Tim Bray 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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5 books

Infinite Detail

Tim Maughan

Tim Bray

@ritam @HorriblyJane Tim Maughan's “Infinite Detail” (yeah, another white guy, sorry, but features gay romance) has an apocalypse driven by Internet collapse. Good character-building.

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution

China Miéville

Tim Bray

@kamilkazani A really good book on Russia 1917 in English is “October” by China Miéville: https://t.co/Ns3L34tyht When it came down to the crunch, to some extent the soldiers and sailors were dragging the Bolsheviks behind them. https://t.co/TyfEsq80tu

Paperback, 2018

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Time: A Harsh Mistress

Susan Reed

Tim Bray

Lord of Light Book of the New Sun Moon is a Harsh Mistress https://t.co/J2fghmbwcy

Paperback, 2014

$5.38$2.69 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Orlam

Pj Harvey

Tim Bray

@pfbvan Hey, is "Orlam" by PJ Harvey out yet and if so do you have it?

Out of stock

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Andreas Malm

Tim Bray

So, what to do about the #COP26 failure? Andreas Malm, in “How to Blow Up a Pipeline”, has a suggestion. I read the book and blogged about its argument here: https://t.co/mnyJKqdy88 https://t.co/jCR9J8OhpC https://t.co/2K0WX4YesD

Paperback, 2021

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book