Weekly Non-Fiction Reading List 6.5.23
This week, I finished three fantastic books from some great authors. The first book on the list is for authors, and it’s helping me prepare for the next book I’m writing. Then, I re-read one of my all-time favorite books as well as a book about Nietsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality. Enjoy!
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The Writer's Process: Getting Your Brain in Gear by Anne Janzer
I’m getting ready to write my next non-fiction book, and part of that process is re-reading this phenomenal book by Anne Janzer. Anne is a gift to her fellow authors, and this book always gets me into the right mindset to get writing while also having a structured, organized process. If you’re a writer or even thinking about writing a book, you need to read Anne’s stuff. I’ll be reading some more of her books as well during this process.
The Good-Enough Life by Avram Alpert
I had the pleasure of interviewing Avram on my podcast when this book first came out. I loved it so much that I wanted to give it another read, and it still holds up. This book is so well written, and although Avram is humble enough to take his theory from the book and apply it to his own life by saying he got lucky enough to write this book, I still don’t know if someone could have put these thoughts into words in the way he does.
This book is about how our drive for being “the best” along with the competitive nature of capitalism leaves a lot of people behind and is also killing the planet. This book isn’t necessarily about settling, but it’s about shifting our worldview so we don’t leave people behind and that we start thinking about how we can create a more equal society.
I’m probably going to continue reading this book once a year, and I plan on reading it with my son soon because it has so many important lessons in it.
A Macat Analysis of Friedrich Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality by Don Berry
I enjoy reading books summarizing Nietzsche’s thoughts and ideas because philosophy books from old philosophers aren’t my cup of tea. I like more casual philosophy books that don’t require me to reread them 100x to fully understand the ideas. With that said, this book accomplished that goal for the most part, but it left me wanting to learn more. So, I either need to find more books breaking down the Genealogy of Morality or may need to just read it myself.
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