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natalinajune rated The Man in the High Castle: 3 stars

Philip K. Dick: The Man in the High Castle (Hardcover, 2016, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

The Man in the High Castle is an alternate history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Published and set …

natalinajune rated Year's Best SF 14: 3 stars

No cover — David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer: Year's Best SF 14 (2009, HarperCollins Publishers)

Year's Best SF 14 by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer

natalinajune rated This Gaming Life: 4 stars

Jim Rossignol: This Gaming Life (Hardcover, 2008, University of Michigan Press)

This Gaming Life by Jim Rossignol

natalinajune rated Everyone in silico / by Jim Munroe.: 4 stars

Jim Munroe: Everyone in silico / by Jim Munroe. (2003, Four Walls Eight Windows)

Everyone in silico / by Jim Munroe. by Jim Munroe

natalinajune rated Ascent of Money: 3 stars

Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson, Hugh Ross

natalinajune rated The elements of typographic style: 4 stars

Robert Bringhurst, Robert Bringhurst: The elements of typographic style (2004, Hartley & Marks, Publishers)

The elements of typographic style by Robert Bringhurst, Robert Bringhurst

A readable manual and reference on modern typography, exploring the art and history of the field as well as technical …

natalinajune rated The Sparrow: 5 stars

Mary Doria Russell: The Sparrow (Hardcover, 1996, Villard)

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes …

natalinajune rated Automated Alice: 3 stars

Jeff Noon: Automated Alice (Paperback, 2001, Corgi Books Limited)

Automated Alice by Jeff Noon

natalinajune reviewed No One Makes You Shop at Wal-Mart by Tom Slee

Tom Slee: No One Makes You Shop at Wal-Mart (Paperback, 2006, Between the Lines Productions)

Review of 'No One Makes You Shop at Wal-Mart' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I've read Tom Slee's blog for a while, and I'm glad I finally got his book. It's similar to [b:Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life|3106009|Rock, Paper, Scissors Game Theory in Everyday Life|Len Fisher|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223478717s/3106009.jpg|3137259] in concept, but as you can tell from the titles, Slee presents an interesting selection of problems as well as a game theory lens on solving them. Where Rock, Paper, Scissors feels at times like a parade through the social “weird news” hits of recent history, Slee builds an arc through each class of problem, up from the basic prisoner's dilemma until the big social problems he raises are explained.