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Sapiens

Posted on January 11, 2017

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is the best, most enjoyable and most depressing book I've read for ages. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time.

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My new book is really good

Posted on December 22, 2016

I decided to review my own book. Turns out it’s really good.

General Mayhem

The Story Of The Human Body review

Posted on March 15, 2014

... You could chop this book in half and you'd have two quite different volumes, each totally interesting in its own right. The first part is a comprehensive jo...

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Prometheus – or “Why make an Alien movie if you’re not actually going to make an Alien movie?”

Posted on June 26, 2012

... Prometheus takes its time to establish all of the requisite ingredients for a trusty Alien showdown: Spaceship lands on planet; tunnels are investigated; hi...

Nerd

I started a list of my top five films. It got a bit out of hand.

Posted on April 22, 2012

... I can't decide whether The Incredibles is a grown up movie for kids or a children's film for grown ups. I've watched it way too many times. Having said that...

General Mayhem

Rules for not clapping at a piano recital

Posted on February 26, 2012

... Here’s the thing: Jason’s piano playing was awesome. Of course everyone felt like clapping. In fact, let’s bust out of our classical straight jackets right ...

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