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Fuzzy Nation 
by John Scalzi (2011)
read: 21 May 2011
rating: [+]
category: scifi & fantasy
In Fuzzy Nation, Scalzi combines his usual quick witted take on sci-fi with a legal thriller to produce a totally fun book to read. Even though the book is loads of fun, it takes on a very serious issue. What would happen if corporate America were mining a distant planet and stumbled into a sentient life form whose existence threatened its investment in the planet? Also, Fuzzy Nation gets the honor of being the first book I ever read on a Kindle. I enjoyed the experience more than I expected.
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
by Michael Lewis (2010)
read: 9 May 2011
rating: [+]
category: non-fiction
I finally feel like I sort of understand what happened in the mortgage industry meltdown, and I was entertained as I learned. Lewis, as always, writes a very entertaining book. This time he tells us the story of the global financial crisis by helping us get to know a handful of people that saw it coming, and made billions when it happened.
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