What I've been reading
Apr. 26th, 2012 11:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sarahmichigan"What Is My Cat Thinking?: The Essential Guide to Understanding Pet Behavior" by Gwen Bailey. The book could have been more carefully edited, but I liked all the photos of cats in different poses and the explanation of what the pose (or ear and tail movements) were likely to signify: friendship, aggression, fear, etc. The author seems to really know her animal behavior science.
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"God is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens, as an audiobook read by the author. The context was especially amusing since J. and I listened to this during a road trip through the Bible Belt where there are homemade billboards with "Jesus Loves You" and the 10 commandments posted near the highway, particularly in rural Kentucky. I knew a lot already about what he had to say about Christianity and Judaism, but I learned something from his critiques of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and a few other minor sects. Not likely to be read by diehard believers, this would be an informative read for anyone on the fence and an entertaining read for an established atheist such as myself.
My full comments on both books here.
and
"God is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens, as an audiobook read by the author. The context was especially amusing since J. and I listened to this during a road trip through the Bible Belt where there are homemade billboards with "Jesus Loves You" and the 10 commandments posted near the highway, particularly in rural Kentucky. I knew a lot already about what he had to say about Christianity and Judaism, but I learned something from his critiques of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and a few other minor sects. Not likely to be read by diehard believers, this would be an informative read for anyone on the fence and an entertaining read for an established atheist such as myself.
My full comments on both books here.
