A tricky one to review as you really need a background in biochemistry to follow the history - this is not a 'popular science' book aimed at the general public. I think if I had more knowledge of the subject I would have got more out of this book and perhaps awarded 3 stars.
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Reader of a wide range of genres, including a lot of non-fiction. I’m an active member of a sci-fi book club and occasional attendee at a post-apocalyptic book club.
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50% complete! Paul has read 25 of 50 books.
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Paul rated Writing solid code: 3 stars
Paul rated Flash Boys: 4 stars
Paul reviewed The Chemistry of life by Joseph Needham
Review of 'The Chemistry of life' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Chemistry by P. W. Atkins (Very short introduction ; 417)
A look at chemistry anew, through a chemist's eyes, in order to understand its central concepts and to see how …
Paul rated Seven Elements That Have Changed the World: 3 stars
Paul rated The Mongol Empire: 3 stars
Paul reviewed HTML unleashed by Rick Darnell
Review of 'HTML unleashed' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Out of date now of course, but back in the late 90s I bought this book at a remainder store and taught myself web development from it. By far the best investment I ever made.
Paul reviewed Wtf? by Robert Peston
1 volume ; 24 cm
Review of 'Wtf?' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
A gloomy, sweary and largely uninteresting rant about the current state of the UK. I enjoyed Peston's previous books but I was glad to get to the end of this one.
Paul reviewed The Black Door by richard j aldrich
Review of 'The Black Door' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Excellent coverage of the role of secret intelligence in the UK since 1908. I was surprised that this book takes the tale up to the present day, as the delay in releasing intelligence material is often 30 years or more. Definitely worth a read if you are interested in the subject.
Paul rated Console Wars: 4 stars
Console Wars by Blake J. Harris
From the Forward...
Nintendo was king of home videogame entertainment systems, then Sega came in and was a contender for …
Paul rated The Corporation: 3 stars
Paul rated The Joy of Tax: 2 stars
Paul rated Fool's Gold: 4 stars
Paul rated Think Like a Freak: 3 stars
Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
The book that can teach anyone to think like a freak