darthvi rated Freakonomics: 4 stars
Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What …
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darthvi rated The Dictator's Handbook: 5 stars
The Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics is a 2011 non-fiction book by Bruce Bueno de …
What If? by Randall Munroe (What If?, #1)
Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, sarcasm, …
darthvi rated The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: 5 stars
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Gosford Park meets Groundhog Day by way of Agatha Christie and Black Mirror – the most inventive story you'll read …
darthvi rated Dark Matter: 5 stars
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is …
Revival by Stephen King
In a small New England town over half a century ago, a boy is playing with his new toy soldiers …
darthvi rated J.R.R. Tolkien: 3 stars
darthvi rated 21 Lessons for the 21st Century: 5 stars
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative …
Fahrenheit 451 ; Chroniques martiennes ; Les pommes d'or du soleil by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, …
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Macbeth (, full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been …
darthvi rated On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: 4 stars
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class …
Misery by Stephen King
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing …
darthvi rated The Shining (The Shining, #1): 5 stars
The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King
The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first …
