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I read this when it was first published, but it's been such a long time and my understanding of the concepts in it has definitely refined. I'm excited to check this one out again. The author isn't an expert in art history or physics, but a passionate student of them and it's a good exploration of the concepts from what I remember. The main point that it explores is that artistic concepts that correlate to 'movements' can precipitate a shift in science. There can be a lot of reasons for this, I've thought about it a lot over the years, but ultimately I don't know that there's much data in this book to support things. It's a very interesting idea and a fantastic way to learn either subject.

As typical of Aldiss we have women viewing their own bodies with standards of 1960s men, but I digress. Hothouse is one of the inspirations listed in Mutant Crawl Classics "Appendix-M". Aldiss is a very imaginative world builder and it works well in this book. We are already off to a breakneck pace, which actually suits the vibe of the story quite well.

One of the absolutely most satisfying reads on dog training. It doesn't rely on absolutes, or explaining unknowable things like your dogs actual motivations. It does, however, offer extremely solid understandings of the reaction points within chains of behaviors and habits that dogs and their guardians develop.

This is goes from cute to interesting extremely fast!

Paul Gilbert PhD has been a pioneer in the compassion studies field, spearheading Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), supported by neuroscience and clinical experience. This is his book on CBT, meant as a self-help book for overcoming depression. Having read his The Compassionate Mind book, and having experienced a lot of positive changes as a result, I'm excited to check this book out.

Denying trauma is a strange feature of this book, and I have a lot more to say on the matter if pressed. I think another good example of some of the mental gymnastics that show up in this translation is the eschewing of anger, while shoving all acceptable qualities under what you then are walked along with under the new name of "indignance".

Non-stop has a good premise has too many places where there are logical gaps. I have no way to describe this without spoilers, so I won't try - I just feel like greater depth of character development & more backstory could have elevated it from good to great.