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Colin Marks

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British writer Colin Marks (born 1970) has so far only published a handful of short stories electronically, reaching #4 in the Amazon short story category. He is currently working on a YA novel which is due to be released late 2014.

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Review: Grit by Angela Duckworth

I loved Angela on “No Stupid Questions”, it was one of my go-to podcasts, an excellent balance of entertainment and information. Sadly, this book didn’t live up to my expectations. It offered little practical advice and mostly consisted of anecdotes grouped into themed chapters, many of which just felt randomly placed. A very interesting author, I still enjoy listening to the repeats of NSQ, but t

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	The Law of Business Torts and Unfair Competition: Cases, Materials, and Problems (American Casebook Series) by Colin Marks (Goodreads Author), Douglas Moll 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving in

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Colin Marks rated a book really liked it The Motion of the Body Through Space 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
I recently read Mania by Lionel Shriver, which encouraged me to explore her earlier works; The Motion of the Body Through Space just happened to be on my pile. Both novels offer a satirical take on modern society—where Mania focused on cancel culture ...more
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This is a fantastic read. Bregman's premise is that humans are a pretty decent species, and not the monsters that the media portrays through dodgy reporting and dubious science. The sections where he tears into widely reported examples of human selfis ...more
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Colin Marks rated a book it was amazing The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt	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
Interesting analysis of how well intended policies can have unanticipated side-effects, particularly when raising children to be independent, antifragile, first-principle thinkers. Superbly researched and clearly explained, well worth a read!
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I loved Angela on "No Stupid Questions", it was one of my go-to podcasts, an excellent balance of entertainment and information. Sadly, this book didn't live up to my expectations. It offered little practical advice and mostly consisted of anecdotes ...more
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Colin Marks rated a book it was amazing The Bear by Andrew Krivak	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 Bear opens like The Road—in medias res, post-apocalyptic, a man and a child alone in the wilderness—but soon drifts into a kind of magical realism grounded in a deep understanding of what it means to live off the land. It’s a sparse book, both in ...more
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Colin Marks rated a book really liked it Mania 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
Lionel Shriver's Mania is set in an alternative reality where the "Mental Parity" movement has gained control -the world has prejudiced stupid people for long enough and now's the time for correction! I read this in mid-2025, and this satirical criti ...more
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Colin Marks rated a book did not like it The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them by Steve Peters	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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Colin Marks and 243 other people liked Bernard O'Leary's review of The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them: "This is a great book for those who have never engaged in any kind of self-appraisal whatsoever, especially if you are also unfamiliar with even the most basic elements of psychology. And I mean really, really basic. In The Chimp Paradox, Steve Peters" Read more of this review »
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Colin Marks rated a book it was amazing Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky	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
For a 50 year-old science fiction work, written behind the iron curtain (though this is the uncensored original), Roadside Picnic comes across very fresh. It offers an interesting take on the "first contact" genre - no aliens are ever met, only their ...more
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