Review:Truly an eye opening book themed with telling it like it is. This book dispels possible myths of chasing an elusive mystery - Happiness. Is it what we really think? A recommended read full of discovery and concepts that promises to open the mind to new views and alternate pathways to explore. Read more

Review:Dan Ariely has done it again! A fascinating book that will make you think and see the world differently! Highly recommend the book - especially if you like social sciences and behavioural economics :) Read more

Review:The concept for this book is incredibly interesting - that we essentially can't judge what will make us happy, and the only way to do really get those things that will truly make us happy is to judge the happiness others gain by their experiences. Gilbert's insight is equally matched by his sense of dry pan humor that moves this book along and pulls even the least interested ready to the end of the book. If you've ever wondered about the psychology of happiness, this book is excellent. Read more

Review:A well written introductory book on a topic as feared as statistics is something worth looking at. It's not an academic book, but it's a very nice first read for someone who will take any statistics course, or maybe just have an urge to learn more about statistics but doesn't want to get into all that math from the beginning. Here you'll learn broad concepts and uses. Read more

Review:Overall it fulfills the objective in the title, but there were some things that I think could be easily improved upon:

1. I found the overall organization of the book confusing, even though it is a short book. It's fine if you just read it beginning to end as I did, but if you are trying to figure out "Intro" vs. "Scenarios" in "Example Section 1" vs. "Example Section 2", etc., particularly with the amount of repetition within each section and between sections. Even the "Booklet Structu... Read more

Review:The book helped to put structure to everyday analysis. Often I would do one or two of the methods in the book but not with a strong focus on my process. I think in the end, I will now approach problems with a consistent level of rigor. Read more

Review:Published in the 350th anniversary year of the Royal Society of London, "Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society" is more a book about science than a book about the Royal Society.

Of all the qualifications in the world, the letters FRS (fellow of the Royal Society) would certainly be the mostly highly prized ones, much better than PhD (which merely indicates that the individual at one time did enough work to earn a degree). FRS indicates that the individual has accomp... Read more

Review:There is a lot of thought-provoking information buried in this book. At times though, it would have been nice to have more detailed charts of timelines and evolutionary trees for we visual types. I'm rather dissatified with the Kindle version of teh book as the are many references to fact on certain pages numbers - we I cannot see! Read more

Review:Terrific read. Our Forest Firefighters are a special kind of hero....A neighbor is a team leader who has fought in the west for decades....I am reading about events that he suggested....this year he retired... Read more

Review:Science fiction can only hope to emulate the deep intricacy and magnificent wonder that the reality of our universe can boast. While seemingly complex and evasive in nature, the laws that govern our universe hold answers that may astound even the most imaginitive. Kip Thorne has elegantly captured the "majic" of the universe and tamed the unknown into an understandable context.
Understadable, that is, for anyone you has ever wondered about the universe and the mysteries it holds. Thorne's ... Read more