Short and concise book on mind and consciousness.

I liked the emphasis on homeostasis, the definition of mind and mental images, and the distinction between mind and consciousness.

Although I can‘t classify this as a real page turner, I undoubtedly enjoyed this book. Each chapter answers a different question about the brain in humorous way, highlighting fundamental ideas within psychology while being fun and easy to understand. This style allows the reader to read each chapter independently in any order they chose.

Its not what I expected unfortunately…
A biography of a Jewish mathematician who faced discrimination in the Soviet Union, or as a pop-math book about the applications of pure math in theoretical physics. The Author claims that he intends to dazzle you with so much mathematical beauty that it will make you - you, as in, you the layman reader - fall in love with math. I'm afraid this book will do no such thing.

This book is unlike most other stories in the Sherlock Holmes archive because a significant portion of it is endured by Watson alone. Holmes and Watson depart when it is decided that there is too much work to be done in London and Watson is to advance in the investigation of the beast as much as he can in Devonshire. This strips the reader of the security provided by Sherlock's quick wit and rapid logic that leads to speedy resolutions.

(Book of Noble Qualities of Character, or, Noble Character; sometimes “virtues” is a good translation), which is the earliest extant work of Arabic prose of the genre commonly referred to as Akhliq (ethics; or, more accurately, popular morality)

It is short and illustrated with nice artworks. It uses a historical approch to logic. From Aristotle to Turing and Chomsky many ideas are explored. These include Greek paradoxes, the scientific method, proof theory, Gödel's incompleteness theorem, relativism, intuitionism and several others.

My main take on the book is that is doesn't explore these ideas in any detail, it merely let's you know of their existence with a very short summary.

What is a good book?

".…A good book ought to have something simple about it. And, like Eve, it ought to come from somewhere near the third rib; there ought to be a heart beating in it."

This is a fantastic book for understanding, identifying, and correcting biases in decision making, while also repeatedly separating the quality of a decision-making process from its outcomes.

The English translation”version”
“The ring of the dove”

I'd recommend this if you were interested in an examination of concepts of love, sometimes contradictory, sometimes uncomfortably lofty, sometimes stunningly particular, in the Middle East -specially in Andalusia - in the 11th century, and if you don't mind that it can be a little dense and plodding.

Mirth is but a mad beguiling
Of the golden-gifted time;
Love—a demon-meteor, wiling
Heedless feet to gulfs of crime.

Those who follow earthly pleasure,
Heavenly knowledge will not lead;
Wisdom hides from them her treasure,
Virtue bids them evil-speed!

To match his patience 'gainst her hate,
His heart rebellious all the while.
Where Pleasure still will lead to wrong,
And helpless Reason warn in vain;
And Truth is weak, and Treachery strong;
And Joy the surest path to Pain;
And Peace, the lethargy of Grief;
And Hope, a phantom of the soul;
And Life, a labour, void and brief;
And Death, the despot of the whole !

And, this shall be my dream to-night;
I'll think the heaven of glorious spheres
Is rolling on its course of light
In endless bliss, through endless years;
I'll think, there's not one world above,
Far as these straining eyes can see,
Where Wisdom ever laughed at Love,
Or Virtue crouched to Infamy;

Reason, indeed, may oft complain
For Nature's sad reality,
And tell the suffering heart how vain
Its cherished dreams must always be;
And Truth may rudely trample down
The flowers of Fancy, newly-blown

Based on the title, this work is great as 101 introductory to the key concept of negotiation.

I really enjoyed this one - a bit odd, but very funny! It's a kind of coming of age story.

Botchan wanders into a career as a teacher in a provincial school and comes face to face with treachery, hypocrisy and the complexities of human nature. His trials are related with verve, energy and the occasional leavening of lyricism. The characters Soseki paints may not be the deepest but his satire does strike home.

This is an easy, light read, written in everyday language that works well for the casual reader. Epley offers data from various studies to show us how often we make assumptions about others, and how often those assumptions are wrong. He also gives us insight into how and why we - often unconsciously - make those assumptions.

This book is about setting and honing personal values. It's about determining what to consider important in your life.

Explains Design beautifully

This book as it seems, is academic in nature. Which means it discusses the topics in very much philosophy jargons. So, if you are not a philosophy student or interested in philosophy discussions, this book is not for a you. It doesn‘t really give answers, it just arises more questions.

A good short read.

Are you up for a chess game? This book will help you if you are new in the chess world.

