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Well written, engrossing book on the historical underpinnings and the pharmacological foundations behind liturgical practices in modern religions. The motivation and gist of the book isn't new but the author paid great attention to existing evidence and wrote the book carefully enough to not diverge into hippie territory.
Bobiverse Series by Dennis Taylor https://www.goodreads.com/series/192752-bobiverse
Project Hail Mary by Weir Andy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493401-project-hail-ma...
As parents we wanted to be one of the better ones. A while back, we started with Bringing up Bébé , and since then learnt How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk ; we were even Prepared while Reviving Ophelia . This year , we realized, we want to just settle on being A Good Enough Parent . 1. https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-Bébé-Discovers-Parenting/... 2. https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Kids-W…
For fiction, I read almost all Chaim Potok's novels this year and he has become my favourite author. If anybody has a deep interest in religion, and how it interacts with the secular world, and how one is to reconcile the two, I heartily recommend Potok.
I will put up The Last Duel as one of the most entertaining books I read this year. I really enjoyed it.
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Thank you for sharing your recommendation, but I'm afraid that this book contains misinformation and promotes conspiracy theories that are not supported by evidence. I would kindly ask that you refrain from posting recommendations for this book in the future, as it is not in line with the standards and guidelines of HN.
But the post in question does not necessarily match the above, though in a way possibly leaning.
It may still just reflect a point of interest.
4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. It goes against a lot of societally enforced norms we’re coming up against, and suggests the benefits of living a more aware, intentional life and the benefits of commitment and community. Awesome, awesome book I constantly recommend to people.
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Brad De Long - a left leaning professor of economics has written extensive, quality take downs of Graeber. Search for him and Graeber. Here is one. https://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2014/11/monday-smackdown-in-t... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Bradford_DeLong
Oof not someone else that fell for Brad de Long's bs. Here's the ceremonial link for whenever this crap is linked: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17164707