Style: Non-fiction
The Revenge of Analog – David Sax
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The Revenge of Analog looks at how analogue content is having a strong resurgence. From vinyl records (and in 2024/2025 it would include CDs) to books to writing by hand, Sax looks at the appeal of analogue in an increasingly digital first world. Read my longer review of The Revenge of Analog
The Fish That Ate the Whale – Rich Cohen
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Samuel Zemurray was a bold businessman. When he wasn’t allowed to build a bridge to ship his banana’s he built two long piers and would install floating sections to cross the river. He also helped install friendly governments, presided over the massacre of indigenous people to get his bananas produced and bought a warship that
Rest – Alex Pang
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Many of us are interested in how to work better, but we don’t think very much about how to rest better. Productivity books offer life hacks, advice about how to get more done, or stories about what CEOs or famous writers do. But they say almost nothing about the role of rest in the lives
