What Are You Reading?

[Free]

I've just started on Understanding the Brain: From Cells to Behavior to Cognition, by John E. Dowling, professor emeritus at Harvard University.

I guess this is an updating of his book from 20 years ago, Creating Mind. I read that when it came out. Not that I recall all that much from it. But anyway, I got interested in picking up this new one from an Ars Technica post about it:

Understanding the Brain is a catalog of all we don’t know about the brain

 

[eighthdwarf Checchinato]

I'm currently proofreading/editing the first chapters of the sequel to my novel "Mirror Visions"

 

[Kaimi Kyomoon]

I'm currently proofreading/editing the first chapters of the sequel to my novel "Mirror Visions"

I just downloaded the e-version to my phone.

 

[Bea McMahon]

Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America, by David O. Stewart.

 

[Zaida Gearbox]

Brother Odd by Dean Koontz

 

[eku zhong]

I just read Crazy Rich Asians.. I laughed a lot... its just so amazingly spot on .. I don't think I can watch the movie now.. it will spoil things for me.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I read spam seed posts.

 

[Essence Lumin]

I have an interest in Buddhism. It isn't really a religion with a primary text like the Bible or the Quran. There are overviews from a particular perspective such as some of the books by Thich Nhat Hanh. However, a book that tries to be comprehensive about the history and meaning of Buddhism is hard to find. I was given the 700 page book below. It is excellent. I'm 1/2 way through it. A picture of the cover, then a scan I made of two pages to give an idea of the book's style.

 

[Free]

I read spam seed posts.

Don't you look out of place, now.

 

[Free]

I've been slowly reading Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston and it helps that I like the character, because the tale (and writing to a degree) is plodding.

 

[Kaimi Kyomoon]

The best book I've read recently was 1000 White Women . It was a good story with great characters and I feel like I learned some things.

 

[Rose Karuna]

Tim Dorsey's "No Sunscreen for the Dead" and totally LMAO. If you love weird stories about Florida and crazy retirees, this is the book for you.

 

[Ysanne]

"Das Universum ist eine beschissene Gegend"
Which translates to: "The Universe is a shitty place"

It's a scientific and humorous approach to common believes about the universe. A perfect form of entertainment for people like me who constantly complain about sound in space movies or have situations like these...

Random Person: Look, a star.
Me: How many times do I have to repeat this... it's not a star, it's a planet! Venus to be precise.

I do not think there is an English version available, though.

 

[Kaimi Kyomoon]

I'm just starting "Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think". It's already cheering me up a little bit.

 

[Rose Karuna]

Dead Clown BBQ and
Dead Clown BBQ Expansion Pack by Jeff Strand

Dead Clown Barbecue by Jeff Strand

Dark, humorous, occasionally campy, and horrifying.