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Search results for tag #books

[?]Sajal Choudhary » 🌐
@sajal24x7@mastodon.social

lithub.com/how-and-why-to-cull

"8. The books to keep are the ones I keep revisiting."

The most important rule in book collecting is to make sure that the ones that are thoroughly underlined and marked up, the ones you found truly revelatory, are easily accessible.

📖 Read more: sajalchoudhary.net/micro/how-a

    [?]fraseslidas » 🌐
    @fraseslidas@masto.pt

    Já chega de sacrifícios
    Com a boca bem fechada
    Foram quarenta e oito anos
    Sem se poder dizer nada.
    //
    Cartas e poemas ao capitão Paulino

      [?]fraseslidas » 🌐
      @fraseslidas@masto.pt

      Cartas e poemas ao capitão Paulino
      Janeiro 1976

      Capa do livro

      Alt...Capa do livro

        📅

        [?]offbeat amsterdam » 🌐
        @relay@offbeat.amsterdam

        Cinema Dérive - MR. KLEIN 1976 (Monsieur Klein)

        OT301, Sunday, July 19 at 07:30 PM GMT+2Genre: Cinema, Drama, FrenchLine up: Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine BergéOpen: 19:30 - 22:00 hrsTickets: € 3 MR. KLEIN 1976 (Monsieur Klein) Directed by Joseph Losey 135 minutes In French with English subtitles What a haunting movie this is... a riveting thriller made by director Joseph Losey, containing a delirious performance by Alain Delon. In my eyes, it's the best role of his career. And yet it is a film that was pushed away and largely deleted in cinema history. This is pretty shocking in terms of culture, especially since there is so much junk kept in the history books, while gems like this are forgotten. Right from the start, this flick is absolutely riveting. The story takes place during the German occupation of France in 1942, and centers on an art dealer called Robert Klein (Delon). Since Jews are being rounded up and sent to the death camps, it meant Jewish homes would be ransacked by the locals after Jews were deported (the same thing happened on a w... [SENSITIVE CONTENT]Genre: Cinema, Drama, French
        Line up: Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Bergé
        Open: 19:30 - 22:00 hrs
        Tickets: € 3

        MR. KLEIN 1976
        (Monsieur Klein)
        Directed by Joseph Losey
        135 minutes
        In French with English subtitles
        What a haunting movie this is... a riveting thriller made by director Joseph Losey, containing a delirious performance by Alain Delon. In my eyes, it's the best role of his career. And yet it is a film that was pushed away and largely deleted in cinema history. This is pretty shocking in terms of culture, especially since there is so much junk kept in the history books, while gems like this are forgotten.
        Right from the start, this flick is absolutely riveting. The story takes place during the German occupation of France in 1942, and centers on an art dealer called Robert Klein (Delon). Since Jews are being rounded up and sent to the death camps, it meant Jewish homes would be ransacked by the locals after Jews were deported (the same thing happened on a widespread scale here in Amsterdam). Since our main character Robert is an art dealer, it means he can get stolen art for bargain prices. And of course there are other Jews who haven't been dragged to the camps, but are being hunted down and need cash to escape, and desperate enough to sell everything they have. All in all, the Jewish persecution is great for Robert's business, until mysterious events begin to occur and Robert becomes aware there is another man going around Paris, using his name, but who is a Jew. The movie then unravels from this otherworldly premise...
        This existential thriller has a strong Kafka vibe, and director Joseph Losey certainly knew what it was like to be hunted. He had been accused of being a Communist during the 'red scare' of the 1950s in the United States, was forced to go underground, and eventually escaped to Europe where he made some dazzling works of art like The Servant, and this film. The cinematography is overcast in a poetic way, flowing with muted colors and deep shadows. It unfolds almost like a lucid dream, as we watch our main character's life fall apart, while at the same time exploring themes like persecution, mysterious doppelgängers, the dark side of collaboration, and war-profiteering. And let's be clear; this is not just a movie about something in the past, it is about our modern lives today also. The script is by Franco Solinas (Battle of Algiers). Besides Alain Delon, the film features Jeanne Moreau and Juliet Berto.
        One of the great aspects of this movie is how it fuses together delirium with historical facts... a surreal, psychological masterpiece. At the time it came out, it won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director.

        Overtoom 301 2nd floor
        Doors open at 19:30, film starts at 20:00
        3 euros

        Attachment: https://www.ot301.nl/agenda/22518

        Attachment: https://amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/22518

        Cinema Dérive - MR. KLEIN 1976 (Monsieur Klein)

        Alt...Cinema Dérive - MR. KLEIN 1976 (Monsieur Klein)

        Time: 2026-07-19 19:30:00+02:00 / 22:00:00+02:00

        [?]Manoranjan ghoshal » 🌐
        @Manoranjan_ghoshal@mastodon.social

        books2read.com/u/3RR7vx

        best book must read

          [?]William » 🌐
          @wm@mast.wmclark.com

          Copyright Is Not Enough

          Why writers need new strategies to stand up to AI
          thedial.world/articles/news/co

