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Bossypants is an autobiographical comedy book written by the American comedian Tina Fey. The book …
It was entertaining to listen to. I haven't watched SNL nor 30 Rock, so I missed a lot of references, so not all jokes landed with me.
It was entertaining to listen to. I haven't watched SNL nor 30 Rock, so I missed a lot of references, so not all jokes landed with me.
It gives an interesting point of view of the challenges we're facing. Since I've read a lot about effective altruism already, nothing in this book was new to me. That's not on the book, I should have read this many years earlier. The book could easily have been two hours shorter with the same impact.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること, Hashiru Koto ni Tsuite Kataru …
I enjoyed reading this book. It is a lighthearted and not too extraordinary book.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること, Hashiru Koto ni Tsuite Kataru Toki ni Boku no Kataru …
It gives an interesting point of view of the challenges we're facing. Since I've read a lot about effective altruism already, nothing in this book was new to me. That's not on the book, I should have read this many years earlier. The book could easily have been two hours shorter with the same impact.
I liked the lectures and got a better feeling about how languages change over time.
"Specialist scientific fields are developing at incredibly swift speeds, but what can they really tell …
I was hoping for a surprising and insightful history comparable to Sapiens, but this is more a dry enumeration of science and pseudoscience without intriguing at any moment in time. I found myself often skipping a chapter, checking if the next one would be better. After a few, I skipped the entire first part. When part 2 didn't get better, I dropped the entire book.
Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. …
I love how the author doesn't give financial advice, but life advice that you can accomplish with finance.
I love the topic of jazz music, but didn't learn too much. It's nice to hear some old classics. I was hoping that it would get more technical what makes the different genres all jazz, and what sets them apart, but there is not much of that.
I loved to learn about the daily and not so daily events in a South African childhood. Noah Trevor is using his humor, but also his honesty and braveness to open up his heart.
It is nice to hear someone talk about their efforts to create a responsible company. Yet, this story couldn't capture me. It's all a bit predictable I guess, even if Patagonia is a world class example for a responsible company.
Why we should organize our plans to include the well-being people 10s or even 100s …
I enjoyed the philosophical reasoning for why we should care about future generations, but I also enjoyed the practical approach the author is taking on what to do to accomplish this.
Easy and interesting read. Even as a mathematician, there were some interesting tidbits I didn't know yet.
Well written story, good writing style. I didn't know upfront that it's a series, which is annoying, because he often refers to thing in the past and doesn't fully resolve the story.
