Maria Popova is the "curator" of the blog "Brain Pickings". If you are interested in books, this is a go-to-site for thoughtful commentary on books of many genres. See "She's Got Some Big Ideas", , Bruce Feiler, New York Times, 2012-11-30.
From the article I added Albert Einstein's "Ideas and opinion" to my reading list. Popova is quoted in the article with:
“In times of turmoil, I often turn to one of my existential pillars of comfort: Albert Einstein’s ‘Ideas and Opinion.’ ” She ended with this thought: “There is a way to critique intelligently and respectfully, without eroding the validity of your disagreement. It boils down to manners.”
Her latest entry as of 2012-12-06 is "The 10 Best Psychology and Philosophy Books of 2012"
By: Maria Popova 2012-12-04, "From Buddhism to the relationship between creativity and dishonesty, by way of storytelling and habit".
From the sidebar, I went to "Isaac Asimov on Science and Creativity in Education"
by Maria Popova, 2011-01-28 "What vintage science fiction has to do with the future of self-directed learning."
It includes some snippets of Bill Moyers' interview with Isaac Asimov. From this article, I added Asimov's "The Roving Mind" to my reading list.
My booklist from suggestions on the web is getting so long, maybe I should turn my computer off, sit in an easy chair, and start reading the books on my list (plus a few I would like to reread). Maybe I'll be halfway through my list be next Christmas? Maybe by the time you make your way through all of Popova's blog entry you'll visit my blog again next Christmas.
Happy reading. May you always find something not only interesting but something you find is more interesting than anything else for the moment.