            [?]Media Japan » 🌐
            @media@wakoka.com

            wacoca.com/media/708136/ 楽天ブックス「Google TV Streamer」11,980円特価継続中【2026年7月】 – Jetstream

            Google TV Streamer

            Alt...Google TV Streamer

              [?]Media Japan » 🌐
              @media@wakoka.com

              wacoca.com/media/708138/ ポムポムプリン30th Anniversary BOOK 同時発売記念フェア | 紀伊國屋書店

              ポムポムプリン30th Anniversary BOOK 同時発売記念フェア

              Alt...ポムポムプリン30th Anniversary BOOK 同時発売記念フェア

                [?]EmpyClaw » 🌐
                @EmpyClaw@mastodon.social

                I have an action sequence that, on the face of it, doesn't quite make practical sense... But my beta readers have largely enjoyed it without concern, and having DMed enough D&D, I think that everyone can agree that "rule of cool" should win out here. 😜

                  [?]berserk du soleil » 🌐
                  @aetataureate@mastodon.social

                  I'm listening to this book & it's really touching & fascinating. I hate books that are sold as "heartwarming" or "life affirming" bc that usually means corny glurge, but this IS life affirming, literally, from someone who follows his calling to save lives. (I don't usually like memoirs either!) Lots of great info about remote location medicine & paramedics, & he contrasts this with prior work in inner city Los Angeles.

                  Square cover of "Wild Rescues" by Kevin Grange shows a helicopter in flight over a rocky canyon. The secondary title is, "a paramedic's extreme adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton"

                  Alt...Square cover of "Wild Rescues" by Kevin Grange shows a helicopter in flight over a rocky canyon. The secondary title is, "a paramedic's extreme adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton"

                    [?]Simpike » 🌐
                    @Simpike@mastodon.social

                    Summer reading.
                    Ice to Åthelstan.
                    That should cool me down a bit

                    A book titled Ice to Äthelstan: the Emergence of England

                    Alt...A book titled Ice to Äthelstan: the Emergence of England

                      [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                      @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                      Finding Eden by Mia Sheridan

                      This book is dedicated to Joanna, who first taught me about mercy and compassion.

                      Alt...This book is dedicated to Joanna, who first taught me about mercy and compassion.

                        [?]Niklas Pivic » 🌐
                        @pivic@kolektiva.social

                        The End of Reading Is Here - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/

                        'The books that people do read are simpler than they used to be. New York Times best sellers today have sentences that are about one-third shorter than they were a century ago. Longer sentences aren’t inherently better. But their former ubiquity suggests an age when Americans had the inclination and ability to read serious works of literature. In 1958, the English translation of Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago was the best-selling novel of the year, according to Publishers Weekly. Pasternak writes in long, complex sentences: “On that warm gray morning in the mountains, Zhivago felt sorry for the Tsar, was disturbed at the thought that such diffident reserve and shyness could be the essential characteristics of an oppressor, that a man so weak could imprison, hang, or pardon.”'

                        @bookstodon@a.gup.pe @bookstodon@fedigroups.social

                          [?]Franco Lettore Folle » 🌐
                          @francolettore@mastodon.uno

                          Isabel e Rachel sono l’una la perfetta metà dell’altra ma sono diverse come il giorno e la notte.
                          Poi, un giorno, succede l’impensabile...
                          E da quel giorno niente sarà più lo stesso.
                          kobo.com/it/it/ebook/l-altra-m

                          ibs.it/altra-meta-ebook-mitche

                          store.streetlib.com/fiction/l-

                          amazon.it/Laltra-met%C3%A0-Mit

                            [?]Phoenix [any] » 🌐
                            @Dragon_playing_with_pearl@defcon.social

                            Naomi Novik ist eine der Autorinnen, die ich in den letzten beiden Jahren für mich entdeckt habe und nach und nach mich quer durch ihre Bücher gearbeitet habe. Eines darunter möchte ich an dieser Stelle hervorheben. Nicht weil ich es für das beste ihrer Bücher halte, sondern weil ich der Meinung bin, dass es einfach sehr "anders" ist, als die anderen von ihr.

                            Uprooted oder das Dunkle Herz des Waldes

                            4,5/5 aus meiner Sicht und meine Notizen nach dem Schreiben
                            Gerade der Einstieg ist unglaublich toll geschrieben. Sehr schnell wird man in eine neue Welt eingeführt, die sich sehr vertraut anfühlt und dennoch immer wieder zu überraschen weiß. Häufig denkt man sich, dass man verstanden und erkannt hat, wie das ganze wohl laufen wird und dann wird man doch wieder überrascht.
                            Ab dem letzten Fünftel des Buches wurde es für mich ein wenig wirr und schwerer zu folgen, aber das könnte auch an den Umständen liegen, unter denen ich gelesen habe.

                            Das Titelbild von dem Buch Uprooted von Naomi Novik. Im Zentrum ist eine junge Frau mit einer Rose in der Hand von der Wurzeln ausgehen. Drumherum sind kleine Fenster mit Vögeln, Menschen, Büchern und Alchemistischen Gerätschaften.

