J. J. Zepfanman @...readers started reading Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when …
Starting audio book on Libby from library
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Non-fiction, classics, religion/atheism, science, sci-fi, to name just a few book topics I gravitate toward.
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J. J. Zepfanman @...readers commented on Transpacific Convergences by Denise Khor
After an enlightening intro, we get to the first big moment in Japanese American cinema: The Campaign against The Cheat (1915)
Really enjoying this well-researched history of Louisville's Olmstead parks.
Found at the bookstore, then borrowed here: archive.org/details/parksforpeoplepr0000burn/page/46/mode/2up
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J. J. Zepfanman @...readers rated Brunelleschi's Dome: 3 stars
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers finished reading Brunelleschi's Dome
Skipped discs 3 and 4 amd listened to disc 5. While I'm interested in architecture and Italian history, I did not feel like it was worth my time to get through the whole thing. Narration gets a 4 out of 5, though - thumbs up.
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers started reading Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King
Borrowed from Mom. Upcoming trip to Italy in April!
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" is a non-fiction work by Zora Neale …
Ebook of Hurston's 1931 biography, not published until 2018.
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers wants to read The orchid thief by Susan Orlean (Wheeler large print book series)
My gardener aunt is reading it.
Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage …
So far, quite different from the Apocalypse Now film.
After reading the 2022 edition, looking forward to this coming out in October.
A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2021, selected by guest …
An important retrospective of 2021 writings
4 stars
I ran across this book at the library, and I'll definitely be seeking out the 2023 edition when it's released in October.
I really appreciate editor Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's commitment to including more diverse writers than the "white and coastal collection of pieces from highbrow publications."
I didn't read all of the writings in this book. They were all published in 2021, so I felt like some were already out of date. I simply skimmed the t.o.c. and picked the ones that looked the most interesting. I've already commented on Bookwyrm about the pieces by Wells, Kaplan, and Malloy.
I focused on the "Futures We Could Have" section, as I was most interested in solutions. The final piece on indigenous conservation efforts (by Sengupta, Einhorn, and Andreoni) was a good way to cap off the readings. "Researchers have found that biodiversity protection often works best when local communities have a …
I ran across this book at the library, and I'll definitely be seeking out the 2023 edition when it's released in October.
I really appreciate editor Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's commitment to including more diverse writers than the "white and coastal collection of pieces from highbrow publications."
I didn't read all of the writings in this book. They were all published in 2021, so I felt like some were already out of date. I simply skimmed the t.o.c. and picked the ones that looked the most interesting. I've already commented on Bookwyrm about the pieces by Wells, Kaplan, and Malloy.
I focused on the "Futures We Could Have" section, as I was most interested in solutions. The final piece on indigenous conservation efforts (by Sengupta, Einhorn, and Andreoni) was a good way to cap off the readings. "Researchers have found that biodiversity protection often works best when local communities have a stake."
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers reviewed The Tao Te Ching by Laozi
A short but lasting document
4 stars
I had an enjoyable week listening to the Tao Te Ching (道德經 in Traditional Chinese, lit. "Way Virtue Scripture"), Stephen Mitchell's 1989 audiobook version. Like many ancient writings, it has changed drastically since it was first "compiled" into 81 short chapters, around 250 BCE. I'll be researching more about the textual history of the book, particularly since the oldest version was found in 1993, after Mitchell's version was published.
As for the subject matter, "The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao." - Chapter 1, line 1. #TaoTeChing #DaoDeJing
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers commented on The Tao Te Ching by Laozi
Challenging myself with these mental exercises.