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	PAY ATTENTION TO BITCOIN: The Rise of Digital Gold and its Place in the Evolution of Money 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Examination it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sander it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Structure it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Tabernus Adepti it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Joseph Voelbel rated a book liked it Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Just okay, not Dick’s best. The most interesting component is the parallel reality tension and whether or not the protagonist (or just the reader) is disoriented. Read it bc Phil said parts of this book were a facsimile of a story from Acts, the bibli ...more
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THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, by PHILIP K. DICK., is an inverted timeline depicting an America ran by the Japanese and Germans, where the Axis powers won WWII and Nazism reigns worldwide. Dick leans heavily on the philosophical underpinnings of Japanes ...more
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Joseph Voelbel rated a book really liked it Reclaim Your Sovereignty: Take Back Your Christian Name by David E. Robinson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another classic take on the strawman game. Replete with teethy citations. Read fairly well better than many on this subject. Main takeaways are thesis that we’re not our all caps name, the corp USA is in debt to The Crown (and for an uncited reason i ...more
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Joseph Voelbel rated a book really liked it The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047 by Lionel Shriver (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Touted as a bitcoin book, the manuscript only mentions the word once throughout. While the interpretation of its reference remains open to debate, the half-cocked comment, “see how that worked out”, and the author’s own admission, indicate it was mea ...more
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An experiment in pushing the algorithm. Enjoyed its zany dimensions.
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