Reading
Books: on balance, I'm for them. These are most of the ones I've read since 2007 or so. The star ratings correspond more closely to "how worth my time this felt" than "how good this is."
Radcliffe, Ann
Ravenel, Shannon
Ray, Michelle
Reid, Daniel
Shambhala Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine
The value of Chinese and various other non-Western medical traditions shines through despite the author's bizarre and repeated assertions that AIDS is caused by power lines. Also, a bit dated in its insistence on pitting Eastern and Western medicine against one another in some sort of grudge match. Ho hum. Those reservations aside, Reid does a good job covering a huge amount of material briskly - this is a decent entry point into the world of holistic medicine.
Rid, Thomas
Ritvo, Harriet
Robinson, Kim Stanley
Red Mars
Made me think about:
- The Martian
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
- Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond Productivity Culture
Robinson, Marilynne
Rosenbaum, Benjamin
The Ant King and Other Stories
Made me think about:
- Unlikely Stories, Mostly
Rothstein, Richard
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
This is an outstanding work of legal and historical scholarship that calls bullshit on complacent progressivism at a rate of approximately once per sentence for three hundred straight pages. But it's not personal, it's just a precondition for change. Read this in a single sitting.
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
w/ Mary GrandPré
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
w/ Mary GrandPré
Rozworski, Michal
The People's Republic of Walmart: How the World's Biggest Corporations Are Laying the Foundation for Socialism
w/
Leigh Phillips,
Made me think about:
- Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
Rucka, Greg
Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 2
w/ Bob Gale, Ian Edginton, Lisa Klink, Dennis O'Neil, Guy Davis, Phil Winsdale, Chris Renaud, D'Israeli, Frank Teran, Mike Deodato, Jason Pearson
Russell, Legacy
Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto
Made me think about:
- How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy