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Bea Wolf
"A modern middle-grade graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, featuring a gang of troublemaking kids who must defend their tree house from a fun-hating adult who can instantly turn children into grown-ups." https://www.smbc-comics.com/bea/
Ask Hacker News: Which Book Can Attract Anyone Towards Your Field of Study?
A discussion thread on important books in various fields. A few examples: Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought by Lakoff, GeorgeDeep Learning for Coders with Fastai and Pytorch: AI Applications Without a PhD by Howard, JeremyDon't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by … Continue reading Ask Hacker News: Which Book Can Attract Anyone Towards Your Field of Study?
Derek Siver’s Top Book Recommendations
"Tiny summary but detailed notes for each. Use the ISBN number to find it from your local library or anywhere else. This page will constantly update as I read more, so bookmark it if you want to check back in a few months.Sorted with my top recommendations up top. Sort by title, newest, or best.-Derek Sivers, "Books I've Read." sive.rs. Accessed: … Continue reading Derek Siver’s Top Book Recommendations
Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna: No. 1
"A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in the boat. A [person] may live in the world but the world should not live in [her].-Sri Ramakrishna, Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna. Kolkata: Advainta Ashrama, Paragraph 415. Watch your boat and bail out the water.
Where to Start With James Joyce
"But with this month marking the centenary of Ulysses and 140 years since Joyce’s birth, perhaps now really is the time to familiarise or re-familiarise yourself with the influential modernist writer."-Justin Jordan, "Where to start with: James Joyce." theguardian.com. February 18, 2022. The only Joyce I have read was Ulysses in tandem with Stuart Gilbert's … Continue reading Where to Start With James Joyce
The Authoritarians by Bob Altemeyer
"Bob Altemeyer—author of Atheists and The Authoritarian Specter —gives a readable analysis of the nature of authoritarianism and its current impact on American politics.-Goodreads.com Summary The full-text is available.
Books in 2022, Plan vs. Reality
The Plan Last year, I made a list of books for every week of the year. I hardly read anything from the list. I read things like N.K. Jemisin's Inheritance trilogy, revisited some of the books of Iain M. Banks Culture series (currently reading Against a Dark Background), and basically, just read whatever I felt … Continue reading Books in 2022, Plan vs. Reality
Love as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks
"Critically examining these blind spots, I conclude that many of us are motivated to move against domination solely when we feel our self-interest directly threatened. Often, then, the 1onging is not for a collective transformation of society, an end to politics of dominations, but rather simply for an end to what we feel is hurting … Continue reading Love as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks
The Age of Freedom, RethinkX
"During the 2020s, key technologies will converge to completely disrupt the five foundational sectors that underpin the global economy, and with them every major industry in the world today. The knock-on effects for society will be as profound as the extraordinary possibilities that emerge.In information, energy, food, transportation, and materials, costs will fall by 10x or … Continue reading The Age of Freedom, RethinkX
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