marretics rated The Anthropocene Reviewed: 4 stars
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this …
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marretics rated The library of Babel: 5 stars
marretics rated Men Like Gods: 5 stars
marretics rated The Butcher of Anderson Station: 4 stars
The Butcher of Anderson Station by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse 0.5)
marretics rated Die dunkle Seite des Mondes.: 4 stars
marretics rated A Crack in Creation: 4 stars
A Crack in Creation by Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
A trailblazing biologist grapples with her role in the biggest scientific discovery of our era: a cheap, easy way of …
marretics rated Predictably Irrational: 5 stars
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
How do we think about money?What caused bankers to lose sight of the economy?What caused individuals to take on mortgages …
marretics rated Meditations: 4 stars
Meditations by Marco Aurelio (Penguin Classics)
was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a …
marretics rated Kim Jiyoung, born 1982: 4 stars
Kim Jiyoung, born 1982 by Cho Nam-ju
In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul lives Kim Jiyoung. A thirtysomething-year-old “millennial …
marretics rated In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto: 1 star
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
A nutrition-oriented analysis of industrial food production, a presentation of the baleful consequences and suggestions for undoing the damage.
marretics rated The origins of political order: 3 stars
The origins of political order by Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order.
marretics rated Das Bildnis DES Dorian Gray Roman: 5 stars
Das Bildnis DES Dorian Gray Roman by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published …
marretics rated Homers letzter Satz: 5 stars
Homers letzter Satz by Simon Singh
"Aunque muchos han tratado de encontrar enseñanzas filosóficas, psicológicas o incluso literarias en Los Simpson, lo cierto es que si …
marretics rated Don't sleep, there are snakes: 4 stars
Don't sleep, there are snakes by Daniel Leonard Everett
A linguist offers a thought-provoking account of his experiences and discoveries while living with the Pirahã, a small tribe of …
marretics rated Der Steppenwolf: 3 stars
Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
»Harry Haller ist in das kulturlose und unmenschliche Inferno unserer prunkenden und lärmenden Gegenwart vorgedrungen und steht mit seinem Begriff …