I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter
I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter is possibly one of the best science books I’ve ever read — even though I’m not entirely sure I understood half of it.
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The Beach at Mistletoe State Park
Mistletoe State Park is a underrated little Georgia State Park near Augusta On Clark Hill Lake. It has a nice set of walking trails, walk-in campsites, and a pretty big beach for a State Park.
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Human Condition by Hannah Arendt
I picked up The Human Condition because I thought Hannah Arendt might have something useful to say about living in…
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6+ Favorite Books on Self-Experimentation (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Self-Experimentation…so far.
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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
I picked up Oedipus Rex as part of reading through the Theban trilogy. I was browsing Standard Ebooks and the collection caught my eye. I hadn’t read it since a required literature class in college, so I figured it was time to revisit and see how it held up.
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6+ Favorite Books on Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy…so far.
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The First Man by Albert Camus
The First Man is the manuscript that was found at Albert Camus’s side after his death in a car accident in 1960. It sat unpublished for decades — held back by his estate, his daughter and granddaughter — before finally being released to the public.
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6+ Favorite Books on Media Criticism (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Media Criticism…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Family Dynamics (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Family Dynamics…so far.
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A Saddle on The Conasauga River Trail
The Conasauga River Trail is wholly within Georgia’s Cohutta Wilderness. Even though it’s mostly along the river, it also goes up onto saddles between ridgetops, especially at the end.
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Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is a potentially active stratovolcano in Northern California. I got to see it on the drive from Crater Lake National Park to Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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American Chestnut Tree Growing at Atlanta History Center
Efforts to bring back the American Chestnut have been slow but steady. And I was surprised to find a planting at none other than the Atlanta History Center! It’s not as old or as established as the ones at Allatoona Dam, but they seem healthy and strong. They are a fun little Easter Egg tucked inconspicuously in the very back of the Center’s property near The Wood Cabin.
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A Lake in Acadia National Park
It’s always astonishing to me to see fresh water that is coming off granite in forest with no real runoff. Almost all the lakes in Acadia National Park are glacier melt and are shockingly clear.
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6+ Favorite Books on Behavioral Economics (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Behavioral Economics…so far.
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Antigone by Sophocles
I read Antigone by Sophocles after finishing Oedipus Rex. Both are part of the Theban Trilogy, which I grabbed from Standard Ebooks.
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Network State by Balaji Srinavasen
The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan is a book I picked up mainly because my work is tech-adjacent, and for a while this book was everywhere among the tech elite. Even though it seemed ridiculous on the cover, I wanted to understand what my peers were paying attention to.
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Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
I picked up Oedipus at Colonus from Standard Ebooks as part of the Theban Trilogy, along with Antigone and Oedipus Rex.
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6+ Favorite Books on Global Travel Adventures (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Global Travel Adventures…so far.
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6+ Favorite Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction…so far.
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Behave by Robert Sapolsky
I picked up Behave out of frustration. The popular discourse around brain chemistry had gotten to be too much. Dopamine…
