This is a book I had always had in the 'next' position on my book shelf, though never completed. It ended up being heartbreaking, hilarious, strange, disturbing and inventive, all at once. »

Richard Feynman was a scientist who has long entered works I've read (on Oppenheimer, Einstein and others) but whom I knew embarrassingly little about. »

I very much enjoyed Mann's *1492*, and therefore was excited to read the follow-up. The book offers a very interesting viewpoint on what Mann (and others) call the 'Homogenocene', which they postulate is our current era (rather than 'Holocene')... »

Built in the format of several thinkers, farmers and food experts addressing a new generation of farmers, I found the book positive and largely rewarding. Certain letters resonated more than others, though that's expected in a book like this. »

The internet is full of opinions -- opinions on how you should do this, what should you eat, how you should think about that -- sometimes, you just need a good ol' fashioned book that consolidates information and presents one, singular vision »

I've wanted to read 'Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself' for some time as well. The book is documents (quite literally) a road trip that the journalist David Lipsky took with DFW back in 1996, right after the publication of Infinite Jest. »

Since I was young, I've always held a predilection for the field of astrophysics. Some of my earlier memories include writing to NASA labs for material, shooting model rockets, checking out planets and stars with our telescope and going to planetariums with my parents. »

I've said it once, and I'll say it again -- David Foster Wallace was a once-in-a-generation writer who had the uncanny ability to both challenge and entertain his readers in a way that I don't think anyone has been able to do since. »

After reading 'Lila: An Inquiry to Morals' by Robert Pirisg, I realized that I really knew nothing about Native American culture and history. This struck me as insane, and I spent the next few years reading as much as I could about the topic. »

It's easy to find yourself lost in groupthink. I've seen it happen in groups of all sizes -- from a small group of friends all believing a mediocre restaurant is mind-bending, to insane trends that sweep the nation only to fade a way in a few weeks. »

Look -- I love books about food. Food and cuisine are something that are universal to the human experience, shape who we are as people and how we interact with each other and the world at large. »