A good classic faery tale

The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe will give you a fascinating glimpse into his tragic life. The majority of his poems are interpreted autobiographically: his achievements, his beloved wives, his losses, and ultimately, his unbecoming.

Electric mix of topics, and they were put together to help you sharpen the edges of the sword you‘ll use to cut through the chaos of modern life.

The anxiety of "reading" the Codex comes from this sense that the text should "mean" something beyond one's own baffled sense of awe. It is just ordered enough to promise the component of meaning that is associated with language -but that promise is not fulfilled. We are left in the realm of equivocation, both in regard to language and to the broader systematizing project of which it is such an important part.

I picked this up on a whim in a bookstore without having heard anything about it because the cover design was just beautiful- they don't give dodgy books covers this lovely. But even with the sweet cover and charming blurb this was an absolutely wonderful surprise.

Pretty interesting read. Deals with death and life and the connection that they all have together with nature. I feel that this is along the lines of "we come from the earth, and back to the earth we go".

“Moon-Face" is a short story by Jack London, first published in 1906. It explores the subject of extreme antipathy.

Jack London is known for characters that pit brain against brawn, often amid trying tests of physical endurance. "The Story of Keesh" is no exception, with its daring namesake protagonist, the teenaged son of a legendary, but deceased, Eskimo huntsman. The 13-year-old Keesh decides to follow his father‘s footsteps, delivering a copious bounty of meat for his hungry tribespeople.

The story have a great sense of mystery and fantasy. His characters are REAL! REAL I tell you. There's so much emotion in his words I don't know how Ruiz Zafon can keep cranking stories like this one.
I wish I had this book when I was growing up. This author is a magician of words. What a gift he has!

“There is no Mystery so great as Misery”

Stories like this are the reason I still love Classic short stories. I loved the concept. But again, this story has a bitter-sweet ending. Like it's the rule of classic literature to not give happy endings. I understand, I really do, that they just show reality. But don't know why they just make me over-sad.

“The living always think that gold can make them happy.”

I thought this introductory book by Leslie Stevenson was insightful and descriptive in discussing the philosophers and their philosophical beliefs. He doesn't delve too deep into the the doctrines and prefers giving the reader a brief, I feel this works in a great way as it keeps new people interested in the subject wanting more instead of forcing them to become perplexed with Philosophy terminology. Great read, I enjoyed it.

A really beautiful children classic.

Poe has a power of terror in this story unmatched, in my opinion, by King and Lovecraft. He uses literary power.

A nice little poem

I just wonder, what kind of man was Poe? What kind of life did he live?And what thoughts did he harbour??

I just wonder, what kind of man was Poe? What kind of life did he live?And what thoughts did he harbour??

A Gothic short story written in 1846, by Edgar Allan Poe. Perhaps one of my favorite of all Poe's works, this literary genius stimulates one of everyone's deepest and scariest fears: to be buried alive.

Such heavy description, but still a good Halloween classic!

This depicts a man who has completely lost himself to his illness. He was once happy. He was once sane. He had a loving wife and a warm home full of pets. But, his illness took over; it sent him into fits of blind rage in which he abused that which he professed to love

Nevermore! ...........
Read this poem, listen to this poem and study the drawings of Gustave Dore... and know this is a unique masterpiece. Hauntingly beautiful. Brooding, dark, desperate, mysterious...

This tale of revenge is less gothic than many of Poe's other tales, yet it still packs an allegorical punch.

“Those places where sadness and misery abound are favoured settings for stories of ghosts and apparitions.”

A man turns to morphine to deal with something he saw. He decides to kill himself, but first explains the experience responsible for making him insane. The world beneath arose, and worshipped stones call to sea-creatures roaming land.

Why should any horror story lover read The Hound? Because it marks the first appearance of one of Lovecraft's most famous literary creations—the forbidden book known as the Necronomicon!

So exquisite and bittersweet is this poem, it's beautifully written and quite romantic in a tragic sense.

In this haunting nineteenth century work by POE, a wounded man finds shelter in an abandoned room filled with portraits, and upon reading the nearby book of their history, THE OVAL PORTRAIT of a beautiful young woman seems to come alive and mesmerize the man as he learns the dark secret of her existence.

Creepy and fascinating...wonderfully evil and beautifully written...

I found this a very moving and beautiful book to read.
The writer was some philosopher and a really great writer. There was so much to this book and the Celtic element.

There is so much wisdom and understanding of human nature and how we are losing touch with what is really important in this modern busy world that was very refreshing to read.