Note – 2026-01-28 11:48
I'm really enjoying reading "The Secret History of Gold" by Dominic Frisby If you enjoy learning how a single metal has shaped civilization and want a fresh, entertaining take on money and power this...
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Note – 2025-07-17 06:46
I started reading "Privacy is Power" by Carissa Véliz last night. Although I have been onboard with the concept for quite a few years now, the scale of the deception is still incredible. Looks to be a...
Note – 2025-03-08 12:34
Enjoying reading "The Hand of Fatima" by Ildefonso Falcones. Follows life of Hernando, a young man of mixed heritage. Mother a Muslim, father a Christian priest. Born after the Morisco rebellion in th...
Note – 2024-10-05 09:34
Last night I started reading "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" by Shoshana Zuboff which looks to be a fascinating, topical and insightful read. Anybody read it?
Note – 2023-12-04 08:13
I've read a lot about the early polar explorers, Scott, Amundsen, Shackleton etc. One that passed me by until recently was Douglas Mawson. "This Accursed Land" tells how Mawson declined to join Scott'...