So You Want to Be a Serious Reader? To Readers It May Concern 2024-06-08 | My advice on reading seriously. #ReadSmart made in collaboration with @ProseAndPetticoats whose video on the same subject can be found here: youtu.be/jqM-MNPyknM?si=_qVOlpru9Yc0p7Dq Read Smart Tag questions:1. What is your strategy to stay focused and engaged while reading?2. How does your environment influence your focus and what can you do to optimize it?3. What methods do you use to retain and recall information from what you've read?4. How do you approach difficult or challenging material?5. What role do note-taking and annotation play in your reading process?6. How do you balance reading for pleasure with reading for personal or professional development?7. What is the importance of setting reading goals?8. What are some strategies for overcoming reading slumps or lack of motivation?I tag @saintdonoghue, @aaronfacer, @davidnovakreadspoetry, @Paradisereading, @TheActiveMind1, @thegrimmreader3649, @HannahsBooks, @TriumphalReads, and @readreadofficial (I forgot to mention all of these in the video, unfortunately). ----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share--------------------------------------------*Chapters*----------------------00:00 Advice on advice03:25 On collaborating with Prose and Petticoats05:43 How to stay focused and engaged17:14 How to optimize environment20:05 How to retain and recall your reading24:02 How to approach difficult texts31:35 How to annotate35:21 How to balance personal and professional development39:14 Importance of setting reading goals45:11 How to find motivation49:05 Who else should do this51:07 Reminder to check out Prose and Petticoats
On the Limits of Caring To Readers It May Concern 2024-09-07 | Where should the boundaries of our empathy lie?----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share*Become a Channel Member* (Thank You!): youtube.com/channel/UCjAMGPtwr-mUnM9AU7mkE0A/join----------------------Chapters:00:00 The Question01:54 Narrative Aspects of History05:36 Importance of Empathy08:27 Storytelling10:43 Stories That Rise to the Top11:51 Moral Distancing13:05 My Central Motivation14:38 Question of Responsibility15:50 On Pity17:40 My Own Potential Failure19:07 Against Empathy20:44 Empathy as Information22:49 Lack of Answers26:41 Constraint of Disposition28:16 What are the Limits?
Books with Sublime Splendors (Philosophy, History, & Literature) To Readers It May Concern 2024-08-24 | #BeautyinBooks created in collaboration with @TheLinguistsLibrary whose video can be found here: youtu.be/cvGvttefDOo?si=uWmohsZmKMKFpNJABeauty in Books Tag:1. Beauty in concept2. Beauty in opening line(s)3. Beauty in character4. Beauty amidst pain5. Beauty in incompleteness6. Beauty in place7. Beauty in time8. Beauty in catharsis I tag @Deep_in_the_Reads, @leafyconcern, @thegrimmreader3649, @aaronfacer, @brenboothjones, @CruelSpirit, @saintonfire77, @revenantreads, @anotherbibliophilereads, @TriumphalReads, @MyGrannyEra, @noteworthyfiction, @KcIsReading, @tokyochemist, @marianhreads, @LeeAnnaRoseReads, @nathansnook, @literarylayer, @caitlinslibrary, @TraumaticTomes, @Lifeonbooks, and @MustReadMore. ----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*Become a Channel Member* (Thank You!): youtube.com/channel/UCjAMGPtwr-mUnM9AU7mkE0A/join*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share--------------------------------------------*Chapters*----------------------00:00 Beauty in Books01:36 Beauty in Concept07:47 Beauty in Opening08:39 Satantango excerpt09:12 end of excerpt13:52 The Stammering Century excerpt15:24 end of excerpt16:24 Beauty in Character20:56 Beauty amidst Pain29:11 Butterfly Stories excerpt31:44 end of excerpt35:25 Beauty in Incompleteness39:49 Beauty in Place42:06 Invisible Cities excerpt42:51 end of