Who has read a book within the last year?

**Coeruleum Blue** · 10-23-2018, 06:18 AM

I have no expectations.

**woofwoofl** · 10-23-2018, 08:23 AM

1) Greg Graffin's Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God

Mostly remember themes re: cultures not only conquering each other but intermeshing when they collide regardless of de jure victor, how California was a bad fit for dude, how academic community had not enough cooperation, and a cool helicopter trip thru the remote jungle where only a few people were at, if any. Will re-read in time.

2) Ruth Minshull's How to Choose Your People

Banned from the sc**ntology canon as "squirrel tech" -- fast read, super useful, info like no other. Easy re/read/s. Main takeaway; feelings/moods as bandwidths that get uglier before person feels/operates better, with some looking deceptively similar up top. Catharsis super useful. Another goldmine I got; "stages of grief" running thru from last to first is the way to go; "acceptance" as unawareness, "depression" as undercurrent bad shit now being felt and actually identified, "bargaining" as how to fix stuff and the desperate urge to do so, "anger" to power thru, "denial" as real victory.

3) Scott Adams's Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter

Author/writer of Dilbert writes book on Trump, his 2016 presidential victory, and the route thru greater media, old and new, that got him and crew there. Branding is key!

**Aster** · 10-24-2018, 01:27 AM

I have, but I prob read too much YA fantasy

**blegh** · 10-24-2018, 01:44 AM

@aster using a ' in the spoiler title makes it not work.

i'm currently (re)reading Dune for like the 5th time. I'm always reading something but having a hard time remembering what i've read this year besides the last few books (and i'm positive that i'm forgetting some...) also my kindle took a shit so i can't open it up to see what i read recently.

but coming to mind are ferenheit 451 and before that all of heinleins Future History and World as Myth books

ugh, i know there's at least 10 or so books beyond that this year that the brain damage is keeping me from remembering... :/

**Aster** · 10-24-2018, 01:47 AM

ah, ok. Thanks @bionicgoat! Was wondering why that was happening and if it was just on my end.

**SaveYourself** · 10-24-2018, 08:41 AM

Most of the books I've read this year have been for my degree (lot's of short catchy titles like "The International Politics of Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Guatemala")
For pleasure I've been reading Moby Dick but I'm taking my sweet time with it because I'm so undisciplined when it comes to a reading habit

**Tonatiuh** · 10-24-2018, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by coeruleum

I have no expectations.

Just the story in your eyes.

**Subteigh** · 10-25-2018, 05:04 PM

sort of

**Exodus** · 10-26-2018, 09:25 AM

I read books but only rarely fiction. Reality is more interesting.

**Skepsis** · 10-26-2018, 09:53 AM

I've read about a dozen so far.

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