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[0]: The Will of the Many: A fun take on the genre. You get magic, academia, mystery, etc
[1]: Jade City: My favorite series I've read in the last year or so. Super bummed it's over. Highly recommend.
[0]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58416952-the-will-of-the... [1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43587154-jade-city
The City & the City by China Miéville - Instantly one of my favourite books. A hard boiled noire set in two city-states that occupy the same space in the same way light is both a wave and a particle. If you liked Disco Elysium, you will love this book. Similarly, if you live in Montreal (particularly if you're an Anglo or Allophone), you might relate to this premise on a deep level as I have.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_and_the_City_(TV_se...
Michael Easter "The Comfort Crisis" Michael Easter "Scarcity Brain" Annie Duke "Thinking In Bets" Annie Duke "Quit" All were readable and yet informative and intriguing. Rick Ruben's "The Creative Act" was also good, tho I felt it should have been more heavily edited (read: it was too long). That flaw makes me hesitant to recommend it.
Fiction: My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl- nsfw story about a young guy in early 20th century Europe who develops a method for increasing libido - hilarity ensues.
Michael Easter "The Comfort Crisis" Michael Easter "Scarcity Brain" Annie Duke "Thinking In Bets" Annie Duke "Quit" All were readable and yet informative and intriguing. Rick Ruben's "The Creative Act" was also good, tho I felt it should have been more heavily edited (read: it was too long). That flaw makes me hesitant to recommend it.
I agree somewhat that there are repetitive themes in the Creative Act, but I still found it incredible. I approached it as a series of Zen Koans. You can just pick up the book and start almost anywhere. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone.
Yes, it doesn't have to be read cover to cover. But some chapters could have been removed and "the work" would have gotten stronger. Ironic since that's a practice he champions.
I'd recommend "The War of Art" over "Creative Act".
THESE: 1. "The Shadow Factory" by James Bamford James Bamford takes you behind the scenes of the NSA's domestic surveillance operations, providing an unparalleled look into their methods and motivations. With access to exclusive sources, Bamford delves into the agency's quest for information on modern threats while raising questions about privacy and security. 2. "Fake: Forgery, Lies, & eBay" by Kenneth Walton Discov…