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- Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)<\/a>
by Elinor Ostrom – Best non-fiction I read this year. Wonkish.<\/i><\/li>\n
- The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World<\/a>
by Pedro Domingos – Not quite a popularization, and not enough detail for the technical minded, but a good look into the views of a leading machine learner.<\/i><\/li>\n
- The New Jim Crow<\/a>
by Michelle Alexander – I tend to avoid political books that I agree with, but this one really drives home how large a problem the U.S. faces in dealing with the mass incarceration of black Americans.<\/i><\/li>\n
- The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation<\/a>
by Jon Gertner – hit or miss, not enough analysis of what made Bell labs special for my liking<\/i><\/li>\n
- Dreamland: The True Tale of Americas Opiate Epidemic<\/a>
by Sam Quinones – Good journalism.<\/i><\/li>\n
- The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?<\/a>
by Joshua Foer – Mostly focuses on the political story, not enough on the data side of the world.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fiction<\/b><\/p>\n
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- Seveneves: A Novel<\/a>
by Neal Stephenson –Three books in one, first book is Stephenson in top form.<\/i><\/li>\n
- Apex: Nexus Trilogy Book 3 (Nexus Arc)<\/a>
by Ramez Naam – Conclusion to the Nexus trilogy, whole trilogy is worth reading.<\/i><\/li>\n
- The Three-Body Problem<\/a>
by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu –A slow unraveling of a mysterious nearby world. Actually think the next book (below) is slightly better.<\/i><\/li>\n
- The Dark Forest<\/a>
by Cixin Liu, translated by Joel Martinsen – Second in series, am eagerly awaiting translation of third.<\/i><\/li>\n
- Ascension Cycle (The Ascendant Series Book 1)<\/a>
by Michael JC Brown Virtualization to the extreme.<\/i><\/li>\n
- Fear the Future (The Fear Saga Book 3)<\/a>
by Stephen Moss Conclusion to the fear saga, felt it was not up to the standards of the first book.<\/i><\/li>\n
- Expanse novels and novella\n
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- Nemesis Games (The Expanse)<\/a>
by James S.A. Corey – Book 5 of the Expanse. Split story line and no real clean finish, but excellent nonetheless.<\/i><\/li>\n
- The Churn: An Expanse Novella (The Expanse)<\/a>
by James S.A. Corey – Amos backstory.<\/i><\/li>\n
- The Butcher of Anderson Station: A Story of The Expanse<\/a>
by James S.A. Corey<\/li>\n
- Gods of Risk: An Expanse Novella (The Expanse)<\/a>
by James S.A. Corey<\/li>\n
- The Vital Abyss: An Expanse Novella (The Expanse)<\/a>
by James S.A. Corey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Beacon 23 serialization\n
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- \nBeacon 23: Part One: Little Noises (Kindle Single)<\/a>
by Hugh Howey<\/li>\n
- Beacon 23: Part Two: Pet Rocks (Kindle Single)<\/a>
by Hugh Howey<\/li>\n
- Beacon 23: Part Three: Bounty (Kindle Single)<\/a>
by Hugh Howey<\/li>\n
- Beacon 23: Part Four: Company (Kindle Single)<\/a>
by Hugh Howey<\/li>\n
- Beacon 23: Part Five: Visitor (Kindle Single)<\/a>
by Hugh Howey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- The Great Symmetry<\/a>
by James R Wells<\/li>\n
- Edge Station<\/a>
by Michael Glaviano<\/li>\n
- The God Organ<\/a>
by Anthony J Melchiorri<\/li>\n
- Post-Human Series Books 1-4<\/a>
by David Simpson<\/li>\n
- Warship (Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 1)<\/a>
by Joshua Dalzelle<\/li>\n
- Blindsight (Firefall)<\/a>
by Peter Watts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Another slow year on reading. I would like to blame work, but my inability to avoid reading random stuff on the Internet is to blame. I definitely recommend “Governing the Commons”, it’s wonkish but gives an interesting view on a middle way for common goods. (Note that the links below are affiliate links meaning if … <\/p>\n
- Beacon 23: Part Two: Pet Rocks (Kindle Single)<\/a>
- The Churn: An Expanse Novella (The Expanse)<\/a>
- Apex: Nexus Trilogy Book 3 (Nexus Arc)<\/a>
- The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World<\/a>