Does anybody read [books] anymore?
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Pretty much, but with more gay, and more Evangelical Christianity.
his instagram posts are like notes from his therapy sessions....
So you have read the book!
no.
for some reason was following on instagram before his book came out....supposedly has a second book coming out...do not follow anymore...too much navel gazing....
I have just finished some of the busiest and most testing times at work, just in time for a dark wet winter. So far this year I have read or re-read;
I am obviously a fan of Bill Bryson, but have come to the conclusion that as he has gotten older he has become less original and can be best described by "OK Boomer". Mlodinow however is not just a Nobel laureate in physics but can write a some damn good books. Also, I may have a book problem.
I am obviously a fan of Bill Bryson, but have come to the conclusion that as he has gotten older he has become less original and can be best described by "OK Boomer". Mlodinow however is not just a Nobel laureate in physics but can write a some damn good books. Also, I may have a book problem.
I loved “A walk in the woods” and kept reading some of his other stuff.
Unfortunately I wasnt nearly as impressed...
Unfortunately I wasnt nearly as impressed...
I haven't read it yet, but I got a signed copy of Graham Jarvis's book. I got it to read camping, but I don't think I will wait.
To Hell's Gate and Back: The Life and Extreme Times of an Off-road Motorcyclist - Jarvis, Graham: 9781474612845 - AbeBooks
To Hell's Gate and Back: The Life and Extreme Times of an Off-road Motorcyclist by Jarvis, Graham - ISBN 10: 1474612849 - ISBN 13: 9781474612845 - W&N - 2019 - Hardcover
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In a sunburt country is really good as is A Brief History Of Nearly Everything.
The Library at Mount Char -- Scott Hawkins
*insert "WTF did I just read" meme*
God moves into suburban neighborhood, smites the fuck out of it, and keeps a few kids around to train to be the new God. Then he got killed. Then things got interesting.
Wanderers - Chuck Wendig
It's about a plague, AI, and the ensuing collapse of American society. Timely.
The Fall - Neal Stephenson
Digitizing human consciousness, and what happens when the first "brains" are turned on. Gets a little bogged down in mythology but I guess that's the point. Bonus if you've read other Neal Stephenson books because a lot of characters across his books show up.
*insert "WTF did I just read" meme*
God moves into suburban neighborhood, smites the fuck out of it, and keeps a few kids around to train to be the new God. Then he got killed. Then things got interesting.
Wanderers - Chuck Wendig
It's about a plague, AI, and the ensuing collapse of American society. Timely.
The Fall - Neal Stephenson
Digitizing human consciousness, and what happens when the first "brains" are turned on. Gets a little bogged down in mythology but I guess that's the point. Bonus if you've read other Neal Stephenson books because a lot of characters across his books show up.
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Your Local Bookstore Wants You to Know That It’s Struggling (Published 2020)
Independent booksellers are desperate for customers to return, and not just for an online reading.
Edit: Hey @jimmydean, Powells still around?
Finished H&G.
Started Cat.
Started Cat.
My Brain has reached critical Mass. I cannot possibly absorb anymore info at this point. Reading seems like an inconsequential endeavor at this point.
Washington’s Secret to the Perfect Zoom Bookshelf? Buy It Wholesale.
Books by the Foot curates shelves full of books for Washington offices, hotels, TV sets—and, now, Zoom backdrops.
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About half way through this, pretty fascinating and not at all what I was expecting. Not so much history as a universal critique of humans.
I think it is safe to say the author doesn't exactly give humans two thumbs up.
I think it is safe to say the author doesn't exactly give humans two thumbs up.
I enjoyed that. I like his treatment of ideas.
Nope, might put it on my list.
This podcast have a name? I'm intrigued.
American Scandal. More a history of how Ted Kaczinski became the Unabomber and his downfall, but they conclude the 5 part series interviewing an author who describes Kaczinski's influence among radicals and intellectuals alike. His methods may have been abhorrent, but its tough to argue that technological innovation hasn't accelerated inequality and further divided society.
