"Chasing the Scream" - a timely and interesting summary of the war on drugs and its (in)effectiveness.
"Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard" - a fun book about fungi from a mycologist with a solid sense of humor.
"On the Move" - Oliver Sacks's biography. Insightful and uplifting, especially if you enjoy writing.
"Ready Player One" - a dystopian cyber thriller. Reminded me of Snow Crash. Good stuff.
"The Last Place on Earth" - a good (if labored) summary of the races to the north and south poles and their geopolitical impacts.
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" - been on my list for years. Long but good.
"Steve Jobs" - needs no introduction. Got me interested in Isaacson's other books.
"Hallucinations" (Oliver Sacks) - insightful analysis of the prevalence and for-reaching effects of hallucination. It's a lot more common (and puzzling) than most of us realize.
I'm not a game dev, but that makes me extra glad that I bought a copy. There's a lot to like: slogging through a set of thorny problems, documenting them clearly to help others find their way, and taking donations through a system that many of us are already hooked into (despite its issues and extra hurdles, as demonstrated here). Thanks.
That matches my experience with Cluzee so far. Asking, say, "What does Person XYZ do?" usually gets an answer, but asking "Where does Person XYZ work?" is an unrecognized command. Allowing more flexibility in phrasing the questions would be a big win. The app has potential, IMO.
It began as a crude answer to "why is this so slow" and slowly turned into a fun data viz project. Needs a better name :)