James Amsterdam, Netherlands

hard core reading that goes together with voltaire's bastards in explaining how rationality has devasted development in the West and hampered politics...

by far his best book...the rest often sucked.

chilling and monumental

I enjoyed this a lot although it got super spacey at the end. A tour de force of imagination but in the end the story should have ended earlier.

crazy, violent, sexy, new writer bursting through, worth reading

I randomly picked this up while traveling and proceeded to read it. It changed the way i think which says a lot for me. His style is confrontational and while some people may not be enamoured i was. He makes a strong case and backs it up with numerous examples. Recommended reading for all, pick this ... (continue)

A fascinating journey into how a revolution began. You might read about gates and steve job, but luther changed a world view. He rejected the catholic worship of idols and rituals, ended the reign of monastic life, by saying that the bible was the literal word of god and monks could have wives. Shoc ... (continue)

not well written while from its title it should have been an interesting read. Didn't grab me.

This book is powerful stuff. My stepfather who is in his 70s saw me reading it and ordered a copy. He says its now one of the top 5 books he has ever read, or at least most influential in changing his perspective, remembering that he's from a particular time (not my time) and the knowledge inside th ... (continue)

Weird insight into post-singularity culture. People are stored as memories and uploaded into bodies. Fascinating view of what such a society may be.

it's a crazy book. I disagreed with a lot of the future predictions of the author, but the gem in this book is that it offers new perspectives and really gets you thinking. This made it worth reading