Personally, I find Thalers writing an attempt to prove to everyone that he is significant and trying to associate himself with Khaneman and Tversky. It’s the equivalent of Phil Knight’s shoe shiner, on his way to China at the airport, being involved in building Nike.
1 Like
I’m about to start reading The Sword in the Stone. Thanks, Dan John.
bwahaha … fantastic
A Lot of People are Saying, it’s about the conspiracies that started to become more common once Trump entered office.
Oh boy, I’m also speeding through All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership by Darcy Lockman. It’s helping reaffirm my decision to not have kids. 
1 Like
Long time left to make that decision.
1 Like
I took the plunge on an audiobook, Daring Greatly. It surprised me. Had second thoughts early on, but overall I’m content thus far with what it having me ponder. Anyone open to reconsidering their own insecurities and what motivates those insecurities might want to check it out and for anyone that beliefs themselves not to hold any maybe it can be a useful listen/read for understanding more about others. Still have a bit left, but have processed enough to be inclined to offer it up as a recommendation.
2 Likes
Will need to check this out
True, but also a long time left to reap the benefits of that decision.
It’s good via audiobook. I’m only halfway through but feel like many heterosexual people would benefit from reading it.
3 Likes
Finished “The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)”.
Overall impressions are that it provides some unique theories and though experiments on the end of the universe (4 out of 5 presented are many many years off (at least billions), but one could happen any time).
I have the same gripe about this book as I do many science/math books written for a general audience - it left out a lot of the interesting mathematical details. Not liking this aspect is definitely a function of my education so I recognize it as a bias.
Book is recommended if you are into learning more about both the theorized beginning and end of the universe.
Next books on the list are Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe by Brian Greene for non-fiction and Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro for fiction.
Finished The Sword in the Stone and All the Rage recently. Lots of amazing tidbits in the former even though the storyline was nothing special; I saw so much of myself in Arthur. The latter was excellent, though I wish it featured couples from different cultural backgrounds. As a heterosexual woman, this really made me critical of male partnership, perhaps too much. But I am still hopeful that I won’t end grow old alone as a crazy dog lady.
Today I started The Question of German Guilt by Karl Jaspers and Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World by Mike Davis. I think I read a lot of depressing books…
Im reading call of the wild by jack london. Its been one of my favorite books since i was a kid. However this is copy of the old version…not the kid friendly one that i first read. Also working on a couple louis lamore books too…i dont read them quickly but i read more than one at time.
1 Like
I finished The Question of German Guilt by Jaspers as well as Conditional Citizens by Laila Lalami. Both were quick and enjoyable. I might give up on Davis’s book because I have that on audio, and it doesn’t seem very conducive to listening.
Today I picked up Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang and Cal Newport’s new book A World Without Email. I’m excited to read these.
Finished “A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet”. It’s a sci-fi which is outside my norm. Okay book. Nothing spectacular.
Now reading Nomadland by Jessica Bruder.
Heading away for a week-long vacation soon. Reading list includes:
Nonfiction: Winning the World: Lessons for America’s Future from the Cold War
Fiction: As many Raymond Chandler novels as I can finish. Currently reading The Big Sleep. Bringing his next 2 or 3.
Poetry: Auden’s Age of Anxiety or something from Wallace Stevens.
1 Like
Just finished Predictable Surprises by Bazerman- highly recommend.
He also recently wrote a book about ethics. I’m looking at picking that up soon
Finished Think Again by Adam Grant. Great, easy read. It jumped in front of Nomadland because it came in off my library reserve faster.
Excellent choices. I also recommend “The Maltese Falcon” by Dashel Hammet.
1 Like
The only Hammet I’ve read is Red Harvest. Definitely need to check out TMF.
1 Like
I’m reading “Wild at Heart” by John Eldridge. It should be mandatory reading for any man about to raise a son. And also for any woman about to marry a man.
1 Like
