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I have read:

My list of what I've read. Everything goes in here, even the embarrasing stuff. That way I, (hopefully), don't get duplicates as gifts, and eventually I can be proud of my long list.

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The Matarese Circle

Like The Sigma Protocol, which I re-read recently after forgetting I had already read it, the Matarese Circle, (spoiler alert), deals with corporations reaching beyond their intended level of political power. It’s kind of tiring, (maybe because it’s not so far-fetched anymore).

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The Perfect Storm

I started The Perfect Storm several years ago but never got into it, but when I re-tried last week I was hooked. Even technical things like weather forecasting or measuring and predicting wave height become interesting in the context of life or death.

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Designing Great Web APIs

Free from O’Reilly, and a very short read. Rather than technical guide I expected Designing Great Web APIs goes through the design process and tries to guide us to create an API that will be easy for developers to use and help them accomplish something they wouldn’t be able to otherwise.

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

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The Sky is Falling

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