Latest Reads (November 2024)

1. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris: a crude holiday novel, described as "not remotely politically correct or heartwarming." by Liesl Schillinger from New York Times. Released in 1997 and re-released 2008, with a recent reprint happening just last month. If you're one to handle dark subjects/language and laugh at it, pick this holiday special right off of a local lender or even a Barnes & Noble that has it. If not, say screw it and get it from Amazon - they got everything there anyways. 
2. Liberalism & It's Discontents by Francis Fukuyama: modern day liberalism has an air of classical liberalism doesn't it? but because of the current sociological climate putting it in a chokehold with every demand it couldn't have foreseen, and thus has shown time and time again that it can be more of a pedestal with a vacation house than an actual credible leadership position that just so happens to have a nice house attached to it. It's no secret that there's been propaganda floating around and empty promises thrown out there. People have been fed up with the system, and since voted for someone that could be described as a tossup at this point (but still scary). Francis Fukuyama does his best to show us an ideal version of a revitalized liberalist view for the 21st century. Not to mention point out the flaws and lies that we've been fed and what we can do about it, or what policies can be made. Good read in a political sense if you're not radically critical of the left. You're more wanting to help fix than scrutinize is what I mean. Good shit!
3. The Daily Laws - Robert Greene: 366 motivational quotes for everyday that you wake up to. Each one being pulled from a book of his to help you with meditations on your personal power. I'd incorporate this read into a morning routine if you have a cup of coffee before you head out. 
4. One Operation: Joker Series; really stinking adorable, really stinking cute manga series about the Joker becoming a dad thanks to Batman being thrown into a big cauldron of serum that reverses his age. He has to thus take care of the baby bat from his 'newborn' age until....whenever he realizes who he is. A good read to supersede your expectations about the Joker if you're looking for something unconventional. It lasts at least 21 chapters - basically 3 books of the stuff (7 chapters each). So be on the lookout for the series if you can.

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