excerpt44:32 Beauty in Time47:42 Orlando excerpt48:24 end of excerpt49:04 Beauty in Catharsis55:48 Beauty in Books Tag----------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links)----------------------Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter: amzn.to/4dAfBA2Le Ton beau de Marot by Douglas R. Hofstadter: amzn.to/4dCVzEYSatantango by László Krasznahorkai: amzn.to/3ADCnbFThe Stammering Century by Gilbert Seldes: amzn.to/46YC07rEarly Socratic Dialogues by Plato: amzn.to/3AyRNO9The Hemlock Cup by Bettany Hughes: amzn.to/3MlpC8dThe Dying Grass by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/3MgjHRVArgall by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/470PDDpFathers & Crows by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/3YRFuqtThe Ice-Shirt by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/3XjrR11The Rifles by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/4cJGAYpButterfly Stories by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/3yQqMp3Europe Central by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/3YWWuLXYou Bright and Risen Angels by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/3YR4yxQLolita by Vladimir Nabokov: amzn.to/4cGGKzXThe Familiar, Volume 1 by Mark Z. Danielewski: amzn.to/4dzRXU7Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski: amzn.to/4fV4O4VInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino: amzn.to/3SWjFlBCosmicomics by Italo Calvino: amzn.to/4fXoQvtIf On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino: amzn.to/3yUvMZROrlando by Virginia Woolf: amzn.to/3YYtFyKMoby Dick by Herman Melville: amzn.to/3X1JPESI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
The Truth About BookTube To Readers It May Concern 2024-08-10 | #TheHonestBookTuber created by @HarrietRosie13.The Honest BookTuber Tag:1. Have you ever lied about reading a book? 2. Have you ever avoided a book because of controversy around the content/author?3. Have you ever been sent a book for free and not disclosed it?4. Have you ever bought a book with no intention of reading it? 5. Have you ever got caught up in BookTube drama?6. Have you ever had a hate comment and did you respond?7. Have you ever made a video just because you knew it would get views?8. If you could go back to the beginning of your channel, would you do anything differently?9. Are there any channels you wish you could be more like?10. What's something you love about your channel? 11. Tag some people.Channels Mentioned in this video:@HannahsBooks, @TheActiveMind1, @BookChatWithPat8668, @readreadofficial, @LeafbyLeaf, @bibliosophie, @JamesRuchala, @davidnovakreadspoetry, @bookpogo, @CallosumBooks, @Infinimata, @apoetreadstowrite, @saintdonoghue, @ProseAndPetticoats, @brenboothjones, and @TheLinguistsLibrary. ----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share*Become a Channel Member* (Thank You!): youtube.com/channel/UCjAMGPtwr-mUnM9AU7mkE0A/join--------------------------------------------*Chapters*----------------------00:00 Let's Be Honest06:29 On Lying About What We Read17:22 On Avoiding Controversial Books23:48 On Receiving Free Books27:36 On Buying Books Not to Read Them32:57 On BookTube Drama35:14 On Hateful Comments37:05 On Just Getting Views39:59 On What I Would Do Differently40:37 On Channels I Admire44:40 On What I Love About My Channel45:25 On Tagging Others & A Thank You to You----------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links)----------------------Phenomenology of Spirit by G.W.F. Hegel: amzn.to/46IoTaCNear to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector: amzn.to/3YVocsHA Breath of Life by Clarice Lispector: amzn.to/3LXS144Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector: amzn.to/3yy2qAoThe Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector: