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Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow – Enthusiasticast Episode 85
Mark feels the love for the godfather of soul behavioural economic theory. We mention: Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow; his Wikipedia page; his TED talk. Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper Franzenfreude … Continue reading
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Tagged Behavioral economics, Colonoscopies, Daniel Kahneman, Franzenfreude, Thinking Fast and Slow
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Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money – Enthusiasticast Episode 83
Mark is enthusiastic about the Stephanie Plum novels. There was a (gasp!) delay between recording and posting this episode, so a lot of the books that we talk about as ‘coming soon’ are now, in fact, ‘out recently’ and in … Continue reading
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Tagged #Jonathan Tropper, #Kristin Cashore, Alpha, Bitterblue, Christa Faust, Dan Chaon, Daniel Suarez, Darwyn Cooke, Greg Rucka, House to Astonish, In Sunlight and Shadow, Insurgent, Janet Evanovich, John Scalzi, Junot Diaz, Kill Decision, Mark Haddon, Mark Helprin, Mark Leyner, Money Shot, Neal Stephenson, One Last Thing Before I Go, Paolo Bacigalupi, Parker: The Score, Redshirts, Stay Awake, Stephanie Plum, The Drowned Cities, The Mongoliad, The Red House, The Sugar-Frosted Nutsack, This Is How You Lose Her, Veronica Roth
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Max Brooks’ World War Z — Enthusiasticast Episode 81
Mark endorses Max Brooks’ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. (A note on pronunciation: Mark and I are both Canadian and so pronounce the letter ‘Z’ as ‘zed’, however, that completely ruins the wordplay of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boomerang, Brad Pitt, Max Brooks, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, World War Z
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David McGimpsey’s Li’l Bastard — Enthusiasticast Episode 79
Special guest Kevin Chong endorses David McGimpsey’s Li’l Bastard. We also mention: Kevin Chong’s Baroque-a-nova (French Cover) Kevin Chong’s Neil Young Nation Kevin Chong’s Beauty + Pity (trailers) Kevin Chong’s My Year of the Racehorse: Falling in Love with the … Continue reading
Kevin Wilson’s The Family Fang – Enthusiasticast Episode 78
This episode was recorded at the beginning of December, so apologies for all the nonsensical temporal references to ‘last week’, and stuff that ‘just’ happened. Something fresher soon, if all goes according to plan, but in the meantime please enjoy … Continue reading
John Hart’s Iron House — Enthusiasticast Episode 77
Jon endorses John Hart’s Iron House. We also mention: The Adventures of Tintin: Collector’s Gift Set Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling The Art Museum Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor A … Continue reading
Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking With Einstein — Enthusiasticast Episode 75
In this episode Jon endorses Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking With Einstein. We also mention: Richard K. Morgan’s ‘The Steel Remains‘ Ian Tregillis’ ‘Bitter Seeds’ Additional info: The new mass market paperback release of ‘Bitter Seeds’ will include the prequel short story … Continue reading
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Emperor of All Maladies — Enthusiasticast Episode 74
Mark endorses Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Emperor of All Maladies. We also mention: Enthusiasticast Episode 59 The Steel Remains by Richard K Morgan Juliet Marillier’s Son of the Shadows Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game — Enthusiasticast Episode 69 Peter Darbyshire On … Continue reading
Patrick Dewitt’s The Sisters Brothers — Enthusiasticast Episode 73
Special guest Catherine S. endorses Patrick Dewitt’s The Sisters Brothers. We also talk about: McCarthy’s All The Pretty Horses as read by Brad Pitt McCarthy’s The Crossing McCarthy’s Blood Meridian McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men McCarthy’s The Road James … Continue reading
Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One — Enthusiasticast Episode 72
Jon endorses Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. We also mention: Amazon working on a subscription library for books, says WSJ (http://thisismynext.com) Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One as read by Wil Wheaton The 33 Best Books Remaining on the Last Day … Continue reading