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David Zell's avatar

Where on earth do you find the time to read so much, Sam ? Or do you make do with only a few hours of sleep ?? We need to know. PS a great and highly tempting list. THANKS.

Robin Kinross's avatar

A fascinating lot of books. But it’s a shame that the links lead to Amazon pages, which are not a good source of further information. Better would be to link to the publisher’s page. The publisher of a book knows more than Amazon ever will.

Think Or Swim's avatar

Likely for referral clicks and thus revenue, unfortunately.

Robin Kinross's avatar

Yes, I would think that's right. Sam could respond to our suspicions ...

Sam Freedman's avatar

No I don't make any money from links. I just use Amazon myself for cost/convenience.

Robin Kinross's avatar

Thanks, good to know.

The point I was making is a serious one: that Amazon is a poor source of knowledge about books. The publisher of a book *always* knows more about it than Amazon ever could. Amazon and its bots can also make hilarious mistakes. Of course, linking to pages on several different websites takes more time – but we would all learn more about these books.

Bill Gilmour's avatar

That is a very nice collection of reviews. Thank you.

Feyi Fawehinmi's avatar

Read Victorious Century a few years ago. Fantastic writing and a thoroughly enjoyable book to read