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Book Review: Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker
I was expecting a funny read of math curiosities and indeed there was plenty of humor and curiosities in this book in the style of Matt Parker (Google him and watch his videos, he’s great); but this book had much more than that. Some parts of the book were not easy at all. I’m glad…
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Book Review: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
I went into this book with the wrong expectation. When it says “A Journey” in the title, it really means it. The book is a journal. It almost feels like the making-of of The Psychopath Test, instead of the book itself. The whole book is written in first person, with no other order than time…
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Book Review: The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World by Adam Gazzaley, Larry D. Rosen
My review of this book is going to sound a bit negative, but my regard for it is not, hence the four-stars. The book is nicely divided in three sections. The first one is the brain, how it works, studies, it’s history and evolution. The second section is about the effect of the technological world…
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Book Review: Armada by Ernest Cline
Do not expect the book to be serious or high brow. It’s silly, predictable and satisfying. Very satisfying if you are a geek that enjoys pop sci fi and fantasy culture. If you enjoyed that aspect of Ready Player One, then you are likely to enjoy Armada too. If that’s you, go ahead and read…
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Book Review: Small Giants by Bo Burlingham
I’m glad I read the 10th Anniversary Edition of the book because I think the extra chapters or modifications make for a much different book. Throughout the book, as he was describing what the small giants do to be giants, without disparaging what they do, I was thinking: “that only works if your profit margins…
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Book Review: General Class by Gordon West
I bought this book after watching a series of videos on YouTube that mentioned it: The book has a short introduction and then jumps straight into the question pool for the general class amateur radio exam. For each question, you have the four potential answers, followed by an explanation of the subject and the correct…
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Book Review: Amateur Radio Exam Secrets by Alan Betts
Disclaimer: I haven’t read it all, as I’m only going for the foundation level license so I only read the relevant sections and I’ll come back to it when I upgrade to other levels. I bought this book without knowing anything about it and I’m so glad I did. The book covers all levels of…
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Book Review: Foundation Licence Now by Alan Betts
I wished someone handed me this book years ago, when I moved to the UK, because I would have gotten my foundation amateur radio licence much, much sooner if I knew how simple it was. I have a similarly leveled licence from Argentina (LU5ARC) and it was much harder to obtain. I found the structure…
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Book Review: Getting Started In Amateur Radio by Steve Nichols
I’m not an expert but I’m also not a beginner to ham radio (I’m LU5ARC in Argentina and I’ll be working on getting my UK license next month) and this book opened my eyes to a lot of new cool things to do in the world of amateur radio. I marked a lot of things…
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Book Review: Product Demos That Sell: How to Deliver Winning SaaS Demos by Steli Efti
I’m new to demoing so I don’t have a lot of references to judge this book and its contents. Everything that I read makes sense. If we are going to judge by authority, Steli Efti, has the track record to write this sort of book. I think it’s interesting how much it covers around the…