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Facts, figures and fun achievements throughout the 2013 edition are impressive and well worth the buy

Den of Geek

100%
Patterson's prose sometimes has the overly breathless air of an airport thriller. But it is underpinned by an invaluable piece of timely journalism that should be read by regulators and anyone with a cent in the stock market.

LA Times

100%
In Tubes, journalist Andrew Blum goes on a journey inside the Internet's physical infrastructure to uncover the buildings and compounds where our data is stored and transmitted.

NPR

98%
Mr. Silver illustrates his dos and don’ts through a series of interesting essays that examine how predictions are made in fields including chess, baseball, weather forecasting, earthquake analysis and politics.

NY Times

92%
For an insight into what actually was going on, who was masterminding the attacks and how the "hive" actually worked, Olson's book is a truly terrific read.

Guardian

92%
Cory Doctorow has written his best book yet . . . it should be required reading for every American.

Blog Critics

88%
If you are really serious about creating wealth for yourself then Think and Grow Rich is mandatory reading.

Blog Critics

88%
The shadows of a beginning for black-white understanding, the persistent fight that Scout carries on against school, Jem's emergence into adulthood, Calpurnia's quiet power, and all the incidents touching on the children's "growing outward" have an attractive starchiness that keeps this southern picture pert and provocative.

Kirkus

87%
Crush It! is a no-holds-barred look at what it takes to turn a passion into a short commute to work, and feel better about what you spend your time doing.

NY Journal of Books

87%
Wilbur gets to go to the fair and has many adventures in the barn. I thought this book was very good and I really enjoyed it.

Guardian

85%
Beyond being a “good story,” this book gives its readers a rare chance to be involved in extending the real-life story of hope and to understand the power of the human spirit to overcome great adversity and singly make a difference in the world—to build windmills of our own.

NY Journal of Books

84%
The author introduces many individuals whose inventions and capacities contributed profoundly. An absorbing new approach to a well-worked field.

Kirkus

84%
This fabulous book demonstrates that we are capable of experiencing and sharing far deeper thoughts than even the best computers—and that too often we fail to achieve the highest level of humanness.

Publishers Weekly

84%
Exploring the intimate relationships among blackness, womanhood, and 20th-century American technological development, Shetterly crafts a narrative that is crucial to understanding subsequent movements for civil rights.

Publishers Weekly

83%
Far from being awash in sentiment, the dying man retains a firm grasp on reality. An emotionally rich book and a deeply affecting memorial to a wise mentor, who was 79 when hedied in 1995.

Publishers Weekly

82%
I strongly suggest everybody to read this book - maybe it will be hard at first but it will definitely be worth it!

Guardian

82%
The story is powerful as much for what is suggested as for what is told. It leaves the reader in a mood of chastened wonder...the weight of the story as a revelation of life and as a work of art becomes apparent. And it is very great.

LA Times

81%
So this book left me exasperated. But it never left me bored. Reading it is a bit like being at a dinner party where a smart and opinionated guest is squiffily holding forth, in an almost stream-of-consciousness mode, on everything from the future of football to the dangers of unfriendly A.I...

NY Times

81%
Some one who would like read this book would be someone into murder and mystery books. This book entertains readers and has a reader involved in the book. It keeps someone guessing and wanting to know more. This book would be for someone who wants to figure things out and keep guessing on what could happen next.

Parental Book Reviews

80%
His book delivers both insider access and a savvy critique of the very machinery he is employed by. Since he’s been in the data mines and has risen above them, Rudder becomes a singular and trustworthy guide.

Globe and Mail

80%

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