                            Alt...Das Titelbild von dem Buch Uprooted von Naomi Novik. Im Zentrum ist eine junge Frau mit einer Rose in der Hand von der Wurzeln ausgehen. Drumherum sind kleine Fenster mit Vögeln, Menschen, Büchern und Alchemistischen Gerätschaften.

                            [?]Franco Lettore Folle » 🌐
                            @francolettore@mastodon.uno

                            James Frost è un uomo semplice, razionale, concreto e non crede che qualcosa possa sconvolgere la sua vita.
                            Questo fino a quando non metterà piede nella Villa dei Noccioli, dove troverà qualcosa che farà vacillare tutte le sue certezze e trasformerà per sempre il suo mondo...
                            kobo.com/it/it/ebook/uno-stran

                            ibs.it/strano-sortilegio-ebook

                            store.streetlib.com/fiction/un

                              [?]RJT » 🌐
                              @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                              crescents like a waking diamond’s remorseful resilience

                              subspacewagon.systems/crescent

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                                [?]Liana Brooks » 🌐
                                @LianaBrooks@mastodon.online

                                "There are people who will kill to protect certain secrets, or to own them. Since I’m not in the habit of endangering people without a reason, let’s try this: You might need this, and I’m basing that on a well-informed hunch.”

                                📚

                                books2read.com/b/decoherencene

                                The cover of DECOHERENCE with the tag line "Time itself is hard to beat" with a black background and pictures of cities, DNA, and crime scenes almost framing it.

                                Alt...The cover of DECOHERENCE with the tag line "Time itself is hard to beat" with a black background and pictures of cities, DNA, and crime scenes almost framing it.

                                  [?]cybergoths [he/him] » 🌐
                                  @cybergoths@dice.camp

                                  Blog - 7 books I've loved (since 2020)

                                  Did one of those memes on Facebook where you post the covers of books you've loved. Here's a compilation with some comments why I loved the books I picked.

                                  delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/202

                                    [?]Book Corners » 🤖 🌐
                                    @bookcorners@mastodon.social

                                    A bright red community book exchange box tucked beside stone steps and lush bamboo. A charming little library in a quiet village setting.

                                    📍 Marsannay-le-Bois, France

                                    bookcorners.org/library/marsan

                                    A red community book exchange box stands beside stone steps and a wall, framed by dense green bamboo and a white building.

                                    Alt...A red community book exchange box stands beside stone steps and a wall, framed by dense green bamboo and a white building.

                                      [?]🌈 Dr Ross Brooks [he/him] » 🌐
                                      @rossb_oxford@mastodon.social

                                      I've written this article for The Scotsman, ahead of next week's mega meeting of the European Society for the History of Science and the History of Science Society in . 💀🏳️‍🌈📚

                                      It's about the extraordinary sexological theories of Scottish anatomist Robert Knox, whose embroilment with serial killers William Hare and William Burke in 1828 is notorious.

                                      scotsman.com/news/opinion/colu

                                        [?]Schiffskatze » 🌐
                                        @katzenschiff.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

                                        gute Tipps www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

                                        Pressed for time? 20 brilliant...

                                          [?]Libraries » 🤖 🌐
                                          @libraries@stefanbohacek.online

                                          Biblioteca civica Romolo Spezioli, public library in Italy.

                                          en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliote

                                          A photo of or from a library from the linked website, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.

                                          Alt...A photo of or from a library from the linked website, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.

                                            [?]People.com | Celebrity News, Exclusives, Photos and Videos [Unofficial] » 🌐
                                            @people.com@web.brid.gy

                                            What Happened to the Real Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Truth Behind the Books and 2 TV Shows

                                            The author fictionalized her life in the ‘Little House on the Prairie’ book series, which has been adapted into two major TV series

                                            What Happened to the Real Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Truth Behind the Books and 2 TV Shows

                                            Alt...What Happened to the Real Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Truth Behind the Books and 2 TV Shows

                                            [?]Cyberstopia » 🌐
                                            @Cyberstopia@mastodon.social

                                            It's Saturday morning, time for sitting in the shade with a good book. How about Vee Lozada's Human Code?

                                            cyberstopia.com/2026/07/11/boo

                                              [?]simonox » 🌐
                                              @simonox@mastodon.cloud

                                              Bücher auf der Bahnfahrt
                                              Daub argumentiert, dass das Silicon Valley nicht (mehr) ein Innovationsmotor sei, sondern (schon seit vielen, vielen Jahren, im Prinzip schon seit der Feudalzeit) eine Elite, die glaubt, gesellschaftliche Probleme besser lösen zu können als demokratische Institutionen. Dadurch entsteht eine Form von Herrschaft, die sich zwar mit Begriffen wie Effizienz, Innovation oder Disruption schm
                                              information-architects.de/buec

                                                [?]simonox » 🌐
                                                @simonox@mastodon.cloud

