Portia’s Island

What does one do in gloomy weather when the sun refuses to come out and spread cheer to the world?

Answer: Read. A good book. Or better yet, read plenty of good ones.

Here are some of the titles I have read for the past 2 months, from the most recent to those that I remember.

1. The Swarm by Frank Schatzing—- 10/10!

2. The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry — 8/10

3. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison — 7/10

4. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini - 10/10

5. Economics of the Madhouse by Chris Harman - non fiction, good for modern Communists

6. Confessions of an Economic Hitman - what can I say? Everybody who can think for themselves has to read this book… MUST READ!

7. The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig– a twisted nice little fable, bedtime story for Orrin

8. The Brother’s Grimm Fairy Tales - bedtime stories for Orrin of course

9. Countless journal articles on fish behavioral ecology, movement patterns, and a lot of other parrotfish biology related topics

10. Essential Cooking: Vegetarian Dishes

11. Contemporary Asian Bathrooms

And for my advancedChristmas gift to myself, I look forward to getting a copy of Jeffrey Sachs’ The End of Poverty for November. And maybe if I can find a copy of Carl Sagan’s books, and this title I have long looked for, Einstein’s Dreams.

So looking forward to the rainy season…..

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