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Tomorrowland: Our Journey from Science Fiction to Science Fact by Steven Kotler My rating: 3 of 5 stars Briefly, this was an interesting book and a fun read. But it still only gets 3 stars. It’s fun to think about the future and the things that may be coming technologically to change our lives. That […]

The Fourth Transformation: How Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence Change Everything by Robert Scoble My rating: 4 of 5 stars In brief, this book aims to educate business decision-makers regarding the likely disruptive change coming in the wake of VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality). If you’re a deep computer geek […]

The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very interesting and deep read with plenty of hard science and an interesting take on civilization on our planet and perhaps throughout the universe. While a of people have been absolutely raving about this book, and I did enjoy it, […]

Teckla by Steven Brust My rating: 4 of 5 stars My rating: 3.7 This is the 3rd book of the Vlad Taltos series and follows pretty closely after the second time-wise. For some reason, this is one of my least favorite Taltos books. The story, without giving away too much of the entirety of the […]

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders My rating: 4 of 5 stars My rating: 3.8/5 This is an interesting and original story that falls into both the fantasy and science fiction genres, which is a bit unusual. Set mostly in the San Fransisco area, this book has a little bit of […]

@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex by Shane Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars My Rating 4/5 This was a very interesting read. With the world embroiled in the drama of a new presidency and the recent election with accusations of Russian hackers influencing the election, this looked like a good topic to […]

Equal Is Unfair: America’s Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality by Don Watkins My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m giving this book a 4.5/5 rating. I think everyone out there who thinks wealthy people are the problem should read it, though they won’t. Short summary: this book talks a bout the dangers of continuing on […]

Yendi by Steven Brust My rating: 5 of 5 stars The first time I read this one, 20 or so years ago, I don’t think I truly realized how good a book this is. On second reading, it is absolutely fantastic. This book is also a reasonable choice for a starting point for the Vlad […]

Jhereg by Steven Brust My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a fantastic book and I highly recommend it if you want a fun read that doesn’t constantly regurgitate the standard fantasy tropes. The series is very well done and still continues to have solid additions. I originally read this book while I was […]

NPCs by Drew Hayes My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a fun romping adventure wit ha nice twist. If you ever enjoyed playing Dungeon’s & Dragons or anything similar for hours with your friends, you’ll “get” this book. A group of players starts a new campaign that the GM has invested a lot […]