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News Of The WeekNews Of The Week

Welcome to this week’s issue of the Books And Articles newsletter. I was really overwhelmed by the sheer number of really good posts this week, and many from accounts I don’t recall posting here before. I picked out a few to highlight in my suggestions, but there are many more that I urge you to check out. In some cases they may not have earned many sats, but it would be worthwhile to do some exploring. I’m limited by time constraints and the format of this newsletter from highlighting every gem.

I should have mentioned this last week, but @johnbnevin is now posting his serial story “Submersible” in a Stacker News exclusive. The first installment was very well received, though I failed to give it the visibility it deserved. You can find the permanent link in the “Books” section below.

I want to give a special mention to @Nuttall, who consistently posts poems here. I hope and suspect that the plan is to eventually consolidate them all into one post, which would make it a permanent collection.

@Taft has begun to post a daily bitcoin post. I rarely am familiar with the day’s quote, which is refreshing. Sometimes it’s tiresome to read the same old quotes. Here’s one from this week.

That’s it. I hope everyone has a great week.

Top Five Posts Of The WeekTop Five Posts Of The Week

The top post of the week will be forwarded 50% of the zaps earned on this week’s newsletter post. Rankings will be determined using the SN zaprank.

Here are this week’s top posts:

• Dune Books And Movies by @Undisciplined
• Fighting The Daily Grind #8 by @cryotosensei
• How Bitcoin Can Align Incentives In A Marriage: by @Daniela
• Double Plus Ungood:GMU’s Orwellian “Just Societies” Mandate by @elvismercury
• Discuss This Quote-John Adams by @grayruby

Siggy’s SuggestionsSiggy’s Suggestions

• Good Poets Borrow, Great Poets Steal by @Car

I really enjoyed this link post, which brings up the idea of artists “stealing” from those who came before. I replied with an example of 60s rockers stealing licks from old bluesmen, but the premise could have as easily described the way Satoshi built on the cypherpunk concepts that came before in creating bitcoin.

• Same Bed, Different Dreams, by Ed Park by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

This is a good, concise discussion of a book that should have earned more sats than it did. I know I can count on good content when I read this account’s posts.

• Weekend Book Recommendationsby @sn

When I first visited Stacker News, long before territories, I looked forward to this weekly SN post for good reading suggestions and interesting discussions. I still do, and I am honored that it has a home in this territory.

• Stoic Book Club: Meditations by @Se7enZ

I think the only reason this wasn’t a top 5 post is because of timing. Regardless, these book club posts are as good as anything posted here. I look forward to each week’s installments, though they can be challenging. I have a feeling these discussions will live on long after the final installment is posted, as more people discover them.

Writing ContestsWriting Contests

• Writing Contest #1
• Writing Contest #2

Stackers’ BlogsStackers’ Blogs

• Fighting The Daily Grind by @cryotosensei
• Personal Blog, Got My First Job by @CyberCrypto

My Bitcoin JourneyMy Bitcoin Journey

Inspired by Writing Contest #1, this is where stacker’s bitcoin origin stories will be posted for easy reference.

• Grayruby’s Bitcoin story by @grayruby
• I Put ¼ Of A Bitcoin In A Landfill by @brandonsbytes

Book ClubsBook Clubs

• Stoic Book Club:Meditations by @Se7enZ

Some Recommended Older PostsSome Recommended Older Posts

BooksBooks

• The Universal Good Deal by @cleophas
• Who Brought The Steak Tartare?, Chapter 1 by @cleophas
• Happy The Hippo, an absolutely wonderful children’s book written by @cryotosensei for his son.
• The Rogue Scholar, Chapter 1 by @jbschirtzinger
• Submersible by @johnbnevin

Book ReviewsBook Reviews

• Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig by @carlosfandango
• The World’s First Bitcoin Fiction Anthology by @KonsensusN
• Man’s Search For Meaning by @carlosfandango
• The Sovereign Individual by @carlosfandango
• Neuromancer by @Scoresby
• Elric Of Melnibone by @Scoresby
• The Shockwave Rider, by John Brunner by @Scoresby
• Human Action by @Undisciplined
• Robert Jordan’s The Wheel Of Time: Books 1-3 by @Undisciplined
• A History Of Religious Ideas #1 by @Se7enZ
• A History Of Religious Ideas # 2 by @Se7enZ
• A History Of Religious Ideas #3 by @Se7enZ
• Nova, by Samuel R Delaney by @Scoresby
• Blood Music, by Greg Bear by @Scoresby
• Schismatrix, by Bruce Sterling by @Scoresby

EssaysEssays

Nihilism Wants Empire:Camus On Nietzsche

PoetryPoetry

• Poetry:unresolved between a thai lad and I by @cryotosensei
• plebpoet’s original poem + discussion by @plebpoet
• Everything Is Here by @Nuttall

Short StoriesShort Stories

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