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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R.L. Stine
5.0
I'm basing this rating one what I would have given the book in 1996. This was my absolute favourite goosebumps book growing up, and while I know that they're kind of cheesy and full of unnecessary cliffhangers, for their intended audience these books are fantastic. So rather than rate it from a grown up perspective and complain about all the flaws, I'm gonna recommend this book for any eight year olds with a couple of hours to divert.
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow
4.0
I quite enjoyed this book, although the majority of the book seems more like a history of statistics than a view of probability. Only the final few chapters really live up to the title, but the earlier chapters are kinda necessary to ensure the reader has a grasp of the subject.
The information is presented very clearly - more clearly than the stats papers I did - and the authors style with it's personal touches and bits of humour make it an easy read. The book is surprisingly light on jargon and makes use of familiar examples to make it's point.
It reminds me a little of Freakonomics, but feels more friendly and relevant than the former.
The information is presented very clearly - more clearly than the stats papers I did - and the authors style with it's personal touches and bits of humour make it an easy read. The book is surprisingly light on jargon and makes use of familiar examples to make it's point.
It reminds me a little of Freakonomics, but feels more friendly and relevant than the former.
Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.0
This is a hard read for anyone not familiar with the fundamentals of physics although NDT does a helluva job at making it both palatable and interesting.