BOOKS

A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon

This is a prequel book to The Priory of the Orange Tree, which I read a few years ago and enjoyed. A Day of Fallen Night takes you back to earlier days of The Priory, and we get to see how the blood

Manufacturing Happy Citizens

Edgar Cabanas, Eva Illouz

This book explores how the wellness industry has built itself by telling us that we're not complete without whatever trick they have to offer. One of my favourite insights comes near the end where th

The Good Enough Job

Simone Stolzoff

The main premise of this book is that workism is particularly American and a fairly modern phenomenon. Workism is the belief that work is the source of meaning in your life, and the author explores h

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Julian Walker, Matthew Remski

Conspirituality examines how the Yoga and wellness world moved from doing things that are good for your body, into conspiracy theory through the COVID19 pandemic. This book covers insights from the 3

Warbreaker

Brandon Sanderson

In this part of Brandon Sanderson's world magic is endowed by the consuming of the spirit of another being. While this doesn't kill the being, this does leave them "drab" so they pass through life as

How to Make Notes and Write

Dan Allosso

The goal of Dan's book is to teach you to take good notes and turn them into good writing in the academic/school world. Dan says that if you have an assignment you should always be able to find somet

On Work

This is a collection of essays from the author all about the culture of work. Thompson covers our move from religious accomplishment as a defining factor of our lives in previous generations, to how

Starlight Tour

Robert Renaud, Susanne Reber

I feel struck by the tragedy of the death of Neil Stonechild and the callousness that the Saskatoon Police had in dealing with the death of a first nations person. Really how they dealt with all the

Towers of Midnight

Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan

I think my favourite confrontation in this book is Matt doing what he knows he should to try and rescue Moiraine from the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn. Matt is an interesting character as he complains all

The Gathering Storm

Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan

My favourite part of this book is watching Egwene come into her power, not through bluff and bluster, but quiet strength. She dominates the white tower and those who would oppose her just by quietly