grillchen, 25 days ago

@lain one piece

eal, 25 days ago

@lain Latest thing I read was The Silk Roads: A New History of the World, which I got as a christmas gift

It's pop history POV-switched from europe to central/west asia. Pretty interesting, good anecdotes, some dots connected that I sorta knew of but didn't understand before. At times it feels like it's overselling the premise. Soft recommend to people interested in the topic but not well versed in it

lain, 25 days ago

@eal sounds perfect for me tbh

aZa1905, 26 days ago

@lain permanent record by Ed Snowden.

Very interesting imo

romin, 26 days ago

@lain no, recommend me one? (not about econ*mics please)

lain, 25 days ago

@romin what are you in the mood for?

romin, 25 days ago

@lain surprise me :l_heh:

lain, 25 days ago

@romin The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr is very good

hakui, 25 days ago

@romin @lain "How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes"

contrary to the title it's about fish, not ec*nomics

romin, 25 days ago

@hakui @lain
>Peter Schiff
GOLDBUGS :l_wat:

hakui, 25 days ago

@romin @lain
ehehe.jpg

kaia, 26 days ago

@lain how about you? :fernwrite:

lain, 25 days ago

@kaia
Sebasian Mallaby: "The Power Law"
Pirsig: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
Ellison: "Dangerous Visions"

cell, 25 days ago

@lain @kaia Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a classic for sure :thinking_cirno:
anyhow thank you i think i will peruse my local bookstores if i have the time i hope to find something interesting :heheLain:

lain, 25 days ago

@cell @kaia maybe you can find 'in patagonia' or 'songlines' by bruce chatwin, those are nice too

cell, 25 days ago

@lain @kaia actually let’s go beyond the mere medium of text - any photo books you would recommend?

i have some in mind but they are out of print and very hard to come by alas :mokouDead:

lain, 25 days ago

@cell @kaia sadly, no. probably the best for that is to just go to a bookstore and look at what's there

cell, 25 days ago

@lain @kaia sure thing - just like how an author ideally reads more books than they write, a photographer ought to see more photos than they take :akko_think:

lain, 25 days ago

@cell @kaia i agree

kaia, 26 days ago

@lain
Matti Friedman: Spies of No Country (Israeli intelligence in the early years)
Golo Mann: Der Nazistaat
Douglas Adams: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Ian Fleming: Thrilling Cities

why, 26 days ago

@lain father, i cannot click

lain, 26 days ago

@why go fetch a pail of water.

ngp, 26 days ago

@lain I started reading Isaac Asimov's Foundation last night