John Thornhill 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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John Thornhill is the innovation editor at the Financial Times. Innovation editor and tech columnist @FinancialTimes. Founder of @Siftedeu. Ex-deputy editor, Moscow correspondent etc
A Writer at War: A Soviet Journalist with the Red Army, 1941-1945
Vasily GrossmanJohn Thornhill2. A Writer At War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army 1941-45. Tragically relevant today. Vivid frontline reporting from Stalingrad to Berlin and horrifying accounts of the Holocaust. Superbly edited and translated by Antony Beevor and Luba Vinogradova https://t.co/8WgbhJRZR3
Paperback, 2007
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stalingrad
Vasily GrossmanJohn Thornhill2. A Writer At War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army 1941-45. Tragically relevant today. Vivid frontline reporting from Stalingrad to Berlin and horrifying accounts of the Holocaust. Superbly edited and translated by Antony Beevor and Luba Vinogradova https://t.co/8WgbhJRZR3
Paperback, 2019
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Inside Politics
L. Ian MacDonaldJohn ThornhillThe one political chart worth reading this morning courtesy of the brilliant Inside Politics newsletter from @stephenkb Sign up here if you don't read already: https://subs.ft.com/digital_intro?segmentId=2f40f9e8-c8d5-af4c-ecdd-78ad0b93926b&%3BemailId=625e691ff022ec00236a5ac0&emailId=62b5733a8042d80023be49bc https://t.co/75a5KBYrr9
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The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
Fei-Fei LiJohn ThornhillIn this highly personal and readable study, Li recounts how a poor Chinese immigrant to the US emerged as one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence researchers. She also offers many smart insights into the AI revolution itself.
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Stalingrad
Antony BeevorJohn Thornhill2. A Writer At War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army 1941-45. Tragically relevant today. Vivid frontline reporting from Stalingrad to Berlin and horrifying accounts of the Holocaust. Superbly edited and translated by Antony Beevor and Luba Vinogradova https://t.co/8WgbhJRZR3
Paperback, 1999
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma
Mustafa SuleymanJohn ThornhillConfused by the current furore about AI? This book is a good place to start. Although overwrought in parts, The Coming Wave is a sweeping account of the latest advances in AI and synthetic biology.
Hardcover, 2023
$32.50Member price:$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first bookThe Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
Fei-Fei LiJohn ThornhillAbove all she tells a captivating tale about how a poor, immigrant Chinese girl could land in the US and end up at the forefront of a scientific revolution. The book is a loving portrait of Li’s familial past as well as an exploration of our technological future...
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Megathreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them
Nouriel RoubiniJohn ThornhillReaders of a nervous disposition may want to file this book in the bin before they turn a page. Those braced for an ice bath of pessimism may profit from its gloomy insights about the state of the world.
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants
Karen BakkerJohn ThornhillVery much looking forward to interviewing @DrKarenBakker today about her book The Sounds of Life and the bioacoustic revolution at the @FinancialTimes Weekend festival https://t.co/bglwDly7Ys
Paperback, 2024
$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century
Alexandra PopoffJohn Thornhill6. Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century by Alexandra Popoff. A fine biography of Grossman's tragic life, creative genius and artistic legacy https://t.co/bZYPzYe1gW
Paperback, 2020
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