I married a librarian and want to make a profile she'd be proud of. I love children's, YA, Fantasy, Linguistics, Philosophy, and History of Science. I study narrative as a mental technology.
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A good Superman story has lots of Clark Kent, and Superman being powerless due to a run in with a sun eater, which I haven't read, is as good. He is reminded of friends from throughout his life, most of all his new wife, who learns that wherever she goes she can't escape the good influence that Clark has had. He spends the series powerless but Lois rocks.
a fun romp through several stories, the first and last having to do with the cover picture and Daleks.
a great lens through which to view progress and successful : the macro lens of habits and system progress rather than discrete events. Very insightful.
Fantastic glimpse into a practical, functional LDS philosophy that really connected with me
A fun collection of Irish gods and goddesses, where immortality means only "can't die of illness or age." we see handicapped, neuro divergent, doomed, tragic, trickster, and heroic. Much more "human" than Greek and Norse mythology - - and perhaps more ancient, too.
Light is everywhere. It gives us vision, keeps us warm, and facilitates life. Light is …
He makes it very clear, from the start, that he is NOT talking with authority. Instead, like the science he lives by as an engineer, he proposes some highly plausible theories and backs them up exhaustively with scripture and the words of church leaders, often giving different ways things could be interpreted or thought about. In so doing, he provides much food for thought and brings up concepts and ideas that had never occurred to me, and I like it.
Let's Talk about Polygamy, written by historian Brittany Chapman Nash, delves into the history of …
I enjoyed the candid but balanced discussion. Nash neither exonerates nor condemns the practice, using stories from practicioners to explain when it was done right and when wrong.
Let's Talk about Polygamy, written by historian Brittany Chapman Nash, delves into the history of …
She does a great job of pointing out the godlike benefits and equally the nightmare-tending consequences that followed polygamy among Mormons, while also being clear about modern takes on the now-forbidden practice. Nash gives a nicely balanced treatment to a topic that many are uncomfortable thinking about.
The classic book on systems thinking―with more than half a million copies sold worldwide!
"This …
I strongly recommend this book to anyone who thinks about current events or who thinks in general.
Lawrence Lessig could be called a cultural environmentalist. One of America’s most original and influential …
just acquired via a recommendation. Reading soon!
The classic book on systems thinking―with more than half a million copies sold worldwide!
"This …
Possibly life-changing insights into viewing our world
After fourteen-year-old Ozzy's scientist parents are kidnapped, Ozzy's only help may be a classified ad …
By Obert Skye and the audio read by our fan-favorite Kirby Heyborne. A quick critique on the audio: at several points in the book the reader gets excited and shouts, and the audio mastering is such that it is loud and jarring -- we quickly had to turn it off in the presence of sleeping children, and I finished it with headphones later.
A fun little jaunt, and resonating with a wider experience base than most YA fantasy novels (eg divorce, abandonment, estranged family), as well as typical inclusions like "doesn't fit in." A fun quick read that was recommended by my 11-year old daughter.