Alberto Cairo Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times
Michael IgnatieffAlberto Cairo...Finally, 'On Consolation' by Michael Ignatieff will probably be the last book I'll read this year, and I'm really liking it so far https://t.co/E9HFJUp0pa
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Liberty: Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Isaiah BerlinAlberto Cairo“Total liberty for wolves is death to the lambs, total liberty of the powerful, the gifted, is not compatible with the rights to a decent existence of the weak and the less gifted.” —Isaiah Berlin
Paperback, 2002
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
Jordan B. PetersonAlberto CairoBest line in the review: “I am a professional consumer of terrible books (I have read Jordan B. Peterson’s Maps of Meaning and most of the Ben Shapiro canon” 'Maps of Meaning' is indeed a dreadful word salad, but at least its nonsensical diagrams are fun: https://t.co/nmCYA7HqFx https://t.co/kRatcV2hbj
Paperback, 1999
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Philosophy: Philosophy: Who Needs It
Ayn RandAlberto Cairo@BMcNoldy I call it "the Ayn Rand Attitude": bash public assistance but demand it when it is you who needs it
Paperback, Mass Market, 1984
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Maybe This Will Help: How to Feel Better When Things Stay the Same
Michelle RialAlberto CairoNew book by @TheRialMichelle (I spotted it at the bookstore): 'Maybe This Will Help'. Looks lovely #infographics #dataViz https://twitter.com/BNBuzz/status/1478048714644238338
Hardcover, 2021
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Revolutionary Mathematics: Artificial Intelligence, Statistics and the Logic of Capitalism
Justin JoqueAlberto CairoThis looks very interesting; listening to it now. Also, I didn't know that Justin published a book in January, 'Revolutionary Mathematics: Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, and the Logic of Capitalism,' that also deals with notions of probability: https://t.co/Btnsj3VV9i https://t.co/EwlTHuq25u
Paperback, 2022
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Kristin Kobes Du MezAlberto CairoThe most frequent note I've written on the margins of “Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation” by @kkdumez is “how surprising is it that this asshole committed the very 'sins' he condemned others for?” https://t.co/LelgUiCYLs
Paperback, 2021
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Lush and Seething Hell: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror
John Hornor JacobsAlberto Cairo'A Lush and Seething Hell' by @johnhornor contains the beautifully haunting novella 'The Sea Dreams It Is The Sky'. Recommended https://twitter.com/LairdBarron/status/1481294753882857476
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen?
Philippa JonesAlberto CairoI love it when my two passions intersect: in the designer's notes for @gmtgames's 'Virgin Queen', @RBMStudio1 discusses the use of cartograms in tabletop historical simulation games https://t.co/qYHaZVdAtS
Paperback, 2017
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
David QuammenAlberto CairoI've just noticed that @DavidQuammen has a new book 'Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus': https://t.co/zRacaRcBdk I'll get it, as I've greatly enjoyed his past books, particularly 'Spillover' and 'Monster of God'. An Excerpt: https://t.co/3oZsgWOZlm
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book