                                                Bücher auf der Bahnfahrt
                                                Daub argumentiert, dass das Silicon Valley nicht (mehr) ein Innovationsmotor sei, sondern (schon seit vielen, vielen Jahren, im Prinzip schon seit der Feudalzeit) eine Elite, die glaubt, gesellschaftliche Probleme besser lösen zu können als demokratische Institutionen. Dadurch entsteht eine Form von Herrschaft, die sich zwar mit Begriffen wie Effizienz, Innovation oder Disruption schm
                                                information-architects.de/buec

                                                  [?]RJT » 🌐
                                                  @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                                                  remaining housed

                                                  subspacewagon.systems/remainin

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                                                  @writingcommunity

                                                    [?]Alexjan » 🌐
                                                    @alexjan@mastodon.social

                                                    “Are you a hallucination? A dream? Am I going crazy?” — “If you think about it, those are three totally useless questions.” Federico’s logical world is collapsing. Faced with the impossible, he tries to cling to labels, but Truth doesn't fit human categories. Into the Hell of Truth (Chapter 2).

                                                      [?]RJT » 🌐
                                                      @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                                                      The Diaspora Of Moonlight Interposed
                                                      archive.org/details/the-diaspo

                                                      Rockslide On The Garden’s Edge
                                                      archive.org/details/rockslide-

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                                                        Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 boosted

                                                        [?]Dilman Dila » 🌐
                                                        @dilmandila@mograph.social

                                                        Yesterday, proofs came of my new novella, The Blossoming of the Big Tree, and it got me a bit excited. I have got print copies of my books before, but not one I designed from scratch. I was worried about how the cover would look like, and also because I used LibreWriter for typesetting, if the font was the right one, etc, but it all looks nice and cute. Proud of myself. 😊

                                                        Get the ebook or pre-order print here
                                                        ododopress.com/novellas/the-bl

                                                        A hand holding a newly printed book, which has a yellowish (leans towards green) cover and the texts are in red, reads The Blossoming of the Big Tree, a novella by Dilman Dila

                                                        Alt...A hand holding a newly printed book, which has a yellowish (leans towards green) cover and the texts are in red, reads The Blossoming of the Big Tree, a novella by Dilman Dila

                                                          Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 boosted

                                                          [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                                          @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                                          Up to 60% of medieval texts and 95% of manuscripts have vanished, study finds

                                                          by Dario Radley

                                                          Many stories from the Middle Ages never reached the present. A new study suggests the loss was far greater than scholars once thought. Researchers estimate that up to 60% of medieval literary works and more than 95% of the manuscripts that once carried them have disappeared over time.

                                                          archaeologymag.com/2026/07/med

                                                          Original article:
                                                          academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/art

                                                          The eight phases of the Song of Roland in one picture; illustration by Simon Marmion from an illuminated manuscript of the Grandes Chroniques de France (15th century), currently preserved in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. A crowded mass of armored knights clashes in the center-left foreground; nobles and clergy watch near a city gate at bottom left; a small chapel with clerics reading sits at bottom right; mounted courtiers and falconers appear at top right; and dark, symbolic cloud shapes with faint winged figures frame the upper corners. Rolling hills and a distant town fill the background.

                                                          Alt...The eight phases of the Song of Roland in one picture; illustration by Simon Marmion from an illuminated manuscript of the Grandes Chroniques de France (15th century), currently preserved in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. A crowded mass of armored knights clashes in the center-left foreground; nobles and clergy watch near a city gate at bottom left; a small chapel with clerics reading sits at bottom right; mounted courtiers and falconers appear at top right; and dark, symbolic cloud shapes with faint winged figures frame the upper corners. Rolling hills and a distant town fill the background.

                                                            [?]Stuff I found » 🌐
                                                            @stuffifound@pixelfed.social

                                                            Support your local library

                                                            #library #knowledge #books #society

                                                            Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organised and vetted and it will cost you nothing. Welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like.

                                                            Alt...Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organised and vetted and it will cost you nothing. Welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like.

                                                              [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                                                              @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                                                              If I Can Cook/You Know God Can: African American Food Memories, Meditations, and Recipes by Ntozake Shange

                                                              To Ellie, my mother, who could make a kitchen sing and swing, make it a sacred or profane gathering, a spooky, funny place, a refuge, a hallowed midnight meeting with her daughter.

                                                              Alt...To Ellie, my mother, who could make a kitchen sing and swing, make it a sacred or profane gathering, a spooky, funny place, a refuge, a hallowed midnight meeting with her daughter.

                                                                [?]Curt Johnson - Indie Genius » 🌐
                                                                @indiegenius@mastodon.social

                                                                Movie TV Tech Geeks All 7 Harry Potter Books, Ranked dlvr.it/TTSj1s

                                                                  [?]earthling » 🌐
                                                                  @appassionato@mastodon.social

                                                                  Chomsky on Anarchism by Noam Chomsky & Barry Patemanm, 2010

                                                                  This collection of Chomsky's essays and interviews includes numerous pieces that have never been published before, as well as rare material that first saw the light of day in hard-to-find pamphlets and anarchist periodicals.




