Fiind o persoană care apreciază profund construcția complexă a lumii și temele profunde din seria„Războiul bătrânilor” a lui John Scalzi, am fost plăcut surprins de plăcerea pe care am găsit-o … Continuă lectura „„Starter Villain” de John Scalzi: O plăcere vinovată”

În calitate de antreprenor adânc implicat în lumea tehnologiei, sunt mereu în căutare de povești care să rezoneze cu pulsul erei noastre digitale. „Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” … Continuă lectura „O călătorie palpitantă dincolo de ecran: „Mâine, și mâine, și mâine” de Gabrielle Zevin”

Ca o persoană care a fost întotdeauna fascinată de intersecția dintre tehnologie, futurism și ingeniozitatea umană, descoperirea cărții„Nightfall and Other Stories” a lui Isaac Asimov a fost o revelație. După … Continuă lectura „Un testament al geniului atemporal: „Căderea nopții și alte povestiri” de Isaac Asimov”

I am huge fan of John Scalzi’s books, especially the Old Man’s War series so it was with delight and anticipation that I checked out his latest book Kaiju Preservation … Continue reading „”

I was first introduced to the genre of horror comedy with the Bill the Vampire series by Rick Gualtieri. Bill the Vampire is the story of a video game playing … Continue reading „”

The consensus has been that extreme performance requires the vaunted 10,000 hours of deliberate practice which require tremendous grit and determination. Authors Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal take us on … Continue reading „”

When several of my friends recommended Greenlights to me, I must admit that I was very skeptical. What could Matthew McConaughey, an actor best known for cheesy romantic comedies, possibly … Continue reading „”

I almost wrote Project Hail Mary is the most entertaining sci-fi book of the year, but it’s such a good book that it transcends genres. I bought it the day … Continue reading „”

Over the years I prided myself in being able to thrive on very little sleep. As the evidence provided by Matthew Walker in Why We Sleep shows this was misguided. … Continue reading „”

I received numerous requests for book recommendations in the last few weeks. The rise in the mercury clearly correlates with an increase in reading under umbrellas on the beach. Here … Continue reading „”

After my strong recommendations for Ready Player One, Star Force and Old Man’s War, it’s probably obvious to most than I am a big fan of sci fi and of … Continue reading „”

I am partial to science fiction books set in the near future where the technological improvements are in a way understandable and expected in light of where we stand today. … Continue reading „”

I was told to check out Mark Manson’s book because it supposedly encapsulates a lot of my personal beliefs, philosophy and approach to life. I was very skeptical of the … Continue reading „”

The Tome of Bill book series has made me laugh out loud so hard, so much, that I can’t keep track of how many times it happened. That is saying … Continue reading „”

I loved Ready Player One. Sadly, Armada, Ernest Cline’s follow-up book proved disappointing. Harmon Cooper fills that void with The Feedback Loop. The book is essentially Groundhog Day meets Ready … Continue reading „”