"Today, children are being introduced to books and stories one paragraph at a time. They might be reading something as wonderful as Peggy Parish's Amelia Bedelia, but when you have to stop and answer questions, in detail, often word-for-word, about random paragraphs, there's no way you can learn to care about the characters or the … Continue reading For the Love of Reading
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The Five Love Languages
According to Gary Chapman, the five love languages are: words of affirmation (compliments) quality time receiving gifts acts of service physical touch This book, "The Five Love Languages," was published 30 years ago. I think it is a good mental model for thinking about relationships, and it probably helps to think of them as a spectrum. It's … Continue reading The Five Love Languages
Lord of the Rings Podcast: 9v9, Nine Against Nine
Looks like a monthly podcast discussing The Lord of the Rings with John F. Kersey.
Readow.ai
"Write the title of the book you last read and liked. You can also enter just any book you like.The more titles you add to the list, the more our recommendations will match your preferences." —https://readow.ai/ Artificial intelligence offering book recommendations. All that is needed is a CSV file upload, Good reads API, or similar. … Continue reading Readow.ai
One Fifth of U.S. Adults Have Limited Reading Comprehension
"Many counties that lack programs also double as hot spots of low adult literacy. These are primarily in the mountains of Appalachia, the Southern Black Belt, the Central Valley of California and along the Texas border with Mexico, but they exist throughout the nation. In about 500 American counties, nearly a third of adults struggle … Continue reading One Fifth of U.S. Adults Have Limited Reading Comprehension
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
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
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