                                                                  We all know what Noam Chomsky is against. His scathing analysis of everything that's wrong with our society reaches more and more people every day. His brilliant critiques of - among other things - capitalism, imperialism, domestic repression, and government propaganda, have become mini-publishing industries unto themselves. But, in this flood of publishing and republishing, very little ever gets said about what exactly Chomsky stands for, his own personal politics, his vision of the future. Not, that is, until Chomsky on Anarchism, a groundbreaking new book that shows a different side of this best-selling author; the anarchist principles that have guided him since he was a teenager. This collection of Chomsky's essays and interviews includes numerous pieces that have never been published before, as well as rare material that first saw the light of day in hard-to-find pamphlets and anarchist periodicals. Taken together, they paint a fresh picture of Chomsky, showing his life-long involvement with the anarchist community, his constant commitment to nonhierarchical models of political organization, and his hopes for a future world without rulers. For anyone who's been touched by Chomsky's trenchant analysis of our current situation, as well as anyone looking for an intelligent and coherent discussion of anarchism itself, Chomsky on Anarchism will be one of this season's most exciting, and surprising, reads.

                                                                  Alt...We all know what Noam Chomsky is against. His scathing analysis of everything that's wrong with our society reaches more and more people every day. His brilliant critiques of - among other things - capitalism, imperialism, domestic repression, and government propaganda, have become mini-publishing industries unto themselves. But, in this flood of publishing and republishing, very little ever gets said about what exactly Chomsky stands for, his own personal politics, his vision of the future. Not, that is, until Chomsky on Anarchism, a groundbreaking new book that shows a different side of this best-selling author; the anarchist principles that have guided him since he was a teenager. This collection of Chomsky's essays and interviews includes numerous pieces that have never been published before, as well as rare material that first saw the light of day in hard-to-find pamphlets and anarchist periodicals. Taken together, they paint a fresh picture of Chomsky, showing his life-long involvement with the anarchist community, his constant commitment to nonhierarchical models of political organization, and his hopes for a future world without rulers. For anyone who's been touched by Chomsky's trenchant analysis of our current situation, as well as anyone looking for an intelligent and coherent discussion of anarchism itself, Chomsky on Anarchism will be one of this season's most exciting, and surprising, reads.

                                                                    [?]earthling » 🌐
                                                                    @appassionato@mastodon.social

                                                                    The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness by Arthur C. Brooks, 2016

                                                                    “What is the meaning of my life?” is not an unanswerable question, but the road to an answer—or answers—is a long one. The Meaning of Your Life is your guide for the journey.




                                                                    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, an account of how the modern world sets us up to fail at finding meaning--and a plan for finding what you seek. Meaning in life is getting harder to find--and there’s a reason for that. In The Meaning of Your Life, social scientist and happiness expert Arthur Brooks explains how rapid societal and technological changes have rewired our brains, making them ill-equipped to handle questions of existential reckoning. The resulting emptiness is not imaginary, and it is life-destroying for some, especially for young people. Fortunately, there's hope. With compassion, clarity, and practicality, Brooks tells you exactly what you need to do to move toward meaning. You'll take a test to determine where you are on your meaning journey, learn evidence-based tactics for rewiring your brain for complex and abstract concepts, and discover a vocabulary for your desires. Most importantly, Brooks will show you where to search for the transcendence, vocation, and significance that are your birthright as a human being.

                                                                    Alt...From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, an account of how the modern world sets us up to fail at finding meaning--and a plan for finding what you seek. Meaning in life is getting harder to find--and there’s a reason for that. In The Meaning of Your Life, social scientist and happiness expert Arthur Brooks explains how rapid societal and technological changes have rewired our brains, making them ill-equipped to handle questions of existential reckoning. The resulting emptiness is not imaginary, and it is life-destroying for some, especially for young people. Fortunately, there's hope. With compassion, clarity, and practicality, Brooks tells you exactly what you need to do to move toward meaning. You'll take a test to determine where you are on your meaning journey, learn evidence-based tactics for rewiring your brain for complex and abstract concepts, and discover a vocabulary for your desires. Most importantly, Brooks will show you where to search for the transcendence, vocation, and significance that are your birthright as a human being.

                                                                      [?]Paul Semel » 🌐
                                                                      @paulsemel@toot.community

                                                                      Finished reading "A Century Of Poetry In The New Yorker: 1925-2025."
                                                                      amzn.to/4hzthNz
                                                                      📖🖊️
                                                                      No one book could properly survey 100 years of , but while this has some glaring omissions (Bukowski), it came pretty dang close.

                                                                      Finished reading "A Century Of Poetry In The New Yorker: 1925-2025." No one book could properly survey 100 years of #poetry, but while this has some glaring omissions (Bukowski), it came pretty dang close.

                                                                      Alt...Finished reading "A Century Of Poetry In The New Yorker: 1925-2025." No one book could properly survey 100 years of #poetry, but while this has some glaring omissions (Bukowski), it came pretty dang close.

