gwern comments on May 2013 Media Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 01 May 2013 11:10:59AM * 1 point [-]

Nonfiction Books Thread

Comment author: gwern 01 May 2013 04:23:10PM 9 points [-]

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In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives, Levy (review)
Singularity Rising: Surviving and Thriving in a Smarter, Richer, and More Dangerous World, James Miller (review)
Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project, 1939-1945: A Study in German Culture
Man's Search for Meaning, Frankl
Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51, Patton
Buddhist Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, Keown

Comment author: lukeprog 02 May 2013 04:49:15AM 4 points [-]

Just chiming in to say I appreciate you posting these lists, and links to reviews.

Comment author: gwern 03 May 2013 01:24:51AM 2 points [-]

You're welcome. I don't put a whole lot of effort into the reviews (much more into the excerpting), so I'm glad they're still helpful.