Sharat's mention of graphic novels made me realise that I had omitted one! Jordan Mechner's _Replay: Mémoires d'une famille_ was fantastic, especially for people who are fans of Prince of Persia or Mechner's other work. (Disclaimer: he's a good friend.) The version I read is the French one, which came out this year, but there's an English version to come in mid-March next year.
With this thread I am also realising that, 3 years into the pandemic, as a newly-confirmed agoraphobe, I probably want to engage more with email lists such as this one where I have been largely read-only for years. I'll try! Hi, I'm Jeremy. Jeremy On Mon, 2023-12-18 at 08:12 +0530, Sharat Satyanarayana via Silklist wrote: > Love these recommendations. My TBR pile keeps growing > #tsundoku > > I loved the Murderbot series, and am looking forward to reading the > latest installment. I believe the series has been optioned for a TV > series. > > I am mostly biased towards science fiction and graphic novels, so > here are a few recommendations: > > Delta-V & Critical Mass by Daniel Suarez (near future Scifi thriller > about colonizing & mining in cis lunar space) > > Semiosis by Sue Burke (crashed colonizers realize that the planet is > aware and learn to work with this planet wide plant intelligence) > > Anthologies by Jonathan Strahan (Tomorrow’s Parties, Made to Order, > Communications Breakdown) > > Project Hieroglyph (anthology) > > To be taught if fortunate by Becky Chambers (enjoying her books) > > Attack Surface and Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (love his stories, > and thanks to Udhay’s recommendation, just bought the latest) > > Bobiverse series by Dennis E Taylor (hilarious and great imagination; > bought his other books as well) > > Skyward series by Brandon Sanderson (YA space opera) > > Dragon Pearl series by Yoon Ha Lee (YA space opera with lots of > Korean mythology) > > The Salvation Sequence by Peter F Hamilton (hard SciFi with time > travel) > > Red Rising series by Pierce Brown (including graphic novel prequels) > > Embers of War trilogy by Gareth L Powell > > The Interdependency series & Kaiju Preservation Society by John > Scalzi > > Cixin Liu’s graphic novels > > The Forever War by Joe Haldemann & Marvano in graphic novels form > > Delilah Dirk graphic novel trilogy (funny with gorgeous art; alt > history adventures) > > And lots more graphic novels… will stop here though. > Going back to planning for new bookshelves 😅 > > Wishing all of you a wonderfully fun and happy holiday season! > > Sharat > > > > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 7:40 AM Bharat Shetty via Silklist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here are the books that I enjoyed this year. > > > > Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need > > to > > Know About Global Politics: Gave me an idea of the pros and cons of > > geographical boundaries of many countries and the ongoing > > geo-political conflicts. > > > > Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit > > Disorder > > This interesting book explains the nuances that ADD is not an > > inherited illness, but a reversible impairment and developmental > > delay. This talks about how in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job > > is > > emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in > > infancy – and why- shows how ‘distractibility’ is the psychological > > product of life experience. > > > > Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives - gives an > > account of how Cobalt is mined in regions of Congo, for > > rechargeable > > lithium-ion EV batteries. > > > > Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search for Black Panther - have been digging > > Nnedi > > Okorafor, especially after her interesting speech in China recently > > on > > how sci-fi mimics and predicts the future kind of and have been > > checking out Afro-futurism. > > > > Hacking Health: The Only Book You’ll Ever Need to Live Your > > Healthiest > > Life - Mukesh Bansal seems to have done a thorough collation of > > interesting research and scientific facts on health, nutrition, and > > staying fit - this could be of interest to a lot of techies to > > avoid > > sedentary life and get valuable information in the fitness realm. > > > > Bengalurina Ithihasa by Ba Na Sundar Rao - finally got around to > > digging a lot of a comprehensive book on the history of Bangalore > > in > > Kannada. > > > > Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can > > Heal > > from It - gave a good grasp on different types of trauma acute > > (visible) and invisible trauma spectrums prevalent in humans. As > > mental health issues rage on, these kinds of books drive home a lot > > of > > fundamental understanding around these. > > > > Opening Up by Writing It Down: How Expressive Writing Improves > > Health > > and Eases Emotional Pain - I came across this thanks to one of the > > podcasts I was listening to by Huberman - > > https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/a-science-supported-journaling-protocol-to-improve-mental-physical-health > > > > Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology - > > gives a > > fundamental understanding of how chips are very critical. The prose > > used by Chris Miller makes this a very readable book. > > > > Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - a book that helped me understand a > > few > > nuances around stress - be it in everyday personal or professional > > life. > > > > Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - when a book comes about one of the > > most interesting guys in tech, hard to miss this. > > > > Regards > > Bharat | https://bsbarkur.github.io/about.html > > > > > > - Bharat > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 5:20 AM Thaths via Silklist > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hey Folks, > > > > > > Now that Silklist is back online, it is time to revive our > > almost-annual tradition of sharing our annual book recommendations. > > I would love to hear your recommendations. > > > > > > Here are the best books I read in 2022: > > > > > > 1. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey: A > > very meditative book. Loved it. A great pandemic read. > > > > > > 2. West with the Night by Beryl Markham: Not a new book, but a > > classic. Beryl's description of growing up in Kenya and becoming a > > bush pilot is beautifully written. I was lucky enough to live in > > Kenya much later, and had the chance to experience some of what she > > describes (though with more modern planes). > > > > > > 3. Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James: Part 2 of the 3-part > > trilogy. Imagine Lord of the Rings / Game of Thrones set in Africa. > > > > > > 4. In This Corner of the World by Fumiyo Kouno: The story (in > > manga format) of a young woman's coming of age in a suburb of > > Hiroshima during the war. Despite being prime material for war and > > suffering depictions, the book was actually quite beautiful and > > touching. > > > > > > 5. Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's > > Founders > > > by Dennis C. Rasmussen: Hmmm... I wonder what was in the air that > > made me want to read about the disillusioned final years of the > > Founding Father. > > > > > > 6. Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking by Krish Ashok: Not > > much new for someone like me who reads Harold McGee as bedtime > > reading, or steeps in Serious Eats during the day, but he has a > > knack of customizing food science to Indian cuisine (in all its > > complexity). > > > > > > 7. Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David > > Pilling: A book that combines the micro (stories of a handful of > > people impacted by the Tohuku Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear > > disaster) and the macro (Japan's history in the recent past). > > Superbly sourced and cited. And the level of depth and clarity that > > I would expect from someone working at the FT. > > > > > > 8. Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses by Pranay > > Lal: I loved Pranay's first book - Indica - and went into this book > > (Invisible Empire) also with high expectations. My expectations > > were met, and surpassed. Pranay weaves together history and natural > > history to paint a biography of viruses, and the roles they have > > played (and continue to play as I write this in the midst of the > > COVID19 pandemic) in history. > > > > > > Thaths > > > -- > > > Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? > > > Carl: Nuthin'. > > > Homer: D'oh! > > > Carl: Unless you're crooked. > > > Homer: Woo-hoo! > > > -- > > > Silklist mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist
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