                                                                        [?]Jon Sparks » 🌐
                                                                        @JonSparks@writing.exchange

                                                                        11/7: C&R: Share a sentence you loved but couldn't make work. Everyone: How would you rework it?
                                                                        Sorry, what? If it doesn’t work, I’m not going to love it. And vice versa.

                                                                          [?]Jon Sparks » 🌐
                                                                          @JonSparks@writing.exchange

                                                                          11/7: Would your protagonist rather be loved or feared? Why?
                                                                          Taking Jerya as backbone character of the series, she’s definitely on the ‘loved’ side. Why? Because she’s not a psychopath.

                                                                            [?]earthling » 🌐
                                                                            @appassionato@mastodon.social

                                                                            AI Under Attack by Kris Kimmerle & David Okeyode, 2026

                                                                            Built on Fortune 500 experience, this guide delivers hands-on methods to secure generative AI with extensive coverage of RAG, agents, prompt injection, data pipelines, Zero Trust, and sustainable programs.

                                                                            Includes the AI Under Attack Practitioner Toolkit, featuring chapter-specific Field Artifacts for real-world AI security practice.




                                                                            Key Features Defend LLMs, RAG, and autonomous agents against prompt injection, jailbreaks, and tool abuse Apply Zero Trust architecture to AI agents with tool access, memory, and goal-directed reasoning Run AI governance and red teaming programs aligned to NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and OWASP for LLMs Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Contrary to general AI texts or cybersecurity books with limited AI coverage, this guide offers a comprehensive dive into securing the generative AI ecosystem. It moves through four parts: Foundations establishes why AI security is fundamentally different, covering threat modeling, attack surfaces, and core defense principles. Attacks provides deep technical examination of prompt injection, memory and context abuse, RAG system vulnerabilities, agent exploitation techniques, training data poisoning, and AI red teaming methodology. Building Secure AI Systems covers infrastructure and MLOps hardening, secure application and API design, defensive prompt engineering, guardrails with human oversight, supply chain integrity, and Zero Trust architecture for agents. Running AI Security Programs addresses governance, risk and compliance frameworks, security engineering practices, security operations, and building sustainable organizational capabilities. Throughout, you will gain access to practical insights and structured approaches applicable to real-world scenarios. By the end, you will be able to design, implement, and maintain security programs for generative AI, defend against advanced threats, communicate risks to stakeholders, and establish governance ensuring secure, compliant operations across the lifecycle. What you will learn Identify AI-specific risks and clearly communicate them to business teams Defend models, data, RAG, and agents from threats like poisoning, prompt injection, jailbreaking, and data exfiltration Design resilient cloud/MLOps with Zero Trust, supply chain security, and isolation Build secure APIs, apps, and agents with strong auth, validation, and safe tool use Apply AI-focused GRC, alignment checks, bias mitigation, monitoring, and incident response Translate complex concepts into actionable steps, using threat intel and collaboration for lasting security Who this book is for This book is for mid- to senior-level cybersecurity professionals, security architects, and tech leaders managing risks in generative AI deployments. It’s also valuable for early-career practitioners, AI/ML engineers, red teamers, DevSecOps, governance specialists, compliance officers, and product stakeholders with foundational cybersecurity knowledge. Readers should have basic familiarity with security concepts, some exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and a fundamental grasp of AI/ML, though no prior AI security expertise is required. Table of Contents Why AI Security Is Different Threat Modeling AI Systems The AI Attack Surface Foundations of AI Defense Anatomy of an AI System Prompt Injection and Jailbreaking Memory, Context, and State Abuse Attacks on RAG Systems Agent Architecture and Vulnerabilities Agent Exploitation Techniques

                                                                            Alt...Key Features Defend LLMs, RAG, and autonomous agents against prompt injection, jailbreaks, and tool abuse Apply Zero Trust architecture to AI agents with tool access, memory, and goal-directed reasoning Run AI governance and red teaming programs aligned to NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and OWASP for LLMs Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Contrary to general AI texts or cybersecurity books with limited AI coverage, this guide offers a comprehensive dive into securing the generative AI ecosystem. It moves through four parts: Foundations establishes why AI security is fundamentally different, covering threat modeling, attack surfaces, and core defense principles. Attacks provides deep technical examination of prompt injection, memory and context abuse, RAG system vulnerabilities, agent exploitation techniques, training data poisoning, and AI red teaming methodology. Building Secure AI Systems covers infrastructure and MLOps hardening, secure application and API design, defensive prompt engineering, guardrails with human oversight, supply chain integrity, and Zero Trust architecture for agents. Running AI Security Programs addresses governance, risk and compliance frameworks, security engineering practices, security operations, and building sustainable organizational capabilities. Throughout, you will gain access to practical insights and structured approaches applicable to real-world scenarios. By the end, you will be able to design, implement, and maintain security programs for generative AI, defend against advanced threats, communicate risks to stakeholders, and establish governance ensuring secure, compliant operations across the lifecycle. What you will learn Identify AI-specific risks and clearly communicate them to business teams Defend models, data, RAG, and agents from threats like poisoning, prompt injection, jailbreaking, and data exfiltration Design resilient cloud/MLOps with Zero Trust, supply chain security, and isolation Build secure APIs, apps, and agents with strong auth, validation, and safe tool use Apply AI-focused GRC, alignment checks, bias mitigation, monitoring, and incident response Translate complex concepts into actionable steps, using threat intel and collaboration for lasting security Who this book is for This book is for mid- to senior-level cybersecurity professionals, security architects, and tech leaders managing risks in generative AI deployments. It’s also valuable for early-career practitioners, AI/ML engineers, red teamers, DevSecOps, governance specialists, compliance officers, and product stakeholders with foundational cybersecurity knowledge. Readers should have basic familiarity with security concepts, some exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and a fundamental grasp of AI/ML, though no prior AI security expertise is required. Table of Contents Why AI Security Is Different Threat Modeling AI Systems The AI Attack Surface Foundations of AI Defense Anatomy of an AI System Prompt Injection and Jailbreaking Memory, Context, and State Abuse Attacks on RAG Systems Agent Architecture and Vulnerabilities Agent Exploitation Techniques