Same podcast has a bunch of other good series. Volkswagen diesel scandal. Waco and the Branch Davidians. Three Mile Island.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein
Endgame, Vol. 1, Derrick Jensen
Undoing the Demos, Wendy Brown
Endgame, Vol. 2, Derrick Jensen
Waterlogged, Tim Noake
A Bridge Between Us, Julie Shigekuni
Geografías, Mario Benedetti
Territories in Resistance: A Cartography of Latin American Social Movements, Rául Zibechi
The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, Eduardo Galeano
Girl in a Band, Kim Jordan
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, Colin Woodward
People of Chaco, Kendrick Frazier
Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West, Judith Nies
Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Tewa World, Alfonso Ortiz
A Thousand Plateaus, Volume II of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
The Language of Thieves, Martin Puchner
The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party, John Nichols
Valiant Ambition, Nathan Philbrick
The Widening, Carol Moldaw
The Lost Origins of the Essay, John D'Agata
Mama's Last Hug, Frans de Waal
Restricted Data, Alex Wellerstein
Debunking 911 Debunking, David Griffin
Listen Liberal, Thomas Frank
No Logo, Naomi Klein
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, Andrew Bacevich
The Wrecking Crew, Thomas Frank
What's The Matter With Kansas?, Thomas Frank
Endgame, Vol. 1, Derrick Jensen
Undoing the Demos, Wendy Brown
Endgame, Vol. 2, Derrick Jensen
Waterlogged, Tim Noake
A Bridge Between Us, Julie Shigekuni
Geografías, Mario Benedetti
Territories in Resistance: A Cartography of Latin American Social Movements, Rául Zibechi
The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, Eduardo Galeano
Girl in a Band, Kim Jordan
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, Colin Woodward
People of Chaco, Kendrick Frazier
Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West, Judith Nies
Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Tewa World, Alfonso Ortiz
A Thousand Plateaus, Volume II of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
The Language of Thieves, Martin Puchner
The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party, John Nichols
Valiant Ambition, Nathan Philbrick
The Widening, Carol Moldaw
The Lost Origins of the Essay, John D'Agata
Mama's Last Hug, Frans de Waal
Restricted Data, Alex Wellerstein
Debunking 911 Debunking, David Griffin
Listen Liberal, Thomas Frank
No Logo, Naomi Klein
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, Andrew Bacevich
The Wrecking Crew, Thomas Frank
What's The Matter With Kansas?, Thomas Frank
Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Unsettling and applicable to what is going on today.
Unsettling and applicable to what is going on today.
I just finished "a coffin for Dimitrios" by Eric Ambler. Published on 1939, I feel like it could be set in the present. It's uncanny. And kind of sad.
I highly recommend it for fans of the thriller/soy genre.
I highly recommend it for fans of the thriller/soy genre.
Related reading:
- American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, Colin Woodward
- Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World, David Brion Davis
- Stamped from the Beginning, Ibram X. Kendi
- The Melancholia of Class, A Manifesto for the Working Class, Cynthia Cruz
- Savage Messiah, Laura Grace Ford
Funny, My reply hasn't changed since 2010
They're a Weird Mob, Nino Culotta (John O'Grady)
I did some research on these book things. Interestingly they have books on them. There is this place downtown I have been curious about. It's called the library. It has public restrooms thankfully. It also has books, and you can take them for free if you have a card. I went to the magazine section. They weirdly had no porn section. It seems that would be a popular thing as the adult bookstore down the street had way more people in it. It wasn't free and they had no public restrooms, however. The girl that worked there was kind of mean to me, so I left. The girls at the library were nicer but seemed kind of shy. My persistence did not pay off. I ate lunch alone. They had no forks or napkins, so I was forced to eat my sardines with my fingers. They asked me to leave after I was done eating. I went back to the Adult Bookstore afterwards. I am not sure why they call it a bookstore. It only has magazines and these weird toys. They have bongs too. You have to pay for them before use though. Eventually they asked me to leave also.
I'm reading the Gospel according to Luke. the Steve Lukather book.
Lisa Robertson, The Baudelaire Fractal
Just finished The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Some of the dialogue was pretty bad. Not sure if just doesn't translate from Chinese well, or if in fact just poor writing, but solid science fiction. 7/10, will watch the Netflix adaptation.
Laura Coleman, The Puma Years
"No Hands", the rise and fall of Schwinn Bicycle Company.
Thinking Fast And Slow