October 6, 2013

How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter - by: Sherwin B. Noland (1993)

If I didn't already dread the idea of dying from old age (i.e. "natural causes"), especially while I'm incarcerated, then I certainly would now, after having read this book. This book describes the ugly truth about what happens to our bodies as we die, as opposed to the dramatic BS you see on TV and in the movies. Definitely worth the read.

Magic and Mystery in Tibet - by: Alexandra David-Neel (1932, 2014)

This is one of those rare books that exposes another culture in a way that really opens it up an lets the reader glimpse for themselves what...