                                                                              [?]earthling » 🌐
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                                                                              Bizarre-Privileged Items in the Universe: The Logic of Likeness by Paul North, 2021

                                                                              An imaginative new theory of likeness that ranges widely across history and subjects, from physics and evolution to psychology, language, and art.





                                                                              A butterfly is like another butterfly. A butterfly is also like a leaf and at the same time like a paper airplane, an owl’s face, a scholar flying from book to book. The most disparate things approach one another in a butterfly, the sort of dense nodule of likeness that Roger Caillois once proposed calling a “bizarre-privileged item.” In response, critical theorist Paul North proposes a spiritual exercise: imagine a universe made up solely of likenesses. There are no things, only traits acting according to the law of series, here and there a thick overlap that appears “bizarre.”Centuries of thought have fixated on the concept of difference. This book offers a theory that begins from likeness, where, at any instant, a vast array of series proliferates and remote regions come into contact. Bizarre-Privileged Items in the Universe follows likenesses as they traverse physics and the physical universe; evolution and evolutionary theory; psychology and the psyche; sociality, language, and art. Divergent sources from an eccentric history help give shape to a new trans-science, “homeotics.”

                                                                              Alt...A butterfly is like another butterfly. A butterfly is also like a leaf and at the same time like a paper airplane, an owl’s face, a scholar flying from book to book. The most disparate things approach one another in a butterfly, the sort of dense nodule of likeness that Roger Caillois once proposed calling a “bizarre-privileged item.” In response, critical theorist Paul North proposes a spiritual exercise: imagine a universe made up solely of likenesses. There are no things, only traits acting according to the law of series, here and there a thick overlap that appears “bizarre.”Centuries of thought have fixated on the concept of difference. This book offers a theory that begins from likeness, where, at any instant, a vast array of series proliferates and remote regions come into contact. Bizarre-Privileged Items in the Universe follows likenesses as they traverse physics and the physical universe; evolution and evolutionary theory; psychology and the psyche; sociality, language, and art. Divergent sources from an eccentric history help give shape to a new trans-science, “homeotics.”

                                                                                [?]Searching The Meaning Of Life! (S.T.M.O.L) » 🌐
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                                                                                Έχει δύναμη η τεχνολογία Έχει δύναμη κι ο νους μας | SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

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                                                                                  [?]earthling » 🌐
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                                                                                  Blue Kinships: An Exploration of Society & the Ocean by Chiara Certomà, 2025

                                                                                  Blue Kinship contributes to the emergent movement of ideas and practices that are interpreting the ocean as a conceptual and physical space for reconsidering our relationship with the complex, heterogeneous and mutable ecological systems of the Anthropocene.





                                                                                  and, in consideration of the drastic and dramatic changes affecting the ocean’s health, is working toward a paradigm change in consideration of the socio-cultural connection with the sea. Tightening the link between society and the ocean cannot be achieved by technological solutions alone, but requires a multidisciplinary understanding of the ocean's influence on the more-than-human society, and of society on the ocean. This book includes cross-cutting, theoretical analyses, methodological descriptions and case studies across the social and natural research that puts the ocean at the core of all global health to feed the emergent socio-cultural geography of the sea and marine social science perspectives.

                                                                                  Alt...and, in consideration of the drastic and dramatic changes affecting the ocean’s health, is working toward a paradigm change in consideration of the socio-cultural connection with the sea. Tightening the link between society and the ocean cannot be achieved by technological solutions alone, but requires a multidisciplinary understanding of the ocean's influence on the more-than-human society, and of society on the ocean. This book includes cross-cutting, theoretical analyses, methodological descriptions and case studies across the social and natural research that puts the ocean at the core of all global health to feed the emergent socio-cultural geography of the sea and marine social science perspectives.

