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Software developer by day, reader the rest of the time.
I enjoy history, philosophy, American lit, and of course technical books.
Some of my favorite books have been the random ones I've picked up from the bookstore or library where I had NO idea what it was about or even who the author was.
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Mike rated The war on cops: 5 stars
![Heather Mac Donald: The war on cops (2016)](/images/covers/89bc32e3-b29f-464d-b9a1-e94646e84e4f.jpeg)
The war on cops by Heather Mac Donald
It has been call the "Ferguson effect": Since the 2014 police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, officers …
Mike rated Please Stop Helping Us: 5 stars
![JD Jackson, Jason Riley: Please Stop Helping Us (AudiobookFormat, 2014, Brilliance Audio)](/images/covers/1a9ea5b9-b35d-48ca-8c55-f2087ad9f52f.jpeg)
Please Stop Helping Us by JD Jackson, Jason Riley
The author believes that "many efforts by liberals to help the black underclass not only fail but often harm the …
Mike rated The Coddling of the American Mind: 5 stars
![Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff: The Coddling of the American Mind (Paperback, 2019, Penguin Books)](/images/covers/692cd75e-731d-49b1-aa66-e8088f78804b.jpeg)
The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff
"Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are …
Mike rated White Guilt: 5 stars
![Shelby Steele: White Guilt (Paperback, 2007, Harper Perennial)](/images/covers/08d92125-043e-435d-8e22-5976cc47f026.jpeg)
White Guilt by Shelby Steele
In 1955 the killers of Emmett Till, a black Mississippi youth, were acquitted because they were white. Forty years later, …
![David McCullough: 1776 (2006, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks)](/images/covers/31f036f1-e1f6-46be-9d6c-0d868aa52775.jpeg)
1776 by David McCullough
Chronicles the American Revolution during the year 1776, examining the leadership of George Washington and British commander William Howe and …
Mike rated Speaking of India: 5 stars
Mike rated The Crucible: 5 stars
![Arthur Miller: The Crucible (Paperback, 2003, Penguin Books)](/images/covers/1b6687f1-3924-4a52-a7b7-63ac2c193c08.jpeg)
The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Penguin classics)
"I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters …
Mike rated Thomas Jefferson: 5 stars
![Jon Meacham: Thomas Jefferson (Hardcover, 2012, Random House)](/images/covers/7dcec3a9-bdac-4640-8552-777a8b326a6b.jpeg)
Thomas Jefferson by Jon Meacham
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an …
Mike rated So you've been publicly shamed: 5 stars
![Jon Ronson: So you've been publicly shamed (2015)](/images/covers/5d1f4bef-0ca2-4d09-b226-a0579ff65970.jpeg)
So you've been publicly shamed by Jon Ronson
"From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most …
Mike rated Pride and Prejudice: 5 stars
![Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (2004)](/images/covers/c4109f61-90d5-436d-80af-c17b6a103ddd.jpeg)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth …