wakamoleguy rated Echo Burning (Jack Reacher): 4 stars

Echo Burning (Jack Reacher) by Lee Child
Ex-military cop Jack Reacher returns in this latest in the award-winning series critics call "spectacular" (The Seattle Times), "relentless" (Denver …
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Ex-military cop Jack Reacher returns in this latest in the award-winning series critics call "spectacular" (The Seattle Times), "relentless" (Denver …
Reinventing American Healthcare is a very in-depth overview of the US healthcare system, its incentives and interactions, and the contents of the Affordable Care Act. As detailed and data-driven as this book is, I would still call it a stepping stone to being an informed participant in the health care system and related politics today. It's shining points are in its use of data and tables to add rigor alongside well written explanations of complex systems. It does make it all very accessible to understand.
This book was written a few years ago now, though, and its author is definitely an optimist. The books weaker points are in its predictions of how the ACA's implementation would play out, as there is missing context of the world today. That said, Emanuel does acknowledge this risk in putting certain predictions down on paper, and acknowledges that complex legislation will always have unintended …
Reinventing American Healthcare is a very in-depth overview of the US healthcare system, its incentives and interactions, and the contents of the Affordable Care Act. As detailed and data-driven as this book is, I would still call it a stepping stone to being an informed participant in the health care system and related politics today. It's shining points are in its use of data and tables to add rigor alongside well written explanations of complex systems. It does make it all very accessible to understand.
This book was written a few years ago now, though, and its author is definitely an optimist. The books weaker points are in its predictions of how the ACA's implementation would play out, as there is missing context of the world today. That said, Emanuel does acknowledge this risk in putting certain predictions down on paper, and acknowledges that complex legislation will always have unintended consequences. So, if you can treat this optimism and these predictions not as evidence against the author's authority, but instead as a light into what was intended to happen, this book can give a great grounding into understanding today's health system problems and future reform.

THERE IS NO TEACHER BUT THE ENEMY...
Ender Wiggin is battle school's latest recruit. His teachers reckon he could …

Best book ever

The Goal is about new global principles of manufacturing. It's about people trying to understand what makes their world tick …

A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark …

The four principles that can help us to overcome our brains' natural biases to make better, more informed decisions – …

The story of the Social Media website Twitter and it's Founders.

If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.
The great secret of our time …
Definitely one of my favorite Dresden File books so far. This one is clawing back up from some of the crazy shenanigans of recent novels and getting back into the swing of things with a good ol' fashioned heist.
Definitely one of my favorite Dresden File books so far. This one is clawing back up from some of the crazy shenanigans of recent novels and getting back into the swing of things with a good ol' fashioned heist.

Vaclav Smil: Should we eat meat? (2013)
"Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical, environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and …

High above the planet Florinia, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring …

"The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they're about …