What are you reading?

[wtg]

@Steve-Miller said in What are you reading?:

Finished reading Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss.

I think it was intended to be an indictment of the food industry but I read it as a fascinating discussion of how the industry has to adapt to changing circumstances. How do you square what people want to eat with what they really should eat for health?

I recommend it!

Sounds interesting. My library has the ebook via CloudLibrary. Will check it out!

An NPR piece about the book.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/02/26/172969363/how-the-food-industry-manipulates-taste-buds-with-salt-sugar-fat

[Steve Miller]

I’d like to hear what you think of it.

[wtg]

@AdagioM said in What are you reading?:

@wtg Knitting Without Tears is a fabulous book. It’s like having a chat over a cup of tea with your favorite knitting aunt.

I figured you had probably read it (sounded like she is a knitting legend) and hoped you'd throw your two cents in. Think I'll look for a used copy and give it a look!

[dolmansaxlil]

I know I’m a bit behind the times as this book has been everywhere since its release, but I just finished Remarkably Bright Creatures and it was absolutely wonderful. Highly recommend.

[AdagioM]

@dolmansaxlil That was a lovely, lovely book!

[AndyD]

https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/lists/living-recipients

Veey moving, emotional reading

[CHAS]

The Living and the Dead - Christoffer Carlsson
Swedish mystery
I expect to read more of his work

[Daniel]

I'm not reading anything. I'm watching history videos. My latest obsession is the Byzantine Empire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire

[dolmansaxlil]

I recently finished Divinity 36 and am now on the second book in the trilogy. It is sci-fi, though definitely not typical sci-fi. It took me a bit to decide I liked it but I fell in love with the characters and now I am completely hooked.

I’m also reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. I just started book 2. It is definitely targeted at folks who are gamers - specifically dungeon crawlers. I don’t know that it would be of interest to anyone here but I am loving them!

[AndyD]

If you haven't already read this absolute gem of a book, it takes only 10 minutes and it is deliciously funny, from the Title page on.

[wtg]

Started this but didn't finish before it was due at the library. I put another hold on it so I can finish it. Definitely an interesting read.

From snake-oil salesmen to crypto grifters, the gripping story of charlatans—and why we fall for them

https://www.moisesnaim.com/charlatans

[jon-nyc]

I was rarely a read-more-than-one-book-at-a-time guy but I seem to be now. I generally have something I'm listening to, and something I'm reading in bed at night.

In the last week I finished Andrew Ross Sorkin's 1929. Fantastic book. It takes you through the crash and its aftermath in narrative form, telling the story through a handful of principals. It is not an in-depth study of the depression, more about the crash and the legal aftermath and congressional action culminating in Glass Steagel. Its a pretty short book, shorter than it seemed on kindle since over half is endnotes. I was surprised when the book ended and kindle said I was only 43% of the way through.

I also finished listening to Chernow's new bio of Mark Twain. I enjoyed the book, and never considered putting it down, but I'm going to be honest and say it was a bit of an endurance test. (in fact I think that phrase made it into the NYT review of it). It is 1200+ pages, and the narration was 44+ hours. It could use editing down to maybe 60% of its current length.

Having said all that, he was a fascinating man with a fascinating life and I'm glad I read it. I didn't know all that much about him. There are two Mark Twin houses in Connecticut that operate as museums, I may go see them at some point.

[wtg]

Kind of goes with the MIT article about the energy impact of AI.

https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/3010/ai-s-energy-footprint-mit-analysis

[CHAS]

Christoffer Carlsson's Blaze Me a Sun

[Steve Miller]

[wtg]

Used the recipe for bagels from the author's website, the Clever Carrot.

https://www.theclevercarrot.com/

Got the book out from the library and the other recipes look excellent. Trying not to buy cookbooks, but I might have to get this one.

[Steve Miller]

Definitely lives up to the hype. I’ll rank it up there with The Food Lab and Cookwise.

[Daniel]

Emily Dickinson, Thomas H. Johnson, Ed.

Take it from me; Franklin's late 20th century editions are archaic in comparison; and don't forget her original manuscripts are now readily available to the general public.

The Art of War, Sun Tzu (I'm looking for a good translation, slow going)

The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Edited and Translated by Stephen Mitchell

(I'm reading this again because a want to find a single poem; I might put it in a frame and hang it on my wall when I find it.)

I'm looking for a history of the Habsburg dynasty. I want something written by an English person. I'll take a look at what's available from their universities.

I want to read a history of the Byzantine empire. I'll take the same approach.

I'm reading the two poetry books now.

I plan to get prescription glasses soon.

I still want to read books and think I should read the first ones on my list before my eyesight becomes worse.

[AndyD]

Published 1898, not sure how much help it's going to be, though the chapter on memorising is of interest.

[Daniel]

Andy, You're a bibliophile. Clearly.

I'll share pictures of my office/ study/ library with you and everyone when I have the furniture in place.

This is the area I'm looking forward to decorating most.

It's going to have a desk, a desktop computer, a desk chair, cabinets, a low to the ground table with two matching seats, and a tall bookshelf.

The kitchen is going to have a farmhouse table.

The kitchen, dining room, and the room I described might be a single room.

Thanks for nice pictures!