Review:Bought for a 9yr old niece who is very interested in science. I love how it has the potential to teach female children that science and math are not 'boy things' and help them stay interested in these subjects. Sometimes you just need to be reminded that science is cool for girls too. Read more

Review:Our company is rabidly enjoying coherence and flow state business coaching, and this is one of the books we read together. I read the hardcopy and listened to the audio book. Since then, I've also purchased two copies for friends and recommended it to others. Challenge your notions of what makes you tick and why you're on this planet. What will you do with your life? How will you do it, and what is the impact on those around you? This book has encouraged me to push my limits -and relish it- in... Read more

Review:I would recommend for a high school summer reading project. Perfunctory on science and engineering, laced with irrelevant
factoids (two pages describing Grant's funeral, which had nothing to do with the subject matter among many others), stilted, disjointed sentence structure with excursions into obscure dead ends that yield zero insight into the true difficulties of giants on the horizon of the twentieth century's revolution in physics, engineering and industry. A real disappointment for ... Read more

Review:An excellent start for a beginning Arduino code user. This book is about software and understanding the code for the various Arduino boards. It is NOT a "How to make a project" book. Look for other book titles by Simon Monk for hands on, DIY projects.

Younger users may find the book not to their liking but if you wish to expand into code writing and learn the very beginnings of code writing in the C language then this book is a great starting point! Read more

Review:There are a lot of longform pieces on the sharing economy. Most of them have so much overlap though that I rarely learn much after reading them. Brad Stone has the benefit of an entire book to move beyond the background that any writer has to share on the subject, and tell a more detailed story, and he does so magnificently.

The hallmark of any Brad Stone book is copious research. He finds stories from every angle on every company he writes about. This book is no exception. We learn about... Read more

Review:This book, in my opinion, focuses too much on the politics involved and not about the actual people involved with the actual design and construction of the bridge. I was expecting more technical details and actual experiences of those with their hands on the bridge. Good reading, otherwise. Read more

Review:Spycraft, an important work that must be listen to/read and understood, especially in light of cooling relations with the Russians (once again). Anyone who has lived through the cold war will remember the tensions of the 'doomsday' clock and how it colored our world. As I remembered living through those times I felt there was an under current beyond our perception, struggling for dominance. This book details the struggle and fills in all the things you thought must have been happening. Read more

Review:After reading the Innovator's Dilemma, I was teased by Amazon to read this. I sort of remember some of this stuff from my school days, but this was a great refresher course to read while riding my exercise bike. Read more

Review:The author, Friedman, is a gifted writer. He's won 3 Pulizer prizes so far. A truly brilliant man. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to keep up with the global/international times, especially the electronic/technological times. The book is astonishingly apt to our changing times. This book will "blow your mind." It did mine. I read this book as it was published in 2005, so when the author updated and expanded the book, I was thrilled and could hardly wait to read the new version... Read more

Review:First, the good. These are interesting topics. It's good to be reminded of how much has changed in the last couple of decades. This is a fun read with some interesting stories. If you read the newspaper, you will find nothing new here. But getting a 10,000 foot view of the world can be a useful way to orient yourself.

He also points out the troubling aspects of what he's highlighting, and at no point in the book does he come across as being way off base. His ideas about the future are pr... Read more