Books
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I am glad you enjoyed Seize the Fire @Giles
I enjoyed Nicolson's writing (and he clearly does a lot of research). I'm keen to try his other work too.
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I'm slacking with my reading, I read 52 books in 2024 and 22 in 2025... Still a lot considering I only got into reading during covid.
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Trying different ways to release anxiety so giving Thich Nhat Hanh a go with his Peace is Every Step.
Unfortunately with mindfulness books I tend to forget everything that's in them as soon as I've finished reading. Suppose that's why it needs to be a practice and not a book reading 'event'. -
@corralitos I highly recommend meditating under the guidance of the audiobook of Hanh’s “The Art of Mindful Living,” which is some recordings of him guiding meditations at a retreat. It helps me internalize the teachings, though I also enjoy reading him, and hear the narration in his reedy voice when I do.
The sutras that open this book are ones I use all the time, including in the sauna or steam room. I wish I could also in the cold plunge but mere survival is all I can focus on there
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@mclaincausey I'll have to check it out, thanks for the recommendation. Dunking my head in cold water a la cold plunge sounds like the right kind of in-your-face meditation that could work on me
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@corralitos I always feel better after doing some sauna > plunge > hot tub > steam!
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35 years old and still wince inducing
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I just finished Everything All At Once, by Steph Catudal on the weekend. Given it's World Cancer Day, I thought I would shout out this book. Avid runners are likely familiar with her husband, Tommy Rivs cancer journey. But holy shit, this book puts it into perspective. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but it was heavy and inspiring. Really dug it.
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Backlog Of Books
Alex Ross - Wagnerism is reading and hearing at once (tons of Audiovisuell Companion on his site).
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On a lighter note, Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary my fastest read in years, i just hope the upcoming movie does it justice.
Spoiler alert: it won’t, but only because it’s an impossible assignment.
I fully expect to enjoy it going in with that cheerful expectation though. What a great book. The audiobook narration really brings it to life for any on Audible, read by my favorite narrator.
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@Aetas I really liked Night Boat to Tangier
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Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber. I think I already mentioned The Dawn of Everything, which is similarly fascinating, but Debt is so full of insights and quotable quotes, and ties them together into a coherent and compelling thesis. Both books explain why “it doesn’t have to be this way.”
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@mclaincausey said in Books:
The Dawn of Everything
now that sounds interesting! Thanks for mentioning it
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@mclaincausey said in Books:
Speaking of violence.... You want violence, try reading this one I finished last night: Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy by Philip Freeman.
Absolutely brilliant. I judge a book, to a great extent, by how many times I disturb Paula, by reading out a passage. She almost does not need to read the book now
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
