Subj : Books
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Ogg
Date : Wed Apr 23 2025 18:40:00

Hello Rob!

** On Wednesday 23.04.25 - 01:42, Rob Mccart wrote to ALL:

 RM> I was a bit surprised there were not more areas where people were
 RM> talking about books and it was suggested I try this one out, if
 RM> some consider reading a book as 'Entertainment'...    B)

I have posted about certain books in respective echos from time  
to time:

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/DOVE-Net/Entertainment
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/FSXnet/FSX_VIDEO
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 RM> If there are some readers out there maybe we could share
 RM> some author names and book series that we enjoy and we may
 RM> find some new ones to try out.

Here is a list of recently notable books that pertain to  
science-technology:

Top Releases in Science

These five provocative titles take on social media, music
streaming, AI, and the cult of futurism, confronting the myths,
motives, and mayhem behind our most powerful technologies and
challenging the stories we tell ourselves about progress and
who gets to define it.

[O] More Everything Forever by Adam Becker
9781541619593

Domination, space colonization, and the quest to transcend
mortality-this science-backed takedown of Silicon Valley's most
extreme ambitions lays bare the flawed logic and self-interest
driving these grandiose visions and how they distract from the
urgent crises endangering our planet.


[O] Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly
9781668083505

A bestselling, searing indictment of Spotify's algorithm-driven
design that reveals the radical impact it has on both music
consumption and creation, trapping artists and audiences in a
system that promotes conformity and stifles creative
expression.


[O] Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World by Parmy Olson
9781250337740

This Financial Times and Schroders Best Business Book of 2024
chronicles the gripping showdown between two CEOs at the helm
of the AI revolution. Behind the innovation lies a fight for
dominance that's unleashing reckless technology into every
corner of society and rewriting the future for us all.


[O] Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart by Nicholas Carr
9781324064619

From the bestselling author of The Shallows comes a sobering
look at how the tools we use to stay connected compromise our
ability to think, feel, and relate-urging a clear-eyed
reckoning with technology's influence and our role in its
unraveling.


[O] Owned by Eoin Higgins
9781645030461

A riveting investigation into how tech moguls and former
crusaders for truth are reshaping media, exposing the
surprising alliances, power plays, and ideological shifts
converging to rewrite the rules (and risks) of modern
journalism.


 RM> I have a wide variety of book types that interest me and I
 RM> read somewhere around 200 books a year these days and am
 RM> always looking for new books of interest, although to be
 RM> honest, even though I have many thousands of eBooks in my
 RM> collections, I still prefer the feel of a paper book in my
 RM> hands.

I'm still working on Shantaram -by- Gregory David Roberts,  
originally published about 10 yrs ago, but I decided to give it  
a go.

It's an autobiographical novel about an escaped convict from  
Australia ..flees to Bombay ..and describes his encounters with  
some very interesting people and the mafia.  It's a story about  
the search for love and meaning too.  Many "philosophical"  
moments and great lines.  Humour, tragedy, suspense.


 RM> My local library knows me so well that I just send them an
 RM> eMail with a list of 8 or 10 books I wish to take out
 RM> every couple of weeks and they are waiting for me when I
 RM> get there. Saves me a lot of time..   B)

Very smart.. but you miss out on "hanging out" at the fine  
establishment.  ;)


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