I've written in the past about empathy (no longer a fan), as well as about being a carnivore (a fan of it, mostly). But I haven't written anything about mercy. That topic will, no doubt, get covered more than adequately in this review. So you're in luck. Just Mercy is a knockout of a book. … Continue reading Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Category: Nonfiction
Moral Combat (Patrick M. Markey & Christopher J. Ferguson)
I don't care whether you like video games or not. Honestly, I don't. Just because they've been a major source of happiness in my life, for most of my life, doesn't mean that they play the same role for you. I have no issues with you putting your time into the particular hobbies you've got. … Continue reading Moral Combat (Patrick M. Markey & Christopher J. Ferguson)
Year of No Clutter (Eve Schaub)
Uh oh--another book that made me think a whole lot about my life. I'd better stop reading so much, right? Or, at least, stop reading so many thought-provoking books. Do you have any clutter in your home? What about your office? What's the definition of clutter to you? In this fantastic book, Eve Schaub not… Continue reading Year of No Clutter (Eve Schaub)
Unruly Places (Alastair Bonnet)
I love this weird planet of ours, with all its strange nooks and crannies. Sure, some people get the chance to go on more journeys than others, through no fault of their own. Plane tickets are expensive (though cheaper than they were ten or twenty years ago), and it can be hard to take the… Continue reading Unruly Places (Alastair Bonnet)
Against Empathy (Paul Bloom)
There are only so many books a person can (reasonably) read. We all have a limited amount of time in our lives, and have so many other demands upon our time. From careers, to family, to other hobbies, to our ridiculous needs for food and sleep. That lack of time is one of the central… Continue reading Against Empathy (Paul Bloom)
The Ethical Carnivore (Louise Gray)
How much meat do you think you eat, in a day, week or month? More importantly, are you comfortable with that? When you think about your eating habits, do you have any concerns about them (beyond cutting out more junk food)? This book will make you think about these questions, among many others. I was… Continue reading The Ethical Carnivore (Louise Gray)
Playing Dead (Elizabeth Greenwood)
Do you love your life? Sure, you have good days and bad ones, everybody does. But has the thought ever gone through your mind--just for a second--that you wish you could leave it all behind and start fresh? That's what Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud is about. Leaving it all… Continue reading Playing Dead (Elizabeth Greenwood)
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