Cataclysm by Lydia Kang
To Paradise, by Hanya Yanagihara
Vernon Subutex 1, by Virginie Despentes
"The Batman is Gotham City. I will watch him. Study him. And when I know him and why he does not kill, I will know this city. And then Gotham will be MINE!"-BANE
"We're monsters, buddy. Plain and simple. I don't dress it up with fancy names like mutant or post-human; men were born crueler than Apes and we were born crueler than men. It's just the natural order of things"-ULTIMATE SABRETOOTH
New books: In Danger's Path (1998), the eight novel from The Corps series by W.E.B. Griffin...
On my Kindle, it's the short story A Stirring Incident (1903) by Edward S. Ellis and the biography Abigail and Her Times (1917) by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards.
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A couple more finds from our local library book sale:
Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Patterns of Plausible Inference by George Polya.
Political Equality by Charles Beitz.
Research Games by KC Bowen,which seems to be about Game Theory.
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
New Kindle reads: the short story A Locomotive as a War Chariot (1897) by Cy Warman and the ornithological book A-Birding on a Bronco (1896) by Florence A. Merriam.
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The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
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Okay, so I mostly picked this up for the cool cover but the summary sounded great too. Unfortunately, I'm finding this novella to be an utter chore to read. There's an interesting story here but the writing style is just putting me off.
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt.
The Arch of Knowledge: An Introductory Study of the Philosophy and Methodology of Science by D. P. Oldroyd
Does God Play Dice? The Mathematics of Chaos by Ian Stewart, which seems to be about chaos theory.
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
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New Kindle reads: S.O.S. (1918) by Algernon Blackwood and the Pulitzer-prize winner The Able McLaughlins (1923) by Margaret Wilson.
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New book: Fool's Assassin (2014), the first book from the Fitz and the Fool trilogy by Robin Hobb.
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Just finished Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen.
Starting The Bottoms by Joe R Lansdale today, will follow up with Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman (the show Dark Winds is based on his novels).
Looking for recommendations similar to those 3.