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Viking Britain: A History by Thomas J.T. Williams
4.0
A fascinating and entertaining read focusing on the Viking presence in and influence on England. I really enjoyed the style of Williams' writing. He manages to bring a lot of life into the subject and allows for a more enjoyable, less strictly academic read.
I sometimes found the interludes of purely poetic fancy to distract from the subject and sometimes new chapters felt like jump cuts, but all in all a truly wonderful and informative read, especially with just criticisms of the existing primary sources.
I sometimes found the interludes of purely poetic fancy to distract from the subject and sometimes new chapters felt like jump cuts, but all in all a truly wonderful and informative read, especially with just criticisms of the existing primary sources.
...trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen. Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager by Viktor E. Frankl
5.0
Ein wirklich wichtiges und bewegendes Buch, das ich jedem nur empfehlen kann.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition: No Guilt. No Excuses. No Bs. Just a 6-Week Program That Works by Ramit Sethi
2.0
I had a sort of love hate relationship with this book while reading it. On the one hand the advice is good for people like myself that grew up without money and know little about finance, on the other hand his writing style and fratboy like jokes and quips really made it hard for me to enjoy.
I find a lot of what he mentioned could have been boiled down and left in a few paragraphs rather than continuing on for many pages before essentially just repeating the same advice without truly going deeper.
Something I did enjoy though was his more casual demeanor to finances and saving. Not focusing on saving every penny, cutting back on everything, and looking constantly at spreadsheets, but instead having a plan with a simple to follow formula and automated processes to do all the heavy lifting.
Some of the advice I read I hope to use to help my parents through their debt. There is definitely value here, even if the style and commentary was often very off-putting.
I find a lot of what he mentioned could have been boiled down and left in a few paragraphs rather than continuing on for many pages before essentially just repeating the same advice without truly going deeper.
Something I did enjoy though was his more casual demeanor to finances and saving. Not focusing on saving every penny, cutting back on everything, and looking constantly at spreadsheets, but instead having a plan with a simple to follow formula and automated processes to do all the heavy lifting.
Some of the advice I read I hope to use to help my parents through their debt. There is definitely value here, even if the style and commentary was often very off-putting.
Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley by Sybil Rosen
5.0
Listening to Blaze Foley's music for the first time spellbound me. I developed a close connection instantly with the songs and the man behind them, as well as a sadness when learning of his mortal fate.
Reading this from the very person who got to spend some of the most intimate times with him and retell his legacy as well as her own legend has only deepened the love and connection to the music. I found myself experiencing Depty Dawg as if he was still alive and tortured by heartache once the reality of his fate struck me again.
Beautifully written, truly poetic.
Reading this from the very person who got to spend some of the most intimate times with him and retell his legacy as well as her own legend has only deepened the love and connection to the music. I found myself experiencing Depty Dawg as if he was still alive and tortured by heartache once the reality of his fate struck me again.
Beautifully written, truly poetic.
Pappas runer by Marte Spurkland
5.0
"Det finnes flere runer der ute. På trappesteiner, potetkjellersteiner, pipesteiner, gulvsteiner. På våpen, krukker og smykker i skip og gravhauger. Innskrifter som venter på å bli funnet og tolket. Historier som venter på å bli fortalt." s. 385
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold
3.0
I am, like some other readers, somewhat conflicted about the book. It starts out really engaging, funny, and informative. I found myself however losing interest with each passing chapter as the important basic concepts seemed to be overwritten with overly detailed explanations of less essential information.
Occasionally you could find super interesting information buried in such chapters, but it was so hard to get through some of the more dry information (such as extremely drawn out details of the 8080 microprocessor...) that I found myself simply glancing through lots of paragraphs without focusing on each word or table.
I think the book combines too many potential goal audiences in one and dedicates too much time to very niche details.
The book does deserve lots of credit. It amazes me the amount of knowledge the author has and dedication in putting all this information in one book. There are many historical aspects that are fascinating to read and understand why certain things that are so commonplace today are the way they are and how they came to be.
Occasionally you could find super interesting information buried in such chapters, but it was so hard to get through some of the more dry information (such as extremely drawn out details of the 8080 microprocessor...) that I found myself simply glancing through lots of paragraphs without focusing on each word or table.
I think the book combines too many potential goal audiences in one and dedicates too much time to very niche details.
The book does deserve lots of credit. It amazes me the amount of knowledge the author has and dedication in putting all this information in one book. There are many historical aspects that are fascinating to read and understand why certain things that are so commonplace today are the way they are and how they came to be.
Wir sind Gedächtnis: Wie unsere Erinnerungen bestimmen, wer wir sind by Martin Korte
3.0
Interessantes, wenn auch manchmal etwas langatmiges, Buch, gepackt voller Wissen. Leider sind die spannende Ergebnisse aus passenden Studien oft in einem kleinen Absatz erwähnt. Ich hätte mir etwas mehr Informationen aus diesen Studien gewünscht, um entsprechenden Lektüre aus den Kapiteln besser einprägen zu können.
Schade finde ich auch, dass die Hinweise, was gut für das Gedächtnis ist und wie man besser lernen kann, nur in den letzten 30 Seiten angesprochen wird und hierfür manches nur "deutlicher" anhand von Beispielen in früheren Kapiteln gemacht und wiederholt wird.
Trotzdem empfehlenswert für diejenigen, die mehr über das Gehirn und die Wichtigkeit des Gedächtnisses wissen möchte.
Schade finde ich auch, dass die Hinweise, was gut für das Gedächtnis ist und wie man besser lernen kann, nur in den letzten 30 Seiten angesprochen wird und hierfür manches nur "deutlicher" anhand von Beispielen in früheren Kapiteln gemacht und wiederholt wird.
Trotzdem empfehlenswert für diejenigen, die mehr über das Gehirn und die Wichtigkeit des Gedächtnisses wissen möchte.