Aleksa BurmazovićUpdateI will no longer be writing stories on Medium. My daily book reviews have migrated to https://steemit.com/@aleksaburmazepam. I apologise…Jul 23, 2018Jul 23, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: Heart of DarknessThis book was like a punch in the gut from Mike Tyson. I’m at the point in my life when adventure calls (I’m writing this from abroad), and…Jul 21, 2018Jul 21, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: How Everything Became WarI appreciate the approach this work takes to the description of the US defense department — it’s personal and visceral, explaining how a…Jul 20, 2018Jul 20, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: War & PeaceThe book was recommended to me by a friend to punish me for some matter of ungentlemanly transgression. The audio book was 113 hours in…Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: An Introduction to Indian PhilosophyI don’t know what I was expecting when I began reading this: probably something about many-armed deities and how yoga can cure all…Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: The End of Tsarist RussiaOn this day in 1918, the Romanov royal family was murdered in the basement of their dwelling in Ekaterinburg. I dedicate this review (for…Jul 17, 2018Jul 17, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: Leadership and Self-DeceptionIt’s a classic “new person working at a company goes to the boss’ office and gets taught a revolutionary way of thinking” book. Yeah, it’s…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: CyberspiesFrom the manicured lawns of Bletchley Park’s Enigma crackers to the ongoing Crypto Wars between China and the NSA, everything is covered by…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: Chaos ImperativeAfter reading Antifragile the other day, I began to be a lot more welcoming to the idea of chaos as something other than undesirable.Jul 14, 2018Jul 14, 2018
Aleksa BurmazovićAleksa’s Book Review: The Age of EmWhen Dr. Robin Hanson was a baby, his mother picked him up. He looked into his loving mother’s eyes and uttered a single word:Jul 13, 20182Jul 13, 20182