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Book review: Do What You Want
Book reviews / Non fiction

Book review: Do What You Want

Posted on November 23, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

Do what you want is a history of one of my favourite bands, Bad Religion, who have been a band longer than I have been alive Continue reading →

Book review: Lost Enlightenment
Book reviews / History / Non fiction

Book review: Lost Enlightenment

Posted on November 21, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

In short, the book looks at the period of Central Asian history of greatest scientific and other enquiry, taking us on an amazing voyage across a huge breadth of time and geography. Continue reading →

Book review: Rebel Cell
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Book review: Rebel Cell

Posted on August 16, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

This is such a great book, even though the subject matter is so tough. What I love about Kat’s writing is that it is effortless, and also very funny, even when the subject matter is about cancer. Continue reading →

Book review: Because Internet
Book reviews / Non fiction

Book review: Because Internet

Posted on August 4, 2020 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

ecause Internet looks at internet language and culture, from a linguistic perspective. Which seems a bit stuffy, but is in fact, really very interesting. I liked how lots of the way we think about language and the internet fit in neatly with linguistic theory. Continue reading →

Book review: Hello World
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Book review: Hello World

Posted on July 11, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

Essentially, Hannah Fry takes us through where algorithms already exist and how they are currently affecting our lives. She takes on a ride through areas like crime, policing, cars, health and art, highlighting the benefits but also the risks. Continue reading →

Book review: Why We’re Polarized
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Book review: Why We’re Polarized

Posted on June 27, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

In this book, Ezra Klein sets out his analysis for why the US political system has become polarised. It’s well crafted and persuasive, using a raft of political, psychological and historical evidence to put weight behind his argument. Continue reading →

Book review: The Value of Everything
Book reviews / Non fiction

Book review: The Value of Everything

Posted on June 21, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

The main argument is that we no longer have a debate about what ‘value’ means in the economy. Because of this, the economy has slowly started to become rent-seeking, maximising extracting wealth from people and companies, rather than making longterm investments. Continue reading →

Book review: Difficult Women
Book reviews / History / Non fiction

Book review: Difficult Women

Posted on March 18, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

It’s not a chronological history, but tells stories about particular fights in the UK to advance the rights of women. I even knew some of the stories as they intersected with my PhD (like Marie Stopes being…eccentric). Continue reading →

Book review: The Sarawak Report
Book reviews / Non fiction

Book review: The Sarawak Report

Posted on January 21, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

The Sarawak Report is the book version of the blog, by Clare Rewcastle Brown. Starting it’s life out as a blog detailing the pillaging of the Borneo rainforest by a a corrupt Malaysian politician, it turns into the investigation of its Prime Minister who was involved in the 1MDB scandal. Continue reading →

Book review: The Culture Map
Book reviews / Non fiction

Book review: The Culture Map

Posted on January 14, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

n general, the book is about the different kinds of behaviour in different cultures, and how this can cause frustration if you don’t realise it. Things like how people like to approach meetings, or how people develop trust, or even how they like to receive feedback. Continue reading →

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