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”
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
An American classic.
Narrative Economics By Robert Shiller
How storytelling and cultural narratives can move economies.
Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking At AI, A Collection of Essays Curated and Edited by John Brockman
Solid primer on fundamental AI concepts.
Zucked, by Roger McNamee
The dangers of social media
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, By Leonard Mlodinow
Your mind is much busier than you think.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
Amazing story of medicine, poverty, and race.
Midnight’s Fury: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition, by Nasid Hajari
The politics and personalities behind the partition of India — one of the most important events in modern human history.
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