amzn.to/3YxF34sThe Recognitions by William Gaddis: amzn.to/3WX33wPJ R by William Gaddis: amzn.to/4dcgM8sThe Basic Works of Aristotle: amzn.to/4fz3xQTGerminal by Emile Zola: amzn.to/3LYz2WUIn Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust: amzn.to/46CSv9gThe Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil: amzn.to/3YDDJgCThe Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace: amzn.to/3SGG0nsThe Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker: amzn.to/3AcEMcWThe Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould: amzn.to/46C9uIAThe Singularity by Dino Buzzati: amzn.to/4dTNpZsThe Lily in the Valley by Honore de Balzac: amzn.to/451nnj0Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi: amzn.to/4554883The Oceans of Cruelty by Douglas J. Penick: amzn.to/3VeQA6vMoieties by Elytron Frass: amzn.to/4cz6zC9Growing Children by Salustiano Berrios: amzn.to/3Ww0JuYThe Cambridge Centenary Ulysses by James Joyce (Kindle Ed.): amzn.to/4ddAP6FI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Over Ten Books That Excite Me (For the Simplest Reasons) To Readers It May Concern 2024-07-06 | #CountingTheDays created with @ProseAndPetticoats.Counting the Days Tag:1. What is a book that excites you because of its cover?2. … because of its author? 3. … because of its premise?4. … because of its style?5. … because of its influence?6. … because of its emotional weight?7. … because of its sense of humor?8. … because of its challenge or difficulty? @bookpogo recently released a similar video (that you'll love): youtu.be/3h-0V6GOPAQ?si=cKy0o-aIIPEbQle5I tag @TheLinguistsLibrary, @ReadADayClub, @CallosumBooks, @TheWorldWithintheWord, @BookChatWithPat8668, @BonnieNicoleWrites, @literarylayer, @bibliosophie, @brenboothjones, @jameskatie, @marianhreads, @s_b_books, @savagereads, and@TraumaticTomes. ----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share--------------------------------------------*Chapters*----------------------00:00 Counting the Days01:29 For Its Cover06:31 For Its Author11:22 For Its Premise14:31 For Its Style16:27 For Its Influence18:00 For Its Emotional Weight24:01 For Its Humor26:17 For Its Challenge or Difficulty29:19 Outro----------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links)----------------------2666 by Roberto Bolano: amzn.to/3RWVqmXHopscotch by Julio Cortazar: amzn.to/4eHn8xXWomen and Men by Joseph McElroy: amzn.to/3RQgU4MNight Souls and Other Stories by Joseph McElroy: amzn.to/3xyWdnkA Moment’s Liberty by Virginia Woolf: amzn.to/3XNkAIkA Writer's Diary by Virginia Woolf: amzn.to/4brYwGELife: A User's Manual by Georges Perec: amzn.to/4bzs19fA Void by Georges Perec: amzn.to/3XOiRm9In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust: amzn.to/3xylYEjThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon: amzn.to/3zsD6fcThe Holocaust by Martin Gilbert: amzn.to/4eQA5FyThe Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn: amzn.to/4csxzDOThe Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang: amzn.to/4cniovVI You We Them by Dan Gretton: amzn.to/4bptnDvAntkind by Charlie Kaufman: amzn.to/4cwuJ0UThe School for Atheists by Arno Schmidt: amzn.to/4cD6aPyCollected Novellas by Arno Schmidt: amzn.to/3UUcE4ZBottom’s Dream by Arno Schmidt: amzn.to/3vNhkREI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
The Worth in a Poets Pen(itence) To Readers It May Concern 2024-06-29 | What matters to me about poetry, and what may matter to you.----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share--------------------------------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links)----------------------Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman: amzn.to/3zkexkBA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace: amzn.to/45IdfvVVertigo to Go by Bren Booth-Jones: amzn.to/3KRvIfNBlue Remembered Star by Bren Booth-Jones: amzn.to/4b5tQL6I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
