I am reading "Virtually Sacred: Myth And Meaning In World Of Warcraft And Second Life", by Robert M Geraci.

Georges Dumezil - The Destiny of the Warrior
Jane Jacobs - The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Federico Finchelstein - A Brief History of Fascist Lies. — Number2018

How is this?

It is not bad. Yet, unfortunately, Finchelstein exposes fascist lies on the grounds of a common-sense concept of truth. Instead, if the notion of fascism is still relevant, it is needed to understand why ‘fascist lies’ made sense for so many people.

Bela Tarr, the Time After by Jacques Rancière

Inside the Third Reich, Albert Speer.

Today on this auspicious 42nd anniversary of its publication, I'm re-reading

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

:razz:

A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess.

Monsters of the Market Zombies, Vampires and Global Capitalism by David McNally

I've heard great things about this! Let me know how you find it. When Verso has their next sale I'm planning to pick up his Against The Market. Did you finish Davidson's How Revolutionary? btw?

Will do!

Loved loved How Revolutionary. One of my favorite reads of the year. Intellectually dense, and with acerbic wit and confidence that I admire.

Re-reading The Conscious Mind by David Chalmers

I see it has a chapter on naturalistic dualism, which came up in a thread recently and relates to the A.N. Whitehead books I just finished.

Today on this auspicious 42nd anniversary of its publication, I'm re-reading

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams — 180 Proof

:up:
Love me some Doug Adams.

I finally made time for Kierkegaard, something I have put off for so many years, don't know why...

'A Kierkegaard Anthology' edited by Robert Bretall

I am about 1/3 the way through the anthology, on Fear and Trembling now.

I just felt like popping in and saying WOW - that Dane was on to something! Any S.K. admirers here?


Going back in.

Darkness at Noon, Arthur Koestler

Anyone have any recs for books on climate change?

I haven't read this yet, but it is recommended by an author I respect and it looks interesting:

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Barbarism-Manifesto-Planet-Fire/dp/1788738772/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1634597242&sr=8-1

Thanks. I am most curious about the science behind climate change. I'm looking to polish my understanding of the facts.

A lot of books on climate change. Would be nice to know which was a good one that focuses on the science.

This one is aces:

https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Anthropocene-Fossil-Capitalism-Crisis/dp/1583676090

I am most curious about the science behind climate change. I'm looking to polish my understanding of the facts. — darthbarracuda

Scientific evidence.

You can read online articles, such as this, which gives references:
Vital Signs of the Planet
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

Thanks. I am most curious about the science behind climate change. I'm looking to polish my understanding of the facts. — darthbarracuda

I would get a textbook from a college course on climate change. David Archer wrote one.

David Archer wrote one. — frank

Thanks for this. Looked him up. He is lecturing online free. The course starts today!

This class describes the science of global warming and the forecast for humans’ impact on Earth’s climate. Intended for an audience without much scientific background but a healthy sense of curiosity, the class brings together insights and perspectives from physics, chemistry, biology, earth and atmospheric sciences, and even some economics—all based on a foundation of simple mathematics (algebra). — Coursera: Global Warming I - Prof. David Archer

https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-warming

More on David Archer: biography, books etc:
https://geosci.uchicago.edu/people/david-archer/

Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding

Looks like it has the full video University lecture series. I signed up but didn’t pay the $50 for certification so I won’t be a bonafide CCV (climate change virtuoso).

Looks like it has the full video University lecture series. I signed up but didn’t pay the $50 for certification so I won’t be a bonafide CCV (climate change virtuoso). — praxis

:smile: same here, not gonna pay £35 for a piece of paper !
Looks good. Course is based on David Archer's book 'Global Warming - Understanding the Forecast'.
I like the breakdown of Video Lectures with links to Reading/Resources/Models.

Not sure how far I will get with this - bit of a brain twist from Stoics, CBT to Maths'n'Stuff :scream:

Cannot read it right now, the copy I got has so many notes on every page that it's impossible to focus on the story. — darthbarracuda

If you like to listen, LibraVox has a reading I really enjoyed. Free.

Lawrence Grossberg - Under the Cover of Chaos: Trump and the Battle for the American Right

Michel de Certeau - The Practice of Everyday Life
Tony Norfield - The City: Global Finance and the City of London
Georges Dumezil - The Plight of the Sorcerer
Vladimir Propp - Morphology of the Folktale

Judith Butler - The Psychic Life of Power: Theories in Subjection

What We Know About Climate Change, Kerry Emanuel.
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky.