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Eden Ostefa
- New Yorker. Born in Manhattan. California, for five years. Bicoastal.
- I graduated with a M.S. in Statistics, B.S. in Computer Science, and a Minor in Math.
- I am currently MTS at Fleet AI. Previously at Fern, Hippocratic AI, Resultid, and Amazon.
- I am a travelphile, art admirer, and an avid reader.
- I write a Substack, by the same name as this site.
- Timshel — A series of letters on life, love, and wonder.
- Steinbeck's Genesis — An annotated close reading of Genesis 4.
- Baccalaureate — My Stanford Baccalaureate submission.
I have had the privilege of reading some incredible novels:
- East of Eden, by John Steinbeck, is my favorite novel.
- War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, is easily the greatest novel I have read.
- Life and Fate, by Vasily Grossman, is the 20th century analog of War and Peace.
- The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, is hauntingly beautiful.
I enjoy reading biographies. My favorites include:
- Napoleon, A Life, by Andrew Roberts.
- Bismarck, A Life, by Jonathan Steinberg.
- FDR, by Jean Edwards Smith.
- Mao, The Real Story, by Pantsov & Levine.
History is a dream from which we may never awake:
- Battlecry of Freedom, by James McPherson.
- From Third World to First, by Lee Kuan Yew.
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer.
- The Rape of Nanjing, by Iris Chang.
I recommend some delightful reads:
- A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. Charming and unforgettable.
- Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck. A love letter to Monterey.
- The Order of Time, by Carlos Rovelli. It fills you with wonder.
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