were disappointing »

When I first read The Pillars of the Earth 15 years ago, I absolutely fell in love with … Continuer la lecture de « World Without End is fascinating »

Having read and enjoyed Richard Dawkins The God Delusion, I decided to check out the book that made … Continuer la lecture de « Read Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene »

Tim Hartford is engaging and entertaining. His book and column on Slate show the reasoning of an economist … Continuer la lecture de « Read The Undercover Economist »

Massim Nicholas Taleb’s new book is insightful and surprisingly entertaining. While it has no predictive value – black … Continuer la lecture de « Speaking of uncertainty: read The Black Swan »

Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending the book launch party organized by the Czech Center. The … Continuer la lecture de « Vaclav Havel’s To the Castle and Back is both absurdly funny and informative »

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea manages a rare feat – it’s a non-fiction story that … Continuer la lecture de « Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea is great: thrilling and informative at the same time »

I just came across a book written about a 45 year old Frenchman. He owns a large studio … Continuer la lecture de « Only in France! »

Jamie Whyte’s angry and witty rant against the rhetoric, faulty reasoning and misinformation we are subjected to from … Continuer la lecture de « You must read Crimes against Logic »

Reading the book, I felt like I was reading about the first two years of almost every startup … Continuer la lecture de « Inside Facebook is a fun, quick read that allows you to experience the startup spirit! »

As good as I can be at certain things, I have to admit that I have absolutely no … Continuer la lecture de « The Annotated Mona Lisa is a great introduction to art history! »

Jack Weatherford provides an interesting and much more positive account of Genghis Khan’s life and legacy than I … Continuer la lecture de « Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is amazing and surprising! »

I had heard of Richard Dawkins but had never read any of his books. The book is an … Continuer la lecture de « The God Delusion is great »