Member: bouillabaisse

CollectionsYour library (5,678), Currently reading (8), To read (80), Read but unowned (1), All collections (5,678)

Reviews9 reviews

Tagsspl (1,181), lit (1,149), cooking (897), 2012 (587), own (574), 2011 (520), psychology (515), 2010 (432), sf (423), 2009 (380) — see all tags

Cloudstag cloud, author cloud, tag mirror

About meI like to read different things. One book seems to lead to another and to another and to another. And so on. I still need to learn how to organize my lists and my reading. Or maybe not. updated 1/12/09

About my libraryMy library is mostly made up of books that I have read, currently own, have owned at some point, or checked out from the library (in recent years, that accounts for many many books...). Current interests range from cooking to food writing to sustainability to mindfulness to meditation to neuroscience to mental health/psychology to sociology to anthropology to evolutionary psychology to books about books. I try to read the occasional lit book/novel but find that I just "dont have the time" to sit and give the book its due consideration and attention that it so deserves. So I end up reading nonfiction books that I can read in spurts of concentrated attention, e.g., recent popular books about how we are losing the ability for sustained attention and instead are becoming increasingly distracted (Maggie Jackson's "Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age" & Nicholas Carr's "The Shallows: what the internet is doing to our brains"). Though it could also be because I have a new child... (updated 9/10/10)

This began as an exploration/excavation of my mind as I tried to recall all the books I have ever read or bought. Luckily, I actually kept lists of books I've read (at least during the last ten years). If it wasnt for these lists, I probably wouldnt have been able to recall a lot of these books. updated 1/12/09

As a memory exercise, trying to recall books & authors you've read, is absolutely fascinating! I can say that I had the most vivid and surprising dreams in a long while since LT has entered my life. All this unearthing of past memories of books has triggered a cascade of different thought patterns. 11/22/08

Groups75 Books Challenge for 2010

VenuesFavorites

Favorite bookstoresBailey-Coy Books, Books Kinokuniya - Seattle, Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle), Half Price Books - Capitol Hill, Left Bank Books

Favorite librariesSeattle Public Library (Beacon Hill Branch), Seattle Public Library (Columbia Branch), Seattle Public Library (Douglass-Truth Branch), Seattle Public Library (International/Chinatown Branch)

Real nameK-ster

LocationSeattle, WA, USA

Favorite authorsNot set

Account typepublic, lifetime

URLs http://www.librarything.com/profile/bouillabaisse (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/bouillabaisse (library)

Member sinceOct 20, 2008

Currently readingI Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World by James Geary
Good meat : the complete guide to sourcing and cooking sustainable meat by Deborah Krasner
The Commonsense Kitchen: 500 Recipes Plus Lessons for a Hand-Crafted Life by Tom Hudgens
Slow Gardening: A No-Stress Philosophy for All Senses and All Seasons by Felder Rushing
Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes from the Best Kitchens on Wheels by Heather Shouse
On the Origin of Tepees: The Evolution of Ideas (and Ourselves) by Jonnie Hughes
The Silent Land. Graham Joyce by Graham Joyce
Waiting for the Weekend by Witold Rybczynski
show all (8)