January Bookshelf

06. Jan, 2010 0 Comments

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.

Photo by Jose Francisco Del Valle Mojica (cc)

A peek at my monthly book heap, now with 100% more annotation! These days I’m winding down, in alphabetical order:

Astrology in the Kitchen, by Maria Kozslik Donovan

A subject near and dear to my heart! After I bought this, I realized I already have a copy of it in storage with my cookbooks… I think I will have to review it later as I could not find a single review online, so I’ll refrain from commenting on the substance of it for now. Out of print, but used copies are easy to find.

The Curious Researcher, by Bruce Ballenger

An undergrad research guide, but I like it because it provides structure to the research experience. If you like this kind of thing, you might enjoy the phinished.org website as well.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

This novel is the first in a crime trilogy by the author, who sadly passed before they were published. FANTASTIC. Enthusiastically recommended. The one vaguely astrological reference, since this is an astrology blog, is to a very Plutonian character’s birthday being on Hallowe’en. Read it anyway; no one should only read astrology tomes all the time.

Old Souls: Compelling Evidence from Children Who Remember Past Lives, by Tom Shroder

A look at the academic research of reincarnation. The author (an accomplished journalist, and Dave Barry’s former editor) follows the late Dr. Ian Stevenson, a psychiatrist and research professor at the University of Virginia; this work is skeptic-friendly rather than preaching to the choir. If you’re not a fan of Brian Weiss, this book may be more up your alley.

Twin Flames: A True Story of Soul Reunion, by Antera

Another book I’ll probably have to review. Valuable for its content, but the writing style was painfully amateur at times… read it only if you’re already into the topic. Lots of woowoo new-agey stuff so you’ll have to separate the wheat from the chaff.