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Leonard finished reading Brigid Delaney — Reasons Not to Worry.

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:36:51 -0400

Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times
Brigid Delaney
HarperCollins | Oct 1, 2024

Leonard finished reading Hermann Hesse — The Glass Bead Game.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:11:45 -0400

The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel
Hermann Hesse
Macmillan | Dec 6, 2002

Leonard finished reading Hermann Hesse — Demian.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:10:13 -0400

Demian: A Novel
Hermann Hesse
Henry Holt and Company | Jan 22, 2013

Leonard finished reading Joseph Nguyen — Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition).

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:07:18 -0400

Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition): Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering
Joseph Nguyen
Simon and Schuster | Oct 29, 2024

Leonard started reading Larry Siedentop — Inventing the Individual.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:04:24 -0400

Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism
Larry Siedentop
Harvard University Press | Oct 23, 2017

Leonard finished reading James Clavell — Shogun.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:01:36 -0400

Shogun
James Clavell
Blackstone Publishing | Dec 12, 2023

Leonard finished reading Thomas Moore — Care of the Soul Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:59:30 -0400

Care of the Soul Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
Thomas Moore
HarperCollins | Jan 26, 2016

Leonard started reading Yuval Noah Harari — Nexus.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:57:47 -0400

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari
Random House Publishing Group | Sep 10, 2024

Leonard finished reading Jonathan Haidt — The Anxious Generation.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:56:30 -0400

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt
Penguin | Mar 26, 2024

Leonard started reading Matt Haig — The Life Impossible.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:55:16 -0400

The Life Impossible: A Novel
Matt Haig
Diversified Publishing | Sep 3, 2024

Bailey started the discussion Did You Like the Ending? in the forum Shogun Discussions

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:20:15 -0500

Did You Like the Ending?

This was an amazing book right up until the end, where the author revealed what was really in Toranaga’s mind. I thought less of Toranaga and I felt sorry for Blackthorne.

I wish there was a sequel where we could see this play out. Maybe the author was planning one. There were a lot of open plot lines at the end.

What are your thoughts on…

Leonard created the group New Members

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 20:35:46 -0500

Librarian posted a new list.

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:14:59 -0500

Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024

Books that Barack Obama enjoyed reading in 2024

Librarian posted a new list.

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:08:37 -0500

Reese Witherspoon's Book Club (2025)

Books with a woman at the center of the story

Librarian posted a new list.

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:53:58 -0500

Oprah Winfrey's Book Club (2025)

Picks from Oprah’s Book Club

Librarian posted a new list.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:15:17 -0500

Bailey started the discussion An Ontological Question in the forum The Soul's Code Discussions

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:03:51 -0500

An Ontological Question

Is Hillman’s daimon meant to be ontologically real?

For example on page 6 he writes that the acorn theory of the daimon “…holds that each person bears a uniqueness that asks to be lived and that is already present before it can be lived.” This way of describing it doesn’t necessarily imply a soul ontology that extends beyond a single…

Bailey posted a new guide.

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:38:01 -0500

Bailey posted a new review.

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:05:15 -0500

Bailey posted a new bookblog.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:07:57 -0500

Bailey finished reading Madeline Miller — Circe.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:19:44 -0500

Circe
Madeline Miller
Little, Brown | Apr 10, 2018

Bailey finished reading Anthony Doerr — Cloud Cuckoo Land.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:51:51 -0500

Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel
Anthony Doerr
Simon and Schuster | Sep 27, 2022

Leonard and Bailey are now connected

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:28:16 -0500

Bailey created the group The Future of Civilization

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:31:36 -0500

Bailey posted an update: I loved “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony […]

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:55:29 -0500

I loved “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr.

I particularly liked Werner’s childhood connection with Marie-Laure through radio. We have the Internet but radio is so much more romantic. There is something intimate about listening to someone’s live voice on the radio, which is not captured in a podcast. Radio is once only, just for…

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All the Light We Cannot See – BookDiscovery

*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and … Continue reading

Leonard posted an update: Worried about 2025? Stop doomscrolling and look on […]

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:54:16 -0500

Worried about 2025? Stop doomscrolling and look on the bright side with our new list of dystopian fiction. Nothing could be worse than a reality TV show where teenagers are forced to battle to the death, right? Right?

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Our Favorite Dystopian Fiction – BookDiscovery

When the world feels like it can't get any worse, these books will make you feel better

Leonard started reading James Clavell — Shogun.

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:34:21 -0500

Shogun
James Clavell
Blackstone Publishing | Dec 12, 2023

Bailey started reading Bell Hooks — All About Love.

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:48:07 -0500

All About Love: New Visions
Bell Hooks
Harper Collins | Jan 9, 2001

Bailey started reading Samantha Harvey — Orbital.

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:38:45 -0500

Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Grove Atlantic | Oct 29, 2024

Bailey posted a new list.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:52:13 -0500

Leonard posted a new review.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:30:40 -0500

Can Authenticity Redeem Modernity?

Authenticity, far from being mere subjectivism, is a powerful moral ideal, says Taylor, and one which could help us make sense of a confused moral landscape

Leonard created the group City on a Hill

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:05:10 -0500

Leonard created the group The Beauty of Books

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:46:29 -0500

Leonard created the group Other Worlds

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:40:05 -0500

Leonard created the group BookDiscovery Geek Squad

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:35:29 -0500

Leonard posted a new post.

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:33:43 -0500

Welcome to BookDiscovery!

What was once a dream is now a reality

Leonard posted a new post.

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:25:46 -0500

What Our Books Tell Us About Ourselves

People used to own books because it was prestigious to do so. No one thinks that anymore. But we still love books. So what does tell us about books — and about ourselves?