Just arrived today. Gorgeous and intimidating. Will be a long while before I get through this.
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2024 Reading Goal
8% complete! Phil Calvin has read 1 of 12 books.
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Phil Calvin started reading Shift Happens by Marcin Wichary
Shift Happens tells the story of keyboards like no book ever before, covering 150 years …
Phil Calvin started reading Azure Security by Bojan Magusic
Azure Security by Bojan Magusic
Azure Security details best-practices for configuring and deploying Azure's native security services.
Phil Calvin finished reading Persuaders by Anand Giridharadas
Phil Calvin commented on Persuaders by Anand Giridharadas
Had high expectations, and got some value, but this book seemed to need more editing, calls to action and take-home messages instead of a series of anecdotes.
Phil Calvin set a goal to read 12 books in 2024
Phil Calvin reviewed Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change …
Review of 'Entangled Life' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Fascinating topic, and the book started off well, but for me it kind of fell apart and started getting repetitive.
Phil Calvin rated The Brave Athlete: 3 stars
The Brave Athlete by Simon Marshall PhD, Lesley Paterson, Simon Marshall, and 1 other
Portions of your brain fight for control all the time and that's when bad things happen: you get crazy nervous …
Phil Calvin reviewed The artist's way by Julia Cameron
The Artist's Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, …
Review of "The artist's way" on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Recommended in some other book I was reading, I tried to get through some of this, but it was just not for me. Blech.
Phil Calvin rated The bread baker's apprentice: 4 stars
Phil Calvin reviewed Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale by Debra Satz (Oxford political philosophy)
"Markets are important forms of social and economic organization. They allow vast numbers of people, …
Review of 'Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A PhD thesis turned into a book. Interesting topics, solid examples.
Phil Calvin rated Training for the Uphill Athlete: 4 stars
Phil Calvin rated Designing Your Life: 4 stars
Phil Calvin rated Beautiful Security: 3 stars
Phil Calvin reviewed The SS Eastland Disaster by Charles River Editors
Review of 'The SS Eastland Disaster' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Reads like a poorly stapled together bundle of newspaper articles from 1910.
Just awful reading.
I'm sure it's a gripping event full of excitement and heartache, but this isn't your storyteller.