# \#book **URL:** https://briarfray.org/tag/book/4.md [Latest](https://briarfray.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://briarfray.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://briarfray.org/tags.md) --- ## [Book recommendation even if you are not 'spiritual'](https://briarfray.org/t/book-recommendation-even-if-you-are-not-spiritual/1106)
**Author:** [@Eliot](https://briarfray.org/u/Eliot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/book-recommendation-even-if-you-are-not-spiritual/1106 "2026-10-20T00:39:28Z")
Even if you are not a spiritual person I recommend this book. The author, Daniel M Ingram, really knows his stuff and he is not one of the modern mindfulness dorks. He treats it like a videogame and almost like splitti… --- ## [Our Culture, What's Left of It](https://briarfray.org/t/our-culture-whats-left-of-it/1126)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/our-culture-whats-left-of-it/1126 "2026-10-14T02:24:34Z")
--- ## [The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa](https://briarfray.org/t/the-leopard-by-giuseppe-tomasi-di-lampedusa/1105)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/the-leopard-by-giuseppe-tomasi-di-lampedusa/1105 "2026-10-02T16:00:26Z")
--- ## [Leisure: The Basis of Culture](https://briarfray.org/t/leisure-the-basis-of-culture/1099)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/leisure-the-basis-of-culture/1099 "2026-09-29T08:09:20Z")
--- ## [Christopher Alexander - The Timeless Way of Building](https://briarfray.org/t/christopher-alexander-the-timeless-way-of-building/1068)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/christopher-alexander-the-timeless-way-of-building/1068 "2026-09-16T04:23:08Z")
--- ## [We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite](https://briarfray.org/t/we-have-never-been-woke-the-cultural-contradictions-of-a-new-elite/1066)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/we-have-never-been-woke-the-cultural-contradictions-of-a-new-elite/1066 "2026-09-15T16:33:58Z")
--- ## [Breakdown of Will by George Ainslie](https://briarfray.org/t/breakdown-of-will-by-george-ainslie/1063)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/breakdown-of-will-by-george-ainslie/1063 "2026-09-14T01:37:19Z")
--- ## [Erectus Walks Among Us](https://briarfray.org/t/erectus-walks-among-us/1054)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/erectus-walks-among-us/1054 "2026-09-09T15:21:30Z")
https://archive.is/LR4ZH --- ## [How to Solve It by George Polya](https://briarfray.org/t/how-to-solve-it-by-george-polya/1053)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/how-to-solve-it-by-george-polya/1053 "2026-09-08T01:52:39Z")
--- ## [Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://briarfray.org/t/flow-the-psychology-of-optimal-experience-by-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/1012)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/flow-the-psychology-of-optimal-experience-by-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/1012 "2026-08-17T00:35:04Z")
--- ## [The True History of the American Revolution : Sydney George Fisher](https://briarfray.org/t/the-true-history-of-the-american-revolution-sydney-george-fisher/941)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/the-true-history-of-the-american-revolution-sydney-george-fisher/941 "2026-07-23T14:43:19Z")
--- ## [Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection](https://briarfray.org/t/healing-back-pain-the-mind-body-connection/907)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/healing-back-pain-the-mind-body-connection/907 "2026-07-07T04:51:14Z")
--- ## [Edward J. Bristow’s Prostitution and Prejudice: The Jewish Fight Against White Slavery, 1870–1939](https://briarfray.org/t/edward-j-bristow-s-prostitution-and-prejudice-the-jewish-fight-against-white-slavery-1870-1939/826)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/edward-j-bristow-s-prostitution-and-prejudice-the-jewish-fight-against-white-slavery-1870-1939/826 "2026-06-02T07:20:48Z")
https://twitter-thread.com/t/2061637924974928124 --- ## [In Defense of Capitalism: Debunking the Myths: Zitelmann, Rainer](https://briarfray.org/t/in-defense-of-capitalism-debunking-the-myths-zitelmann-rainer/814)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/in-defense-of-capitalism-debunking-the-myths-zitelmann-rainer/814 "2026-05-29T05:00:21Z")
--- ## [Generic and unique books, strategy for](https://briarfray.org/t/generic-and-unique-books-strategy-for/778)
