Lots to love about this book, I especially liked that it was not quite in chronological order of events, it allowed it to have a better rhythm.
This is not a rose tinted glasses view either, it does speak to shortcomings and beliefs that are considered controversial or plain wrong in modern times.
However the accomplishments are so vast it’s hard to believe someone could be so relentless.
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joek rated Cracking the Nazi Code: 5 stars
joek rated Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7): 4 stars
Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7) by Lee Child
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joek rated City of Thieves: 5 stars
joek rated Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike: 5 stars
joek rated Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold: 3 stars
joek reviewed Churchill by Andrew Roberts
Review of 'Churchill' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
joek rated The tangled Web: 4 stars
The tangled Web by Michal Zalewski
"'Thorough and comprehensive coverage from one of the foremost experts in browser security.' --Tavis Ormandy, Google Inc. Modern web applications …
joek rated The founder's dilemmas: 2 stars
The founder's dilemmas by Noam Wasserman (The Kauffman foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurship)
joek rated The C Programming Language: 5 stars
The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
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joek rated Cracking the Coding Interview: 5 stars
Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
I am not a recruiter. I am a software engineer. And as such, I know what it's like to be …
joek rated Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: 5 stars
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #6)
The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for …
joek rated 哈利波特-鳳凰會的密令: 4 stars
哈利波特-鳳凰會的密令 by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter (Traditional Chinese) (4), Choice #47)
【預言家日報獨家報導】 魔法界的盛事、歐洲三大魔法學校的友誼賽──『三巫鬥法大賽』，一度因死亡人數太多而停辦多年，終於將在今年重新登場！
『三巫鬥法大賽』將由最公正無私的『火盃』為各個學校選出一名鬥士，代表學校參加比賽。競賽的方法是讓這三名鬥士去執行三項特殊的魔法任務，冠軍將可為自己的學校爭光之外，並能獨得一千金加隆的獎金……
才一開學，霍格華茲魔法學校的師生們就為了即將舉行的三巫鬥法大賽而興奮不已，但是當火盃選出哈利波特成為第四位鬥士時，卻引起全校的不諒解。憑什麼才14歲的哈利波特跨越17歲的年齡限制，而將名字投入火盃中呢？
百口莫辯的哈利波特，只好承受所有人的猜疑，努力去挑戰鬥法大賽的三項艱鉅任務。但是，佛地魔的僕人早已盯上了哈利波特，暗中虎視眈眈的準備獵取仇人之血……
這場三巫鬥法大賽背後究竟隱藏了什麼駭人聽聞的詭計？哈利波特又是否能順利通過火盃的考驗呢？
joek rated Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 4 stars
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #5)
After the Dementors’ attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry knows he is about to become Voldemort’s next target.
Although many …
joek rated The five dysfunctions of a team: 5 stars
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