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Category Archives: Books
Arthur C. Clarke 1917 – 2008
The wonderful author and visionary, Arthur C. Clarke, who has written so many thought provoking books, has passed away at the ripe old age of 90. My favorite, and probably his most famous is “2001: A Space Odyssey.” I’ve always been a big fan of sci-fi, and Clarke’s books were right at the top of my list, along with H.G. Wells.
Clarke has one of those truly amazing biographies, which includes predicting a global network of communication satellites, writing an astounding amount of books and scientific articles, being knighted as Sir Arthur C. Clarke by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in [...]
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Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells
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The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
I’ve been feeling overworked and stressed out for some time now. You know it’s bad when the symptoms creep into your daily life and reach out to slap you in the face. Oh, little things like finding yourself obsessing over some small trivial thing, or getting all hung up over something that normally wouldn’t even get your attention.
I realize I’m an information junkie. I try to watch or at least listen to the TV news while sorting through 500 email messages in two different inboxes, and browsing 100 RSS feeds. Not to mention posting to each [...]
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