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Summer reading list
I’ve been enjoying a lot of reading time lately, and I am taking advantage by floating between as many books as I feel like it. It’s wonderful.
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A Walk in the Park
I read some great adventure books last year: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, about one of the deadliest climbing years ever on Mt Everest, and Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, about one of the longest races in the world. Another one I just finished and that is just as deserving of a read…
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The message
“For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.” Carl Sagan, Contact The photo above is of the earth (see the tiny pale blue dot; that’s it) as seen from Voyager 1.
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Live 15 lives in another world
What if I told you there is a book that you won’t be able to put down, one that’s cleverly written and filled with compelling stories and through which you will learn (a lot) about how many people in the world experience life? Look no further than How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia…
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The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life
I recently finished reading The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life by Boyd Varty. This was a book recommendation shared in one of Tim Ferriss’s Five Bullet Friday emails earlier this year (I think). I remember being intrigued by it and that I couldn’t find it in Kindle format, so I forgot about it for a…
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Little, Big
Only in the most unusual cases is it useful to determine whether a book is good or bad. It is usually both. Robert Musil I certainly wouldn’t consider Little, Big by John Crowley one of the best novels I’ve ever read, or would I? It’s certainly one of the most interestingly strange and effecting fiction…
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What I learned last week (#53 and #54)
Learned last week: the history of a kitchen classic, live music rules, books I read in 2019, go outside first, and more.
