About a guy trekking the Himalayas on a physical and spiritual quest. He gives a lot of information about Buddhism and contemplates the world in a fairly serious want-to-be zen way. I didn’t enjoy it, but i’m not big on spiritual quests or eastern poetry turned prose.
EARLY SPRING:WAKING TO WARMING WORLD – SIEDL
Haven’t finished it and don’t really want to. She combines science writing with occasional parenting scenes. It’s short and does have some fairly interesting scientific discussions and cutesy Vermont-nostalgia anecdotes though.
INTO THE WILD – KRAKAUER: i hated the main character and forgave him at the same time, which sounds difficult but it’s true. It was a great read if you can stand Chris.
HEAVEN’S COAST – DOTY: Really sad but incredibly beautiful memoir of the time surrounding his partner’s death to AIDS. I cried like ten times reading it but his language was beautiful and his take on love and life and grief gave me a lot to think about.
TRUCK:LOVE STORY – PERRY: Fixes a truck, meets, dates and falls in love with a nice lady, cooks and eats a lot and is completely lovable if you forgive him for being a charming chauvinist (on accident).
HOW TO READ NEITZSCHE – PEARSON
HOW TO READ LACAN – ZIZEK
I really enjoyed these. They were idiots guides for not idiots, but not theorists either. And, Nietzsche is less annoying as you get to know him.
AMERICAN COOL -STEARNS: This was a dry read, but really interesting, it actually charts our American relationship to “being cool” and why we do or don’t do it and what it means. A good read for history of an emotion or culture/social status.