The Books I’ve Been Reading (From Philosophy to History to Fiction to Poetry) To Readers It May Concern 2024-06-21 | There have been a ton of books I've been reading lately. Here they are!----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share--------------------------------------------*Chapters*----------------------00:00 On Jumping Between Books04:36 Book 1 (History)13:04 Book 2 (Poetry)16:34 Book 3 (Fiction)21:57 On Philosophy, Oxford Handbooks, & Teaching25:54 Book 4 (Philosophy)30:18 Book 5 (Philosophy)32:25 Book 6 (Philosophy)34:45 Book 7 (Politics & Economics)37:48 Book 8 (Tech & Economics)42:15 Book 9 (Fiction)42:47 Book 10 (Philosophy)44:08 On How to Learn Philosophy46:51 Other Books I Finished48:20 Outro----------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links)----------------------The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer: amzn.to/3KQIiMoVertigo to Go by Bren Booth-Jones: amzn.to/3KRvIfNOpen Letters to the Sky by Bren Booth-Jones: amzn.to/3xfOzy3Blue Remembered Star by Bren Booth-Jones: amzn.to/4b5tQL6Blow Up & Other Stories by Julio Cortazar: amzn.to/4essUDrThe Oxford Handbook of Epistemology: amzn.to/45EwZ3lThe Oxford Handbook of Reasons and Normativity: amzn.to/3xfOHh1The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Language: amzn.to/4cnMrTuThe Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovitz: amzn.to/3XxdqImThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff: amzn.to/45zpieDThe Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt: amzn.to/3z2bqgPDucks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann: amzn.to/3VvE01NPhilosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction: amzn.to/3LbvujXLaw: A Very Short Introduction (latest edition): amzn.to/3VxPjXfGarner on Language and Writing by Bryan A. Garner: amzn.to/3VP8jloGarner’s Modern English Usage: amzn.to/4b97ZSXA History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell: amzn.to/3KRwysXThe History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling: amzn.to/3RvVJVOAristotle: A Very Short Introduction: amzn.to/3VE9cw2Critique of Pure Reason (Pluhar Translation) by Kant: amzn.to/3RxKR9CKant: A Very Short Introduction: amzn.to/3xlV9TFYoung Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore: amzn.to/3VPQ6EgStalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore: amzn.to/3KRHeb2The Waves by Virginia Woolf: amzn.to/3KPmLnaRadio Dialogs I by Arno Schmidt: amzn.to/4ct0wiBRadio Dialogs II by Arno Schmidt: amzn.to/3zdwpO4I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Ten More Hard Books I Want to Read (But It’s Fine If You Don’t) To Readers It May Concern 2024-06-14 | Consider each of these a suggestion for The Big Book Summer Challenge 2024 created by @SueJacksonDE. This topic of recommending tough books (that you don't have to read) seems to have been created by @BookishTexan with this video: youtu.be/6BQBbzhJ4Cs?si=B0KiGYWsgtg9-86MHere are many other attempts at this same topic:@brenboothjones with youtu.be/QZtgFkTVN0s?si=LNHhmGcznZlVOYK3 & youtu.be/khHGIRwUxsA?si=uJj272lKOBhv941C@TraumaticTomes with youtu.be/yzdGKpXD0c8?si=Kqzdx9o0lnn1GzRs@davidnovakreadspoetry with youtu.be/zHSeRxDy8lc?si=wFzIS5wOQFWeKrUY@materiagrix with youtu.be/7Jk6ytZbukI?si=gM1x0TPuITImL-tN@renee_angelica with youtu.be/_-vrYIhejS4?si=5-01q8e0CBQcYvnR@ThatReadingGuy28 with youtu.be/gmNPLHmNrlg?si=whRcgmg1QNv4mjwv@Shellyish with youtu.be/BVaqM2P7af8?si=oq3WJIkZVMQKQLW4@PaperbackJourneys with youtu.be/Dtc0x4duOhw?si=1R9S9rmtw_Bg5w2r@iangubeli with youtu.be/Zk13bD87Zac?si=11LjgAVHQ5mmRYjb----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share--------------------------------------------*Chapters*----------------------00:00 