As I try to ramp up my reading I'm converting my GoodReads habit to BookWyrm on the Fediverse. See my main Fediverse profile on Friendica at: friendica.myportal.social/profile/hankg
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50% complete! Hank G (BookWyrm) has read 6 of 12 books.
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year …
For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force—and darling—in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. Until …
A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and plugged into the newly built electric …
We’re often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation …
When thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, where can I find some fine dining or the best …
In my very amateur opinion his is a pretty solid cursory look at how to "Platinum Hike" and a good reference list for stops of various kinds and rating. Think of it like a travel guide for the AT. I do wish they spelled out some of the more complicated steps a little more explicitly, such as how to handle the drop offs and luggage transfers, etc. However I imagine the reason they didn't is the very unsatisfactory "it depends", so there is not much more they can go into that.
The Robots of Dawn is a "whodunit" science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, …
On to the next book in Asimov's Foundation Series reading list...
On the remote planet Solaria the first murder for two hundred years has been committed. …
The robot series keeps getting better and better. It was very interesting to explore the implications of a society that has replaced almost all labor with robots and the implications on population density, social interactions, and related phobias.
@fu@millefeuilles.cloud No. But I found an English Translation which is a trilogy. So I will own all three regardless. That's why I added all three to the list at one time.
Third and last part of the tale about Winnetou, noble chieftain of the Apache, and 'Old Shatterhand', his blood brother …
An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most …
Finished "Careless People". If you've followed Facebook or Zuck with any critical eye for any length in time nothing about it is shocking. Much of it is corroborated elsewhere. Seeing it from the insider POV is still insightful and there were some new details even for me.
