Daily Thoughts 01/19/2021

 

Marionette Theatre Presents RUR, WPA Poster , Federal Art Project Between 1936 and 1939


Daily Thoughts 01/21/2021

I finished reading Think Like A Monk Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty.  There is a final reminder that meditation makes peoples lives better.  I found it to be an interesting book.  The author was a monk in an ashram for three years.  There are numerous references to the Bhagavad Gita as well as different monk practices in christianity and zen.  The best part were the meditative exercises.  I found them to be very well informed.

I started reading The Human Cosmos Civilization and the Stars by Jo Marchant.  This book is about the connection between astronomy, humanity, and the rise of civilization.

I checked the Twitter and Facebook Group for the library this afternoon.


Amazon Hit With E-Book Price Fixing Suit

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/85318-amazon-hit-with-e-book-price-fixing-suit.html


Top Ten Technology Books of 2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2021/01/15/top-ten-technology-books-of-2020/?sh=37168c2448f0&utm_term=Twitter&utm_content=151837247&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lis-kQX_GK_W7C


Part of the Gig Economy? Grab A Library Card

https://medium.com/everylibrary/part-of-the-gig-economy-grab-a-library-card-780d6f0d62f7


Mitigating Implicit Bias

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/01/04/mitigating-implicit-bias/




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