Books

I originally posted this to the FB

Books ya' might like:

The Most Human Human by Brian Christian

He takes the Turing competition in Britain as a jumping off point to make these intellectual excursions about the "human cognition as computing" idea which is the analogy dujour for the human brain. It's very good.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Most-Human-Talking-Computers/dp/0385533063

Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer

A chef, an author, an artist and a nueroscientist. What do they have in common? I just can't believe how young Jonah Lehrer was when he wrote this.

http://www.amazon.com/Proust-Was-Neuroscientist-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0618620109

Bowl of Cherries by Millard Kaufman

I had a notebook that I was using to write down my favorite quotes from this book. I quickly abandoned it because I was basically just transcribing the book. It's amazing.

http://www.amazon.com/Bowl-Cherries-Mcsweeneys-Millard-Kaufman/dp/1932416838

All Known Metal Bands by Dan Nelson

It's not so much a book as it is a kind of a book to read at parties when you're drunk.

Kind of like a list.

https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/all-known-metal-bands

Loser Goes First by Dan Kennedy 

I was tearing up reading this. Seriously. If you've ever had ten or so years of clueless meandering, prey to the violence of your own emotions (ahem) you might like this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Loser-Goes-First-Thirty-Something-Humiliation/dp/0609610368

Game Boys by Michael Kane

He's a sportswriter from New York that takes a look at the mountain dew code red swilling, counterstrike playing world of competitive video gaming.

http://www.gameboysbook.com/

I have to proselytize for these two books:

An Underground History of America Education by John Taylor Gatto 

http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm

Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Cosmos-Last-Self-Help-Book/dp/0312253990