Last friday I received my copy of signed first edition of Neal Stephenson’s latest book Seveneves, delivered from Barns and Noble. I was almost in the middle with my reading of it on Kindle as I obviously get ebook faster (both things were preordered before release). Pleasure was somewhat spoiled by the fact that nice … Signed first edition of Seveneves
I recently finished listening to (at least first pass done, maybe revisit it later – most of Great Courses titles worth revisiting/more than one listen) of 24 lectures series from The Great Courses on conflict management – “The Art of Conflict Management: Achieving Solutions for Life, Work, and Beyond” by Professor Michael Dues from University of Arizona. … The Art of Conflict Management by Professor Michael Dues
Not so long ago I discovered very good blog about serious literature where the author tries to give his own interpretations to the great works of literary classics, posts there are dense and try to uncover main ideas contained in literary works and what was possible meant by their authors. And more over each post accompanied … Nietzsche & Bodybuilding 🙂
Shortly before the end of 2014 I finished listening to “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley. This was unabridged version of classic piece of British literature in audio book format narrated by Michael York. I first discover this book some time ago when listening to recordings of “Science-Fiction and Politics” class by Courtney Brown which he … Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing by Neal Stephenson\nMy rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a good mix of (mostly short-form) writing: from a little bit unexpected (like introductory piece about perils of sedentary lifestyle) to proper “Neal’s style” things. By “Neal’s style” I mean “extremely rich in details, festooned with brilliant and … Review: Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing
