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Why Television Kills Rationality | Amusing Ourselves To Death (Neil Postman)
Will TV be the death of us?
'Amusing Ourselves To Death' by Neil Postman is an argument of why television as a medium lessens rational discourse and u…
2 years, 8 months ago
Appreciating The Style | July 2023 Recap
15 years late but I'm starting to develop some taste!
In July 2023 we reviewed 5 books on this channel. My two favourites of this month both have what…
2 years, 9 months ago
Is Nuclear The Future? | Energy: A Human History (Richard Rhodes)
Technology is going so fast I can't see .... ahhhhhh .....
'Energy: A Human History' by Richard Rhodes is a brief flash through 400 years of human tec…
2 years, 9 months ago
Partying With The Bulls In Pamplona | Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
Partying hard and losing friends!
'Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway is a roman-à-clef depicting 1920's life in Europe after WW1. It is …
2 years, 9 months ago
Alienation & Liberation | No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
Appreciate what you have, we're not all born the same.
'No Longer Human' by Osamu Dazai is a series of notebooks depicting the short life of a trouble…
2 years, 9 months ago
Face To Face With Your Worst Enemy | The Double (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
I have vicious enemies who have vowed to ruin me!
'The Double' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a short tale of a man who encounters a double of himself. Yako…
2 years, 9 months ago
Why You Need More Discipline In Your Life | Discipline Is Destiny (Ryan Holiday)
Ryan Holiday is a well-known author, and some of his notable works include "The Obstacle Is the Way," "Ego Is the Enemy," and "Stillness Is the Key."…
2 years, 10 months ago
Books That Hit At The Right Time | June 2023 Recap
Sometimes you come across the answers you're looking for, even if they aren't what you want to hear.
In June 2023 I reviewed 4 books on this channel. …
2 years, 10 months ago
When Science Gets Distorted | Merchants Of Doubt (Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway)
I reject your doubt and substitute my own.
'Merchants Of Doubt' by Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway is a historical recount of the scientific debate reg…
2 years, 10 months ago
Intellectual Yet Irrational | Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Gentlemen, I will fight against the stone wall of twice two is four!
'Notes From Underground' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky are the semi-insane rambling of an…
2 years, 10 months ago