**Author:** [@0CK](https://briarfray.org/u/0CK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/generic-and-unique-books-strategy-for/778 "2026-05-09T20:20:22Z")
There are books that belong to a genre, maybe one they founded, maybe one they elaborated on. With so many potentially good books out there, where they are very generic it would make sense to read only one from every ge… --- ## [Fabrication Of Aboriginal History Vol 1](https://briarfray.org/t/fabrication-of-aboriginal-history-vol-1/737)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/fabrication-of-aboriginal-history-vol-1/737 "2026-04-24T22:27:24Z")
--- ## [The Manipulated Man](https://briarfray.org/t/the-manipulated-man/741)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/the-manipulated-man/741 "2026-04-19T03:50:51Z")
--- ## [Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Experience and American Prospect](https://briarfray.org/t/reinventing-collapse-the-soviet-experience-and-american-prospect/719)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/reinventing-collapse-the-soviet-experience-and-american-prospect/719 "2026-03-28T06:56:44Z")
--- ## [The Homosexual Society by Richard Hauser(1962)](https://briarfray.org/t/the-homosexual-society-by-richard-hauser-1962/709)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/the-homosexual-society-by-richard-hauser-1962/709 "2026-03-13T03:41:24Z")
--- ## [John Bowlby - Attachment and Loss series](https://briarfray.org/t/john-bowlby-attachment-and-loss-series/706)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/john-bowlby-attachment-and-loss-series/706 "2026-03-11T09:14:28Z")
--- ## [Interesting Books Reviewed](https://briarfray.org/t/interesting-books-reviewed/684)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/interesting-books-reviewed/684 "2026-02-23T00:04:58Z")
--- ## [Laughing at Wall Street: How I Beat the Pros at Investing (by Reading Tabloids, Shopping at the Mall, and Connecting on Facebook) and How You Can, Too](https://briarfray.org/t/laughing-at-wall-street-how-i-beat-the-pros-at-investing-by-reading-tabloids-shopping-at-the-mall-and-connecting-on-facebook-and-how-you-can-too/635)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/laughing-at-wall-street-how-i-beat-the-pros-at-investing-by-reading-tabloids-shopping-at-the-mall-and-connecting-on-facebook-and-how-you-can-too/635 "2026-01-17T06:09:47Z")
--- ## [The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life](https://briarfray.org/t/the-presentation-of-self-in-everyday-life/633)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/the-presentation-of-self-in-everyday-life/633 "2026-01-15T19:10:11Z")
--- ## [Zenitsu you really need to read George Kingsley Zipf](https://briarfray.org/t/zenitsu-you-really-need-to-read-george-kingsley-zipf/631)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/zenitsu-you-really-need-to-read-george-kingsley-zipf/631 "2026-01-15T02:23:50Z")
@Zenitsu Check out Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort. He has really interesting arguments that explain much of psychology. For example, he defines intelligence as economy of action. We use as few tools as… --- ## [The Invention of the Jewish People](https://briarfray.org/t/the-invention-of-the-jewish-people/627)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/the-invention-of-the-jewish-people/627 "2026-01-12T18:58:23Z")
--- ## [What Is the Mafia? - Imperium Press](https://briarfray.org/t/what-is-the-mafia-imperium-press/519)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/what-is-the-mafia-imperium-press/519 "2025-10-27T16:07:37Z")
--- ## [Whitey on the Moon: Kersey, Paul](https://briarfray.org/t/whitey-on-the-moon-kersey-paul/450)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/whitey-on-the-moon-kersey-paul/450 "2025-09-02T01:54:02Z")
--- ## [Homo Ludens: a pretty interesting alternative to Marx's dialectical materialism](https://briarfray.org/t/homo-ludens-a-pretty-interesting-alternative-to-marxs-dialectical-materialism/445)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/homo-ludens-a-pretty-interesting-alternative-to-marxs-dialectical-materialism/445 "2025-08-26T03:14:44Z")
--- ## [Really interesting book about cattle mutilations](https://briarfray.org/t/really-interesting-book-about-cattle-mutilations/394)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/really-interesting-book-about-cattle-mutilations/394 "2025-07-15T19:14:18Z")
I pirated this a while back, it was very interesting. The government faked the cattle mutilations and did a slipshod job covering it up. --- ## [Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States](https://briarfray.org/t/against-the-grain-a-deep-history-of-the-earliest-states/375)
**Author:** [@johnnymcivor](https://briarfray.org/u/johnnymcivor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://briarfray.org/t/against-the-grain-a-deep-history-of-the-earliest-states/375 "2025-07-02T17:30:42Z")
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