Bumping this cause I've been doing lots of reading lately, and just saw a bunch of cool recommendations in this thread that I never got to check. Lately I've been going completely non-fiction cause I'm trying to learn a shit-ton about several topics that interest me a lot, namely Audio (obviously), Veganism/Nutrition, Language/Bilingualism, Animal rights, and other stuff. I visit the public library frequently and buy kindle books (or get free ones when there's an interesting one for free for a limited time). Recent reads I remember:
The China Study by T. Collin Campbell 7/10 not everything convinced me, and the first half has a lot of spitting out data which being all correlations and such, does little more than spark interest, but the second half, when he talks about the food industry in America, the medical and drug industries and how things are managed, was really interesting. In the end, I don't think it's the "Bible of veganism" as so many people claim it to be, but it was a good book anyways. The information and experiences shared in the book seem sincere, I just find one problem, a contradiction of his own word which kind of kills a bit of the purpose of the book.
Persian Cat 10/10 if you have one or want one, this book is great! Have no idea if it's originally in Spanish or translated though, like a lot of the books I've read recently I took it from the public library, read it in a couple weeks and took it back.
Praktische Intonationslehre für Instrumentalisten und Sänger 8/10 A book about intonation in instruments and singers, makes some really interesting points but not a lot of it is applicable to modern music because we all use the now standardised A440 tuning with equally separated semi-tones. Still, very interesting read. I read the Spanish translation, just couldn't find the Spanish name, but it's something like "Theory and Practical Excercises on intonation for instrumentalists and singers"
The Ultimate Vegan Guide By Erik Marcus 10/10 Short, clear, easy to understand, positive and encouraging throughout, the book that made me take the final jump into veganism. Not complete, but covers the basics on every aspect of vegan life, even more practical for US people cause it gives some specifics on places and products, but still great help for anyone interested in taking the step, or even learning about it and trying it out part-time. Plus, I got it for 0.99$ on kindle.
Systematic Mixing Guide By Ermin Hamidovic 9/10 We all know what this one's about, a brilliant clearly written quick guide on all major aspects of mixing.
The Art of Mixing by David Gibson 8/10 Re-read it not long ago, great take on visualizing mixes and making decisions based on the bigger picture.
Currently Reading (yeah 2, cause I'm ADD like that):
The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them by Wayne Pacelle. Very interesting so far (100 pages in, out of 500), it ain't just sentimental crap, it's got lots of historical and scientific facts about animal awareness, consciousness, and the history that humans and other animals have in caring for each other and also killing each other. Care about animals or not, I'm hooked and so should you.
Bilingüismo y Lenguas en Contacto a Spanish book by a psychologist about bilingualism and multilingual societies, it connects studies made by psychologists about the phenomenon in an individual sense and by sociologists in a collective sense. 60 pages in, interesting so far. As a person raised as a pure bilingual, I find the authors categorizing and evaluating methods very interesting.
Come one people, let's get to some more reading!