On Hard Books01:37 Book 1 (Fiction)03:45 Bonus Books that Distend Time06:12 Final Thoughts on Book 106:52 Book 2 (Fiction)10:38 Book 3 (History & Journalism)14:24 Book 4 (Fiction)16:31 Book 5 (Fiction)21:09 Book 6 (Fiction)23:38 Book 7 (Fiction)26:01 Book 8 (Essays & Poetry)27:58 Book 9 (Science History)30:01 Book 10 (Philosophy)33:32 Outro----------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links)----------------------Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young: amzn.to/4cgF5BbThe Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker: amzn.to/3VDo52JMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf: amzn.to/3KFznNxAnniversaries 1 & 2 by Uwe Johnson: amzn.to/3z0ysEYLife: A User’s Manual by Georges Perec: amzn.to/3VCgilEThe Christine Brooke-Rose Omnibus: amzn.to/4eoMtfZXorandor/Verbivore by Christine Brooke-Rose: amzn.to/4eidEZNBlack Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West: amzn.to/3Xt47ZEThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu: amzn.to/45ptsWtDucks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann: amzn.to/4emZl6kThe Making of Americans by Gertrude Stein: amzn.to/4cfAoYvWomen as Lovers by Elfriede Jelinek: amzn.to/3KE6voWThe Children of the Dead by Elfriede Jelinek: amzn.to/3z3DrowThe Laura (Riding) Jackson Reader: amzn.to/45p5g6PThe Poems of Laura Riding: amzn.to/3KFLkCPObjectivity by Lorraine Daston & Peter L. Galison: amzn.to/3xmUQruAnatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton: amzn.to/3Rm0m4DHuman Life, Action, and Ethics by G.E.M. Anscombe: amzn.to/3RrPlPjLogic, Truth and Meaning by G.E.M. Anscombe: amzn.to/3RpFc5GFrom Plato to Wittgenstein by G.E.M. Anscombe: amzn.to/3z7ZfPyFaith in a Hard Ground by G.E.M. Anscombe: amzn.to/3xi11NzI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Four Upcoming NYRB Classics (Sci-fi, Realism, Memoir, & Stories) To Readers It May Concern 2024-05-26 | My first mail haul, featuring nearly-released NYRB Classics.----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern--------------------------------------------*Chapters*----------------------00:00 On NYRB Classics01:23 Book 1 (Sci-Fi)05:23 Passage from Book 107:30 End of Passage (Book 1)11:23 Book 2 (Realism)13:38 Book 3 (Memoir)15:44 Passage from Book 316:43 End of Passage (Book 3)17:04 Book 4 (Stories)19:23 Passage from Book 420:29 End of Passage (Book 4)20:35 Outro----------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links)----------------------The Singularity by Dino Buzzati: amzn.to/4dTNpZs2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke: amzn.to/4dUjekQGreatest Hits of Harlan Ellison (includes "I Have No Mouth..." story): amzn.to/3VcOtQOThe Lily in the Valley by Honore de Balzac: amzn.to/451nnj0Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi: amzn.to/4554883The Oceans of Cruelty by Douglas J. Penick: amzn.to/3VeQA6vI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.----------------------*Bookshop* to support local bookstores and this channel (U.S.): bookshop.org/shop/ToReadersItMayConcern
Reading is Not a Job To Readers It May Concern 2024-05-18 | My thoughts on how to keep the act of reading valuable to yourself.----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern--------------------------------------------*Chapters*----------------------00:00 The Problem05:38 An Aside about Reading Arno Schmidt08:52 The Solution----------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links)----------------------Collected Novellas by Arno Schmidt: amzn.to/3UUcE4ZTerra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes: amzn.to/3UAJPuhI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.----------------------*Bookshop* to support local bookstores and this channel (U.S.): bookshop.org/shop/ToReadersItMayConcern
