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Some recent books that really enriched my life:

- "Ace: What asexuality reveals about desire, society, and the meaning of sex" by Angela Chen. Really helped me understand my ace friends better.

- "Complex PTSD: From surviving to thriving" by Pete Walker. Helped me recover from a lot of trauma that was causing me duress

- "The Wizard and the Prophet" by Charles C. Mann. Helped me recover from anxiety disorder caused by climate change.

- "The Inner Game of Tennis" by W. Timothy Gallwey. As a former competitive gamer, this really helped me step back from competition and just enjoy the game.

- "Neurotribes" by Steve Silberman. Great book about the history of autism. Extremely sad but hopeful book.

- "Different Loving" by Brame, Jacobs, and Brame. A fascinating look back in time to the kink world of the 90s.

For fun I recently read and enjoyed: Foundation, Project Hail Mary (who's cutting onions in here), Going Postal, God Emperor of Dune, and Heart of Darkness.



In a similar vein to the CPTSD rec, I will always tell people Walking your blues away by thom hartman (basically about applying emdr while walking) saved my life. It is a truly wonderful short and easy to read book.Everyone I've recommended it to from different walks of life have all found it fantastic. If you've anything weighing on you, walking your blues away may help. Thank you for your recommendations.


The Martian was a fun, hard science fiction book, but I never really liked its characters. They were too silly and one-dimensional.

But Project Hail Mary is a lovely story. And the twist half way through! Such a wonderful, happy reading.




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