Steve Spalding 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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The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance
Nessa Carey
@hi_tysam This is fascinating! I really started thinking about this more deeply when I read The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey. It's a really nice, non-technical primer. The number of environmental factors that can fundamentally effect/shape our cognition is startling.
Paperback, 2013
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Too Like the Lightning: Book One of Terra Ignota
Ada Palmer
1. The Player of Games, Iain M Banks 2. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, Charles Yu 3. The Emperors Blade, Brian Staveley 4. Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer 5. Dune, Frank Herbert 6. The Scar, China Mieville 7. Monstress, Marjorie Liu https://t.co/XZ93QPodMc
Paperback, 2017
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The Player of Games
Iain M. Banks
1. The Player of Games, Iain M Banks 2. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, Charles Yu 3. The Emperors Blade, Brian Staveley 4. Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer 5. Dune, Frank Herbert 6. The Scar, China Mieville 7. Monstress, Marjorie Liu https://t.co/XZ93QPodMc
Paperback, 2008
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Charles Yu
1. The Player of Games, Iain M Banks 2. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, Charles Yu 3. The Emperors Blade, Brian Staveley 4. Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer 5. Dune, Frank Herbert 6. The Scar, China Mieville 7. Monstress, Marjorie Liu https://t.co/XZ93QPodMc
Paperback, 2011
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Jennifer Government
Max Barry
@tszzl The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi OR Jennifer Government by Max Barry Read either or both immediately.
Paperback, 2004
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Dune
Frank Herbert
1. The Player of Games, Iain M Banks 2. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, Charles Yu 3. The Emperors Blade, Brian Staveley 4. Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer 5. Dune, Frank Herbert 6. The Scar, China Mieville 7. Monstress, Marjorie Liu https://t.co/XZ93QPodMc
Paperback, Mass Market, 1990
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Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad'dib
Frank Herbert
1. The Player of Games, Iain M Banks 2. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, Charles Yu 3. The Emperors Blade, Brian Staveley 4. Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer 5. Dune, Frank Herbert 6. The Scar, China Mieville 7. Monstress, Marjorie Liu https://t.co/XZ93QPodMc
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Michael Lewis
@drillerburro @8teAPi @RichardMCNgo That would be useful for understanding the real world effects of these models? I’d probably read Flash Boys by Michael Lewis, maybe look up the Flash Crash of 2010, do some research into “front running” and “dark pools.” (As they relate to HFT).
Paperback, 2015
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The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi
@tszzl The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi OR Jennifer Government by Max Barry Read either or both immediately.
Paperback, 2015
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