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Awesome collection of 40k stories touching on the topic of The Great Devourer, The Dragon, the Tyranids. Some stories are better than others, the Eldar tales were a bit tedious. But the insane perspective of a Tyranid Broodlord in ‘Shield of Baal: Deathstorm’ really hits the spot.
De economische wetenschap ligt in duigen. De financiële crisis werd niet voorspeld, laat staan voorkomen. Achterhaalde economische theorieën hebben een …
De economische wetenschap ligt in duigen. De financiële crisis werd niet voorspeld, laat staan voorkomen. …
I’ve started reading this before and some familiarities with certain topics (tax evasion, shareholder capitalism, etc.) put me off reading it more. But the chapters on renewable/generous design, the history of well-known economical mechanisms, is keeping me interested. Don’t get me wrong, this is a wonderful book with a powerful message, definitely recommend, it shifts your view on basically everything around you.
I’ve started reading this before and some familiarities with certain topics (tax evasion, shareholder capitalism, etc.) put me off reading it more. But the chapters on renewable/generous design, the history of well-known economical mechanisms, is keeping me interested. Don’t get me wrong, this is a wonderful book with a powerful message, definitely recommend, it shifts your view on basically everything around you.
The Road is a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. The book details the grueling journey of a …
The Road is a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. The book details …
Absolutely loved this stark, emotional struggle by a man and his son travelling by foot across a post-apocalyptic America. The man’s frustrations and hopelessness can be felt and the boy’s little mistakes and childlike imagination hurt to read. Also McCarthy’s strange poetry on nature and the world around the travellers really stick in your head (I had to look up SO many words).
An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian …
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I read ‘The Road’ after years of owning a copy (an awful movie picture one) and it really hit me (the ending was weirdly ‘positive’ for the boy,
I already said this, but once more for good measure: SUCH a strong book on the purpose of journalism, Dutch paternalism and obedience, why political games and journalism about those games contributes to civil frustration. Also, one of the many audio books I’m listening to, a great way to do your household chores :)
Great book! Speaks on moral obligations, the importance of doing right over feeling good, entrepreneurship for the common good. Made me think on what’s important in a job, which you spend a great part of your life doing, so you better make it count.
Absolutely awesome book. ‘Don’t always choose the side of power’, loosely translated, is ruthless about the misty and downright disingenuous collaboration of journalists with politicians, spin doctors and campaigners. Must read! Makes you angry in a good way.
Loving it so far, but distracted by other books (finished Fahrenheit 451!).
Tito is in his early twenties. Born in Cuba, he speaks fluent Russian, lives in …
I didn’t follow Neuromancer, but I loved Pattern Recognition. So curious for this Cold War/espionage/CIA-world, which I usually enjoy in movies.
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...
The system …
Great book! A classic of course. Montag is a recognisable character, Beatty a wonderful bad guy and Mildred a sad and distant love interest. The ending is too preachy in my eyes, and becomes a bit too far fetched (remember books, walk the earth, eat a little bacon, you’re fine? Yeah right). But the parts about the wall screens displaying ‘the family’ constantly talking but saying nothing, is really prescient of current media. And the afterword also is: you don’t have to burn books, you just have to make people not care about them anymore. Recommended! A better read than other similar classics (Brave New World easily, 1984 almost).
We think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader at the top. He controls …