Author Archives: Amol

Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution, by Carol Rovelli

RATING 3 stars N/A = good but not on the scale 1 star = perspective supplementing 2 stars = perspective influencing 3 stars = perspective altering SHORT SUMMARY (272 words or less): Surprisingly, this book morphed from a being a digestable primer on quantum mechanics and into a canonized text on existential philosophy. I’ve beenContinue reading “Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution, by Carol Rovelli”

A Promised Land, Volume 1, By Barack Obama

RATING 3 stars N/A = good but not on the scale 1 star = perspective supplementing 2 stars = perspective influencing 3 stars = perspective altering SHORT SUMMARY (272 words or less) I think that it’s safe to say that I’m a double Obama-phile. I gave 3 stars to Becoming by Michelle Obama. So naturallyContinue reading “A Promised Land, Volume 1, By Barack Obama”

The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency

RATING 1 star N/A = good but not on the scale 1 star = perspective supplementing 2 stars = perspective influencing 3 stars = perspective altering SHORT SUMMARY (272 words or less) This was an entertaining book, though I don’t have much that I have taken from it. Taking a step back, the larger takeawayContinue reading “The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency”

Year in Review – 2020

Previous Years 2019 books 2018 books 2017 books 2016 books COMPLETED (short summaries below) “Narrative Economics” by Robert Shiller rating: 2 stars “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain rating: 2 stars “AI Superpowers” by Kai-Fu Lee rating: N/A “Moving Up Without Losing your Way” by Jennifer Morton rating: N/A “To Start A War”Continue reading “Year in Review – 2020”