What Did T Read in 2022?
Best Non-fiction: Sapiens; The Comfort Crisis; Think Like a Monk; The Coddling of the American Mind (4-way tie!!) Best Psychology: What Happened to You? Best Adult Fiction: We are the Light Best Historical Fiction: Mary Jane Best Middle Grades (MG) : Nowhere Boy Best Young Adult (YA) : I Must Betray You; If These Wings Could Fly Best Book by BIPOC Author: This is My America 1. Cultish: Understanding the Language of Fanaticism – Really enjoyed this book at how fanaticism is born of language. The author examines everything from Heaven’s Gate to Amway, from the Waco standoff to Bikram yoga. What makes us follow the leaders we do? Is there a scientific basis for “brainwashing”? (No. No one can make people believe something they don’t want to believe) And what do members of the political left and right have in common? “It’s not that smart people aren’t capable of believing in cultish things. It’s that smart people are better at defending beliefs they arrive at with non-smart reasons.” 4 ...