I'm in the middle of the d&d book starlight and shadows series.
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Juggling multiple books:
- Naked Don't Fear the Water by Matthieu Aikins. It is definitely recommended if you are interested in refugee issues, border control and similar topics.
- Mind is Flat by Nick Chater, in which the author argues that we don't have any kind of mental depth and our mind just makes sense as it goes along. I am not bought in on the idea yet.
- The Strategy Paradox by Michael E. Raynor is an amazing read if you are interested in business strategy. Almost on par with Rumelt's Good Strategy, Bad Strategy.
Lost Metal by Sanderson.
I'm trying to read the other Sanderson books. Got through Way of Kings, but it was a slog. I don't love really long books.
So I'll probably read Tress next and then give Storm Light Archive stuff another shot.
I just finished Lost Metal myself, it was good stuff
Finishing up “The demon-haunted world” by Carl Sagan, which is really good but a little repetitive, and I’m a few chapters into Bertrand Russell’s “The Problems of Philosophy”, which is a great little book that summarizes the big questions of philosophy up to that point in time (in Russell’s view, of course).
After those I’m looking to start Richard Feynman “The Pleasure of Finding things out”, since the Sagan book got me wanting more popular science stuff, as well as “the people’s history of the United States”, since that comes recommended from some friends (and will hunting of course!).
Belgarath the Sorcerer, part of the Belgariad series by David and Leigh Eddings. I read the series as a kid and pick it back up once every few years.
Currently: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate
On the shelf: Political Ponerology by Andrew M. Lobaczewski
Just finished Ministry for the Future and now planning to jump in to Nemesis Games.
@beefbaby182 did an audiobook of The Red Queen (Juan Gómez-Jurado) which was a fun murder mystery. At the end it had an interview between the author and narrator (Scott Brick), which led me to Bricks other narrations (he's got a wonderful voice and believable accents) - The Omega Factor (Steve Berry) was next. Hoping it will keep leading me on these novels set in other countries - pretty cool to get a taste of cultures alongside a good story