Category Archives: Books

So here’s a book about the coming evolution of technology – what it means, and thinking of technology as an active organism. While I find the topic fascinating, I give this to the RID pile today — because I realize … Continue reading →

Today, I give away this philosophy book by Sam Harris. I always struggle when people tell me atheists don’t have any moral system. Frankly, I’m amazed at the things I hear about atheists. Most things I hear would be patently … Continue reading →

When I moved to Seattle – oh, so many years ago…I made an effort to bone up on the region’s history. Which was great…because Seattle was founded by a bunch of shysters, hooligans, and thieves. Good reading. I need to … Continue reading →

I’m in NYC right now, and it makes me think about people gathering…the advantages of it, the amazing things that happen when real people get together for real conversations. Today, I RID this book about the kinds of places that … Continue reading →

Sorry my blog entries got all screwed up yesterday – had some computer issues. But we’re back up and running – I RID (yesterday) this book by the great environmentalist, Steward Brand. Not really a lot to say about environmentalism … Continue reading →

Yet another book. In the months that I’ve been doing the RID project, it’s become obvious to me that books are the item I need to take more care when I buy. I love hanging out in bookstores — wandering … Continue reading →

I think we’re really interesting, in that we’re such social creatures — but we think we are SO individual. I’ve always been fascinated by the experiments of the great sociologists and psychologists of our time. Chief among those experiments was … Continue reading →

This caption says it all. This is a book on a subject I was “interested in.” Brain evolution and how it’s left us with the brain we have now. But…I’ve decided to put my “dabbling” in evolutionary subjects aside for … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned his name before on this blog, Steven Johnson. Go find a book by him – he’s written about language, culture, careers, where ideas come from…I can’t even describe the insight he brings to things. But…this morning marks a … Continue reading →

Today I RID a Bob Garfield book about advertising. The truth is, I didn’t really like this book. I can’t really think of one good reason I’ve been holding on to it this long. There are very few items in … Continue reading →