Venkatesh Rao@vgrPoll: what is the most common way you decide to read a book once you encounter it?Public reviews23.2%Friends reading it12.8%Vibe with mind state62.8%Bestselling status1.2%250 votes·Final results9:13 PM · Dec 1, 20162 Retweets4 Likes
Joel@polyparadigm·Dec 1, 2016Replying to @vgrTwo important other factors: ·Expected to fill a knowledge gap I'm concerned about ·Canonical within its (often tiny) context18
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 1, 2016Replying to @polyparadigm.@polyparadigm canonicity is a contra-indicator for me in the social sciences/humanities, but a selector in the sciences/tech :D28
ಮಹೇಶ 𑀰𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺@karatalaamalaka·Dec 1, 2016Replying to @vgrlove the weekend Review supp of WSJ. it doesn't matter whether the reviewer likes a book, but selection's great + reviews=useful precis1
Bea Webb@beauwebb14·Dec 1, 2016Replying to @vgr1. Table of Contents. 2. Bibliography. 3. Flip to random point check out the prose.11
R_Ganesh@r_ganesh·Dec 2, 2016Replying to @vgrBig qualifier: book friends are diff from friends in general.
get fucked Elon@hewhocutsdown·Dec 2, 2016Replying to @vgrif by friends you mean bibliographies of other books