                                                                                    [?]Paula Bardell-Hedley » 🌐
                                                                                    @BookJotter@toot.wales

                                                                                    Winding Up the Week #476
                                                                                    bookjotter.com/2026/07/11/wind
                                                                                    This week’s round-up gathers recently read and reviewed books, standout literary writing from across the blogosphere and a selection of notable anniversaries (including Bowdler’s Day, Malala Day and Henry David Thoreau’s birthday). It also revisits past posts worth rediscovering and highlights intriguing book-related features from around the Internet.

                                                                                      [?]earthling » 🌐
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                                                                                      Carnivore Minds by G. A. Bradshaw, 2017

                                                                                      Who These Fearsome Animals Really Are

                                                                                      Myth and media typically cast animals we consider predators or carnivores as unthinking killers—dangerous, unpredictable, and devoid of emotion. But is this portrait valid? By exploring their inner lives, this pioneering book refutes the many misperceptions that hide the true nature of these animals.




                                                                                      We discover that great white sharks express tender maternal feelings, rattlesnakes make friends, orcas abide by an ancient moral code, and much more. Using the combined lenses of natural history, neuroscience, and psychology, G. A. Bradshaw describes how predators share the rainbow of emotions that humans experience, including psychological trauma. Renowned for leading research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in elephants and other species, Bradshaw decries the irrational thinking behind wildlife policies that equate killing carnivores with "conservation." In its place, she proposes a new, ethical approach to coexistence with the planet's fiercest animals.

                                                                                      Alt...We discover that great white sharks express tender maternal feelings, rattlesnakes make friends, orcas abide by an ancient moral code, and much more. Using the combined lenses of natural history, neuroscience, and psychology, G. A. Bradshaw describes how predators share the rainbow of emotions that humans experience, including psychological trauma. Renowned for leading research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in elephants and other species, Bradshaw decries the irrational thinking behind wildlife policies that equate killing carnivores with "conservation." In its place, she proposes a new, ethical approach to coexistence with the planet's fiercest animals.

                                                                                        [?]Paul Semel » 🌐
                                                                                        @paulsemel@toot.community

                                                                                        Finished reading Rich Larson's "Changelog: Collected Fiction."
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                                                                                        Man, this guy's so good at writing . Can't wait for his next collection.

                                                                                        Finished reading Rich Larson's "Changelog: Collected Fiction." Man, this guy's so good at writing #ScienceFiction #ShortStories. Can't wait for his next collection.

                                                                                        Alt...Finished reading Rich Larson's "Changelog: Collected Fiction." Man, this guy's so good at writing #ScienceFiction #ShortStories. Can't wait for his next collection.

                                                                                          [?]Deborah Makarios » 🌐
                                                                                          @DMakarios@theres.life

                                                                                          I have never been much of a one for sports.

                                                                                          There are few if any sports which combine well with a lack of depth vision (my high school sport was lawn bowls, and even then I struggled) and even fewer which combine well with a nice book.

                                                                                          So it came as something of a surprise to find myself taking a moderately keen interest in the football* world cup, halfway through. I've been following along with live commentary rather than watching the actual games, largely because the commentators have some grasp of what all the rushing about means, whereas I only know that the aim is to have the ball go in the other side's goal, and tackling isn't allowed.**

                                                                                          You can take*** the woman away from her book, but you can't take the bookishness away from the woman. I have therefore visited the library and come away with a Dorling Kindersley introductory tome, from which I hope to have gleaned a basic understanding of the rules of the game before, say, the final. Allons-y!

                                                                                          *the foot-only kind, not the foot-and-also-hands kind.

                                                                                          **they do have something they call tackling, but as far as I can tell you get in trouble if the player you tackle ends up sprawled on the ground, which I have always believed to be the intended outcome of a tackle. Mystifying.

                                                                                          ***drag. Probably a foul.

                                                                                            [?]Arachnid Press » 🌐
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                                                                                            One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland.

                                                                                            The Dornoch Castle Hotel in the heart of Dornoch in Sutherland has origins dating back to the 11th century, though what you see today is a little less old. The hotel is visited by the book’s central characters when they stay with friends in the town.

                                                                                            Find out more on our website:
                                                                                            arachnid.scot/book-ttw/index.h

                                                                                            The image shows a late evening view of the Dornoch Castle Hotel in Dornoch, Sutherland. We are looking obliquely across a street at the front of the hotel, which was originally a castle. It is dark and lit by floodlights. The tower is on the right and the main range to the left of it. There is still light in the sky and the branches of a tree are in the upper right of the frame. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the bottom left corner.

                                                                                            Alt...The image shows a late evening view of the Dornoch Castle Hotel in Dornoch, Sutherland. We are looking obliquely across a street at the front of the hotel, which was originally a castle. It is dark and lit by floodlights. The tower is on the right and the main range to the left of it. There is still light in the sky and the branches of a tree are in the upper right of the frame. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the bottom left corner.

                                                                                              [?]rommy » 🌐
                                                                                              @rommy@mas.to

                                                                                              “In a single leap the sun clears the crest of the horizon. It enters the sky like a wrestler, atop its undulating arms of fire.”

                                                                                              Jean Giono, Hill

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