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===Recent roll=== | ===Recent roll=== | ||
as of 14/6/2021 | |||
The Day of the Jackal — Frederick Forsyth<br> | |||
A World Beyond Physics: The Emergence and Evolution of Life — Stuart A. Kauffman<br> | |||
Politically Homeless — Matt Forde<br> | |||
Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Turned on the West — Catherine Belton<br> | |||
Obliquity — John Kay<br> | |||
Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories — Rob Brotherton<br> | |||
Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, Con Artists and Influencers Are Taking Over the Internet - and Why We're Following — Gabrielle Bluestone<br> | |||
Ball Lightning — Cixin Liu<br> | |||
Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions — Gerd Gigerenzer<br> | |||
Frankenstein — Mary Shelley<br> | |||
The Power of Ignorance: How Creative Solutions Emerge When We Admit What We Don’t Know — Dave Trott<br> | |||
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets — Nassim Nicholas Taleb<br> | |||
Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space — Stephen Walker<br> | |||
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century — Barbara Tuchman<br> | |||
As of 10/2/2021 | As of 10/2/2021 | ||
{{br|The Good Soldier Svejk}} — {{author|Jaroslav Hasek}} | {{br|The Good Soldier Svejk}} — {{author|Jaroslav Hasek}} <br> | ||
{{br|A Man for All Markets}} — {{author|Edward O. Thorp}} | {{br|A Man for All Markets}} — {{author|Edward O. Thorp}} <br> | ||
{{br|September 1, 1939}} — {{author|Ian Sansom}} | {{br|September 1, 1939}} — {{author|Ian Sansom}} <br> | ||
{{br|Leonardo Da Vinci}} — {{author|Walter Isaacson}} | {{br|Leonardo Da Vinci}} — {{author|Walter Isaacson}} <br> | ||
{{br|Strongmen}} — {{author|Ruth Ben-Ghiat}} | {{br|Strongmen}} — {{author|Ruth Ben-Ghiat}} <br> | ||
{{br|The Death and Life of Great American Cities}} — {{author|Jane Jacobs}} | {{br|The Death and Life of Great American Cities}} — {{author|Jane Jacobs}} <br> | ||
{{br|Countdown to Zero Day}} —{{author|Kim Zelltner}} | {{br|Countdown to Zero Day}} —{{author|Kim Zelltner}} <br> | ||
{{br|The Case Against Reality}} | {{br|The Case Against Reality}} <br> | ||
{{br|Killing for Company}} — {{author|Brian Masters}} | {{br|Killing for Company}} — {{author|Brian Masters}} <br> | ||
{{br|Prediction Machines}} — {{author|Ajar Agrawal}} | {{br|Prediction Machines}} — {{author|Ajar Agrawal}} <br> | ||
{{br|Moneyland}} — {{author|Oliver Burrough}} | {{br|Moneyland}} — {{author|Oliver Burrough}} <br> | ||
{{br|When}} — {{author|Daniel Pink}} | {{br|When}} — {{author|Daniel Pink}} <br> | ||
{{br|Seeing Like A State}} — {{author|James C. Scott}} | {{br|Seeing Like A State}} — {{author|James C. Scott}} <br> | ||
{{br|How Innovation Works}} — {{author|Matt Ridley}} | {{br|How Innovation Works}} — {{author|Matt Ridley}} <br> | ||
{{br|Twilight of Democracy}} — {{author|Anne Applebaum}} | {{br|Twilight of Democracy}} — {{author|Anne Applebaum}} <br> | ||
{{br|Face It}} — {{author|Debbie Harry}} | {{br|Face It}} — {{author|Debbie Harry}} <br> | ||
{{br|Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries}} - {{author|Safi Bahcall}} <br> | {{br|Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries}} - {{author|Safi Bahcall}} <br> | ||
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{{br|The World of Yesterday}} — {{author|Stefan Zweig}} <br> | {{br|The World of Yesterday}} — {{author|Stefan Zweig}} <br> | ||
{{br|The Information}} — {{author|James Gleick}} <br> | {{br|The Information}} — {{author|James Gleick}} <br> | ||
{{br|Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas that | {{br|Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas that Don’t Make Sense}} — {{author|Rory Sutherland}} <br> | ||
{{br|Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialised World}} — {{author|David Epstein}} <br> | {{br|Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialised World}} — {{author|David Epstein}} <br> | ||
{{br|The Goal}} — {{author|Eliyahu Goldratt}} <br> | {{br|The Goal}} — {{author|Eliyahu Goldratt}} <br> | ||