Two books I read recently that I really liked:

( Nisi Shawl's 'Everfair' )

( Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves )

A month or two ago, I came across "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" in a used bookstore. Malcolm X is one of those historical figures that I knew virtually nothing about but felt like I ought to, so I swooped on it. Before reading, my impressions could mostly be summed up by childhood encounters with Nation of Islam recruiters at stoplights. (As ( Read more... )