The Sun and the Shadow: My Experiment With Lucid Dreaming - by: Kenneth Kelzer (1987)

This is not a how-to-guide for lucid dreaming, but it is a very interesting look at a well educated man's honest experiences in the dream realms. I had a used copy sent in to read and it was well worth the few dollars it cost.

Journey To Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan - by: Carlos Castaneda (1972)

Hailed as Castaneda's best book, but I didn't think so. It wasn't bad, but not as good as I'd hoped it would be. Pretty dry, actually. It now sits unread by other inmates on the FDC book cart. I used to think Don Juan was a real person, after this read, I doubt it. The events are way too contrived to be real at all, much more so than I remember in Castaneda's other books.

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation - by: Thich Nhat Hanh (translation by Mob; Ho, 1975, 1987)

I asked a friend to send me this book to help with my meditation. I've read books on how to meditate before, but just wanted a refresher.

The Cartoon History of the Modern World: Part I From Columbus to the US Constitution - by: Larry Gonick (2007)

A humorously illustrated look at history that I found in pretty poor but still readable shape on the FDC book cart.

Stalking The Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account - by: Stuart A. Herrington (1982)

I've read many books about the America-Vietnam war that focus on the American side. This is the first one I've ever read that really gets into the Vietnamese side, and minds of the South Vietnamese, Vietcong, and NVA combatants. I found it on the FDC bookcart.

The Arrogance of Humanism - by: David Ehrenfeld (1978, 1981 Galaxy Ed., Oxford University Press)

This book provides excellent contrast for another book I've read recently called, "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" by Paulo Freire. Freire is a staunch humanist, and Ehrenfeld an ardent anti-humanist. But, if they could somehow see eye-to-eye the result could be almost miraculous! Neither Freire nor Ehrenfeld have all the answers, but they both have excellent views from different sides of the same problem (namely, mankinds sense of separation from reality). It's too bad that Freire is dead, because if he and Ehrenfeld got together to compare their unique views honestly and openly then I believe that a third viewpoint would emerge that could provide answers to the really tough questions that neither of these books do on their own.

That given, I strongly recommend both of these books to anyone sincerely interested in the possible futures of humankind, which neither book talks about, but both portend.

Dragon's Bait - by: Vivian Velde (1992)

A short fun book (fiction) written for teenagers, technically well written but transparently moral in character. I found it on the FDC bookcart.