What I Just Read

I read another 50+ books in 2025, and these are the ones that stood out--both the good and the terrible. Each link below will take you to my review and discussion notes. If you'd like to support my work here, please  feel free to use this Amazon link to do your shopping . I'll be paid a modest affiliate fee at no extra cost to you. Thank you for reading, and all the best for 2026! See also! 2024's Best and Worst 2023's Best and Worst 2022's Best and Worst ******************************** Best (5/5 stars or close): Deep Response by Tyler Disney A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young Before the Dawn by Shimazaki Toson Broken Money by Lyn Alden The Collapse of British Power by Correlli Barnett Uncommon Therapy by Jay Haley The Dhandho Investor by Mohnish Pabrai The Practicing Mind by Thomas M. Sterner Perpetuity by Kevin Joseph Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius Worst (1/5 stars or close): Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker By All Means Available by Mic...

This collection of scientific papers is a challenging but useful discussion on statistical methods, probability, randomness, logic and decision-making. Much of the book centers around Bayesian statistical methods and when and why to use them, as well as "philosophy of science"-type discussions on when a scientist should--or sometimes must--apply subjective judgments to scientific problems. It will help enormously if you've had a semester or two of statistics to really get at the meat of this book. If not, scroll down a few paragraphs for a short list of layperson-friendly books that address many of these subjects more accessibly. [A quick  affiliate link to Amazon  for those readers who would like to support my work here: if you purchase your Amazon products via any affiliate link from this site, or from my sister site  Casual Kitchen , I will receive a small affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!] Author Irving Good worked with Alan Turing at ...