@Tfmonkey What books are you guys reading right now? Do you have a goal for books read this year? I am really into cycling so I am reading a book about a famous cyclist. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Break-Steve-Cummings/dp/1838953914

@VeganBob @Tfmonkey - I drive for a living... so it's audiobooks for me. I'm listening to the series: "A History of the English Speaking Peoples" by Winston Churchill. It's good times.

But I like the earlier history better than the recent stuff. All the minutia builds up, and gets a little snoozy at times - which is bad for business.

@YoMomz @Tfmonkey Me too I love audiobooks. You sound interesting wish I could add you on goodreads but that would dox us. Any suggestions of books to read???

@VeganBob @Tfmonkey - Aw, thanks homey. 🫡🍻

I like Graham Hancock's books - the archeological journalism, but not so much the novels. The archeological ones are a little out there, a little bit "woo", but it's refreshing to hear an alternative view of human development.

Giles Kristian wrote a couple of excellent adventure series set in the Viking age. Just rollicking and epic coming-of-age and vengeance stories.

Mary Stewart has a great series centered on Merlin, of Arthurian lore.

@VeganBob @Tfmonkey - I also really like non-fiction history. Nowadays though, most contemporary historians are trying to make a hard science of it. And the result has been, that it's largely unreadable. The field is a dry stack of minutia anymore - missing the forest for the trees. But Lars Brownworth has a couple books that are well done.

If you prefer the classics, I can't recommend Moby Dick highly enough. It's a thick book, but very readable.

@VeganBob @Tfmonkey - Alice in Wonderland is also an excellent read. Lewis Carroll's mathematician background shines through, in an engaging manner.

And everyone loves Chronicles of Narnia, for good reason.

For podcasts, Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History" is an excellent choice.

I also found 1491 an enlightening read (about pre-Columbian America).

For psychology, Stephen Pinker is as blue-pilled as hell... but his books do offer some fascinating insights into cognition, and human development.

@VeganBob @Tfmonkey - Cheers, and Happy Reading, Good Sir. 🍻

P.S. - You got any recommendations for me? I'm always on the lookout.
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Edit: I left out another book, read years ago... called "Why Smart People do Stupid Things". It was interesting. I don't know the author off-hand.

@YoMomz @Tfmonkey Do you use Libby you can get books for free and download them to your phone etc for 21 days they are automatically erased just like checking out books. I am not even in the US but still using US card to read. I want to read 52 books this year again. Also like 48 rules to Power

@VeganBob @Tfmonkey - I go through Audible... except for Dan Carlin's podcast. That would be DanCarlin.com

I'll have to check out Libby. I've never heard of it, but I'm intrigued. 🍻