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Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio J. Méndez
3.0
Started out with slow back story but it got more interesting. I want to watch the movie now.
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
4.0
I listened to the audio book read by the author and I found it engrossing. I treated this book as a collection of stories, studies, and anecdotes all with the common theme of human understanding. It seems like some of the science might be lacking (small sample sizes and anecdotal studies). This didn't bother me greatly because there was no overall conclusion in the book to be disputed, just a series of individual stories and a vague "perception is hard" conclusion.
Blindness by José Saramago
2.0
The plot was okay, but the writing often felt contrived. I often found myself thinking about how unrealistic some of the dialogue sounded. I listened to this as an audiobook, which probably affected my perception.
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman by Freeman Dyson, Jeffrey Robbins, Richard P. Feynman
4.0
Feynman discusses religion, computers, honorific societies, teaching, and the making of the atomic bomb (among many other topics). A background in science is not essential for appreciating this book.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
3.0
I listened to Stephen Fry's audio book reading.