Here are books that I have read/are reading - will updateSapiensIt is cleverly written. Plenty of factual knowledge along with interesting bits about people and history. I can only read so much every week...it is heaIt is cleverly written. Plenty of factual knowledge along with interesting bits about people and history. I can only read so much every week...it is heavy for the non-academic.www.goodreads.comHomo DeusAlthough you'll find repetitions between the books, it won't do you much harm, for the volume of information dispensed is too large for one to completAlthough you'll find repetitions between the books, it won't do you much harm, for the volume of information dispensed is too large for one to completely assimilate everything in a single read.www.goodreads.com21 Lessons for the 21st CenturyIt is not needed but recommended, this book uses some references to the previous books. If you have the opportunity read them too, specially sapiens iIt is not needed but recommended, this book uses some references to the previous books. If you have the opportunity read them too, specially sapiens is a masterpiece.www.goodreads.comNaked EconomicsMaking economics accessible to the non-economist is a formidable task, but it's a crucial one in a democracy, because economic illiteracy is the bane of sound public policy, and the people shouting the loudest on both sides of the political divide are the ones most afflicted by it.www.goodreads.comNaked MoneyNaked Money book. Read 132 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Consider the $20 bill.It has no more value, as a simple slip of pape...www.goodreads.comNaked StatisticsNaked Statistics book. Read 1,005 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evo...www.goodreads.comThe FourThis is a nonfiction/science/technology book. The author focuses in on Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google and does a nice little analysis on how these monsters have managed to corner the market. My inner geek found this kind of fascinating. It was amusing, and I enjoyed the sarcastic humor.www.goodreads.comThe Algebra of HappinessThe Algebra of Happiness book. Read 292 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Four, S...www.goodreads.comThe Disruption DilemmaThe Disruption Dilemma book. Read 14 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. -Disruption- is a business buzzword that has gotten out of c...www.goodreads.comThe Big FourThis book is for people who have either worked for, worked with or are intimately aware of the culture of the big four. If you think this is an educational tome about why accounting firms exist- not for you.www.goodreads.comPrediction MachinesThey are very different, I have recently finished both. One is an economics book on machine learning, one more of a (socia)l science book on particulaThey are very different, I have recently finished both. One is an economics book on machine learning, one more of a (socia)l science book on particular type of human decision making.www.goodreads.comAlgorithms to Live ByIf I was you, I would look for books that come under the heading of "Computational Thinking". Of course, it depends a bit on what you liked about the If I was you, I would look for books that come under the heading of "Computational Thinking".www.goodreads.comHow Not to Be WrongI just finished it as an audiobook. I'd say that about 85% of it is just fine in audio. There were some parts where geometric diagrams would have beenI just finished it as an audiobook. I'd say that about 85% of it is just fine in audio.www.goodreads.comThe Black SwanI have to admit that this book was a guilty pleasure, I really enjoyed it and some of the arguments presented on it are so interesting, but in general this is an uneven book, with a lot of generalizations that come out of nowhere and not so much intellectual background in elaborating its main thesis.www.goodreads.comPandemic"In the nineteenth century, cholera struck the most modern, prosperous cities in the world, killing rich and poor alike, from Paris and London to New York City and New Orleans. In 1836, it felled King Charles X in Italy; in 1849, President James Polk in New Orleans; in 1893, the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in St.www.goodreads.comLifespanKindle tells me I made 281 highlights, there is many, many gems and aha-moments here. I had a soft spot for the book because he begins and ends the book with an emotional connection to Garigal National Park of which I spent a lot of time in and around - I definitely also have an admiration bias of "local boy done good".www.goodreads.com© 2019 by The Fisherman's Notes.
