Brand: Daniel Suarez · Product: Daemon

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This is a short but very effective review of Daemon by Daniel Suarez. I love the book and I strongly recommend everybody - not only hackers, geeks and gamers - ...

2009-10-05 15:15

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Brand: Neal Stephenson · Product: Anathem

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Neal Stephenson is by far my favourite author. His new book Anathem is a 900-page masterwork of imagination and skilled storytelling. The story is about a new p...

2009-10-05 17:02

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Brand: Neal Stephenson · Product: Cryptonomicon

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Currently I am rereading Cryptonomicon of Neal Stephenson. It is a great book, very funny and pretty geeky. The first plot takes place during the World War II i...

2009-10-10 9:26

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Brand: Akihiko Seki/Elizabeth Heilman Brooke · Product: The Japanese Spa

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The Japanese Spa is a fantastic book about Ryokans with Onsen (Japanese traditional hotel) in Japan. Onsen are the Japanese hotsprings with natural thermal wate...

2009-10-13 12:23

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Brand: Frank Schätzing · Product: Limit

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Limit, (still) only available in German, is a fantastic book. 1300 pages full tension that took me 6 days reading it. I enjoyed every single page. Schätzing re...

2010-01-12 11:30

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Brand: Daniel Suarez · Product: Freedom

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I loved the cyberthriller Daemon by Daniel Suarez. And this is the wonderful sequel. Of course, before reading Freedom, start with Daemon. The plot is a great m...

2010-09-09 11:04

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Brand: William Mitchell · Product: Reinventing the Automobile

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This is by far the best book on the future of personal urban mobility that I know. There is a great idea on every page. William Mitchell used to lead the Smart ...

2010-09-13 14:36

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