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===Science, mathematics and the philosophy of science===
{{bookreview|A Grand Design}} - {{author|Stephen Hawking}} <br>
{{bookreview|A Grand Design}} - {{author|Stephen Hawking}} <br>
{{bookreview|Affluenza}} - {{author|Oliver James}} <br>
{{bookreview|Blockbusters: Why Big Hits - and Big Risks - are the Future of the Entertainment Business }} - {{author|Anita Elberse}} <br>
{{bookreview|Code: Version 2.0}} - {{author|Lawrence Lessig}} <br>
{{bookreview|Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos}} - {{author|Roger Lewin}} <br>
{{bookreview|Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos}} - {{author|Roger Lewin}} <br>
{{bookreview|Consilience}} - {{author|E. O. Wilson}} <br>
{{bookreview|Consilience}} - {{author|E. O. Wilson}} <br>
{{bookreview|Enterprise 2.0}} – {{author|Andrew MacAfee}} <br>
{{bookreview|Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets}} - {{author|Nassim Nicholas Taleb}} <br>
{{bookreview|Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets}} - {{author|Nassim Nicholas Taleb}} <br>
{{bookreview|Lake Views: This World and the Universe}} - {{author|Steven Weinberg}} <br>
{{bookreview|Man’s Search for Meaning}} - {{author|Viktor Frankl}} <br>
{{bookreview|Models.Behaving.Badly: Why Confusing Illusion with Reality can be a Disaster, on Wall Street and in Life}} - {{author|Emanuel Derman}} <br>
{{bookreview|Models.Behaving.Badly: Why Confusing Illusion with Reality can be a Disaster, on Wall Street and in Life}} - {{author|Emanuel Derman}} <br>
{{bookreview|How to Teach Quantum Physics to your Dog}} - {{author|Chad Orzal}} <br>
{{bookreview|How to Teach Quantum Physics to your Dog}} - {{author|Chad Orzal}} <br>
{{bookreview|How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One}} - {{author|Stanley Fish}} <br>
{{bookreview|Lake Views: This World and the Universe}} - {{author|Steven Weinberg}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives}} - {{author|Leonard Mlodinow}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Structure of Scientific Revolutions}} - {{author|Thomas Kuhn}} <br>
 
===Good books about technology===
{{bookreview|Code: Version 2.0}} - {{author|Lawrence Lessig}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Nature of Technology: What it is and How it Evolves}} - {{author|Brian Arthur}} <br>
 
===Bad books about technology===
{{bookreview|Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization}} – {{author|Parag Khanna}} and {{author|Ayesha Khanna}} <br>
{{bookreview|Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization}} – {{author|Parag Khanna}} and {{author|Ayesha Khanna}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Singularity is Near}} - {{author|Ray Kurzweil}} <br>
===Business and process engineering===
{{bookreview|Blockbusters: Why Big Hits - and Big Risks - are the Future of the Entertainment Business }} - {{author|Anita Elberse}} <br>
{{bookreview|Enterprise 2.0}} – {{author|Andrew MacAfee}} <br>
{{bookreview|Steve Jobs}} - {{author|Walter Isaacson}} <br>
{{bookreview|Steve Jobs}} - {{author|Walter Isaacson}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right}} - {{author|Atul Gawande}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right}} - {{author|Atul Gawande}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Design of Business: Why Design is the Next Competitive Advantage}} - {{author|Roger Martin}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Design of Business: Why Design is the Next Competitive Advantage}} - {{author|Roger Martin}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives}} - {{author|Leonard Mlodinow}} <br>
 
{{bookreview|The Nature of Technology: What it is and How it Evolves}} - {{author|Brian Arthur}} <br>
===Writing and the law===
{{bookreview|How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One}} - {{author|Stanley Fish}} <br>
 
 
===Good books about philosophy and psychology===
{{bookreview|Man’s Search for Meaning}} - {{author|Viktor Frankl}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind}} - {{author|Julian Jaynes}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind}} - {{author|Julian Jaynes}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Singularity is Near}} - {{author|Ray Kurzweil}} <br>
{{bookreview|The Structure of Scientific Revolutions}} - {{author|Thomas Kuhn}} <br>
{{bookreview|Thinking, Fast and Slow}} - {{author|Daniel Kahneman}} <br>
{{bookreview|Thinking, Fast and Slow}} - {{author|Daniel Kahneman}} <br>
{{bookreview|Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance}} - {{author|Robert M. Pirsig}} <br>
{{bookreview|Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance}} - {{author|Robert M. Pirsig}} <br>
===Bad books about philosophy ===
{{bookreview|Affluenza}} - {{author|Oliver James}} <br>


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Revision as of 13:43, 18 September 2017

Science, mathematics and the philosophy of science

A Grand Design - Stephen Hawking
Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos - Roger Lewin
Consilience - E. O. Wilson
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Models.Behaving.Badly: Why Confusing Illusion with Reality can be a Disaster, on Wall Street and in Life - Emanuel Derman
How to Teach Quantum Physics to your Dog - Chad Orzal
Lake Views: This World and the Universe - Steven Weinberg
The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives - Leonard Mlodinow
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Thomas Kuhn

Good books about technology

Code: Version 2.0 - Lawrence Lessig
The Nature of Technology: What it is and How it Evolves - Brian Arthur

Bad books about technology

Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology CivilizationParag Khanna and Ayesha Khanna
The Singularity is Near - Ray Kurzweil

Business and process engineering

Blockbusters: Why Big Hits - and Big Risks - are the Future of the Entertainment Business - Anita Elberse
Enterprise 2.0Andrew MacAfee
Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right - Atul Gawande
The Design of Business: Why Design is the Next Competitive Advantage - Roger Martin

Writing and the law

How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One - Stanley Fish


Good books about philosophy and psychology

Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind - Julian Jaynes
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig


Bad books about philosophy

Affluenza - Oliver James

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