Genres: Engineering Leadership/Management, Mental Health, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Leftist Politics.
Formats: Generally fiction via audiobooks and non-fiction via paper or ebook (so I can use my reMarkable to scribble on the pages), but there is some blur.
Mastodon: social.coop/@Greg
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Systemic Shame is the socially engineered self-loathing that says we are solely to blame for …
It was fine. Helped to re-affirm the shared effort we all experience, but it definitely fit my mental model of self-help books, leaving with a feeling of "...and?"
Systemic Shame is the socially engineered self-loathing that says we are solely to blame for …
Dunno, we'll see.
What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin …
Having not really read any general audience books about autism (surprisingly) I found the overview of the historical context of autism helpful.
It also introduced me to a few new orgs that I hadn't heard of before, which is nice.
Leviathan Falls is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty …
Part-biography, part-political thriller, The Unaccountability Machine is a rousing exposé of how management failures lead …
I wanted to take a break from Neurotribes and someone on mastodon (I think on social.coop as well, but I didn't bookmark the post) recommended it.
It's well written (and read) with an interesting thesis. I think I'm only now getting into some of the more interesting bits (30%).
A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and …
What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin …
About half-way through and I admit I am enjoying it but it also makes me sad in a lot of ways.
A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best …
All the obvious stories of the history of psychedelics and psychedelic therapy. Well written and well read. But if you know the history and have read other books on the topic you won't learn anything new other than his experiences.
A race for survival among the stars... Humanity's last survivors escaped earth's ruins to find a new home. But when …
How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about …
Humanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is …
From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration …
Started listening to this book because A) the author is on mastodon so yay and B) I needed another good sci-fi world building story.
Got 60% of the way through, enjoying it, but life happened and I may need to restart or go back a chapter to refresh my story state. Hope to do that before EOY.
Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells’s Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems …
A classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem.
When Kris Kelvin arrives at the …