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In this series I note what I am reading and people comment with what they're reading. Sometimes, on Sundays, I post a special edition on a particular genre or topic.
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Just finished
Tigerman by Nick Harkaway.
Sergeant Lester Ferris is assigned to the (fictional) Indian Ocean island of Merceu. It's meant as a recovery period for the sergeant, who has seen a lot of action. But Merceu is a strange place and it turns out there is a lot more action there than expected. Excellent. full review
Now reading
Plato at the Googleplex by Rebecca Goldstein. Plato comes back to life. He's written some books and he's doing things. Stop 1 is the Googleplex, home of Google. Goldstein interweaves stories of Plato at various places with writing about why philosophy matters. Wonderful
The Pursuit of Italy by David Gilmour. A very good one volume history of Italy, from ancient times up to the present.
Just started
John Quincy Adams: American Visonary by Fred Kaplan. An admiring look at a somewhat neglected president.
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