Conditional Zen

    WHAT WAS LIAM READING IN 2022?

    The Winners of 2022:

    All around Top 3:

    1. The Hike, by Drew Magary.
    2. The Institute, by Stephen King.
    3. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History, by S.C. Gwynne.

    Best Fiction by Genre:

    • Best Horror:
      • The Institute, by Stephen King.
    • Best Sci-fi/Fantasy:
      • Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein.
    • Best Laughs:
      • The Hike, by Drew Magary.
    • Best Literary:
      • The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov.
    • Best Made Me Think:
      • The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov.

    Best Nonfiction by Genre:

    • Best Science:
      • An Immense World, by Ed Yong.
    • Best Sociology/Psychology:
      • Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind, by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD.
    • Best History/Philosophy:
      • Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History, by S.C. Gwynne.
    • Best Made Me Think:
      • Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know, by Malcom Gladwell.

    Flawless Fiction:

    • The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov
    • The Institute, by Stephen King.
    • The Hike, by Drew Magary.
    • Fairy Tale, by Stephen King
    • Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne
    • Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein
    • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams

    Outstanding Observations:

    • An Immense World, by Ed Yong
    • Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History, by S.C. Gwynne.
    • Shamans Among Us: Schizophrenia, Shamanism and the Evolutionary Origins of Religion, by Joseph Polimeni
    • Braiding Sweetgrass, By Robin Wall Kimmerer
    • Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention- and How to Think Deeply Again, By Johann Hari
    • How to Sit, by Thich Nhat Hanh

    Quintessential Questions:

    • Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind, by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD.
    • Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know, by Malcom Gladwell.
    • Kidding Ourselves, by Joseph T. Hallinan.
    • 12 Rules for Life, by Jordan Peterson.
    • Real Magic: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science, and a Guide to the Secret Power of the Universe, by Dean Radin, PhD.