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Sometimes, the research here is only surface-level—the facts mildly suspicious—so if I‘m ever stranded in time, I won‘t trust this book further than I can throw it. Also, while both the premise—a manual from the future for when your time machine malfunctions, written by its shady manufacturer—and its execution are fun, parts of it dragged on, maybe because of all the footnotes. Still, I mostly enjoyed myself.

3.0/5

#nonfiction #science #history

My aunt‘s coming to visit later this month and it‘s important to feed tasty things to your loved ones, so I made brownies (her fave) and sour cream coffee cake (my mum‘s fave) while I finished the tagged book. It ends with an audio-exclusive appendix on how to invent apple pie and ice cream. Totally appropriate for a spot of #audiobaking, even if you‘re an apple pie denier like me.

(I don‘t HATE it or anything, but it doesn‘t excite me.)

I took an #audiowalk with a free coffee and the tagged book, which is super fun. It‘s a great resource if you want to know just a little bit about all the plants, animals, technologies, and social systems humans have found useful throughout time. There‘s a great segment where Ryan North slags off Fahrenheit, too. I respect that SO MUCH.

This was a really cool nonfiction book! It's written in such a funny and engaging way. (Though I do admit I skimmed through some of the more technical chapters)

I was thinking this would be an awesome video game; like you would go to a random point in the past and have to invent things...

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If you look around yourself and see horses or protohorses (henceforth: “horsies”), great news: you and your civilization are playing on easy mode. If you don‘t see any horsies, look for substitutes. Image from https://tinyurl.com/y49rytwf

Amazingly cool and humorous nonfiction book that reads as a repair manual for a stranded time traveler after his time machine malfunctions.

Good fun!

2018 honorable mentions part 2.

How to Invent Everything by Ryan North
The Only Story by Julian Barnes
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
Eternal Life by Dora Horn

Accurate

Book mail! A Xmas present for my kid.

My copy of Ryan North's How to Invent Everything arrived! It also came in a small box which pleased my cat greatly so everybody wins! Now excuse me, I'm going to learn to invent everything just in case I get stuck in the past ;-) #goodmailday #newbooks

Is this my favorite book now?

Third of three #alaa18 haul pics: the rest!

Riverhead Books outdo themselves with each new catalog they send. This time, it‘s a wooden puzzle game to represent some of their big upcoming titles! 💯 📚❤️