BookTube Greats: Ten Books I Only Know about from Steve Donoghue To Readers It May Concern 2024-05-11 | In honor of @saintdonoghue reaching 8 years and 7k+ vids on BookTube!Where to find many of his written reviews: openlettersreview.com/steve-donoghue#BooksIOnlyKnowAboutHere are some additional great BookTubers whom commenters have suggested so far (I tag all of you):@LeafbyLeaf @BenjaminMcEvoyBrittaBöhlerTheSecondShelf (not able to @ the person)@abookolive@travelthroughstories@Echoesoflostlibraries@EveningReader @booksaresick@BetterThanFoodBookReviews@bookpogo @BookishTexan @outlawbookselleroriginal @Bookpilled@JoeSpivey02 ----------------------*To buy me a coffee* (thank you): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern--------------------------------------------Chapters:----------------------00:00 Who is Steve Donoghue?08:43 Book 1 (History)11:18 Book 2 (Science & Natural History)13:45 Book 3 (Fiction)16:30 Book 4 (Fiction)19:31 Book 5 (Theology)22:56 Book 6 (History)25:01 Book 7 (History)28:01 Book 8 (History)31:10 Book 9 (Fiction)33:30 Book 10 (Science)35:09 Outro----------------------*Books Featured* (With Global Amazon Links):----------------------The House of Government by Yuri Slezkine: amzn.to/44F0kKGAnnals of the Former World by John McPhee: amzn.to/3UzkykiA Dance to the Music of Time (Vol. 1) by Anthony Powell: amzn.to/3Uzr0rtU.S.A. by John Dos Passos: amzn.to/3USIznBGod: A Biography by Jack Miles: amzn.to/4auCti9Christ by Jack Miles: amzn.to/3JV2RGTGod in the Quran by Jack Miles: amzn.to/3WAPlQdAfrica: A Biography of the Continent by John Reader: amzn.to/4dsB5iJThe Allure of Battle by Cathal J. Nolan: amzn.to/3wlcJGWMercy by Cathal J. Nolan: amzn.to/4ajV5REThis Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust: amzn.to/3QDLjTyFatal Discord by Michael Massing: amzn.to/4bdjUjoChristianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch: amzn.to/44RKoF3The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch: amzn.to/4bvTc5lThomas Cromwell by Diarmaid MacCulloch: amzn.to/4bxxe20Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess: amzn.to/3UyYiqERe Joyce by Anthony Burgess: amzn.to/3UyoB0kBehave by Robert Sapolsky: amzn.to/4bAlH1XThe Ancestor’s Tale by Richard Dawkins & Yan Wong: amzn.to/3UIuiJcI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Over Thirty Brilliant Biographies for All Tastes To Readers It May Concern 2024-04-26 | In which I cover over thirty notable biographies in response to the "This or That" Book Tag created by Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 and Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks. I was tagged directly by @davidnovakreadspoetry. ----------------------*To Support the Channel* (Thank You): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern--------------------------------------------Chapters:----------------------00:00:00 Intro00:03:54 Q1 Big or Slim Bios?00:24:23 Q2 Celebrity or Average Joe Bios?00:39:59 Q3 Complete Correspondence or Selected Letters?00:49:25 Q4 Fresh Memoirs or with Hindsight?01:00:37 Q5 Gossipy or Scholarly Bios?01:04:46 Q6 Diaries of Ordinary or Extraordinary Events?01:07:52 Q7 Arty or Sporting Memoirs?01:12:21 Q8 Gritty or Inspirational Bios?01:26:10 Q9 Historical or Contemporary Bios?01:30:32 Q10 Happy or Tragic Days?01:35:01 Q11 Tag Others01:35:31 Outro----------------------*Books Featured* (With Amazon Links):----------------------The Prophet: The Life of Leon Trotsky by Isaac Deutscher: amzn.to/3xTUA3eStalin by Stephen Kotkin: amzn.to/4aTzCA8The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore: amzn.to/4dgDPQ8Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore: amzn.to/4dgJjKmHitler by Ian Kershaw: amzn.to/4dca2b7Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years & The War Years by Carl Sandburg: amzn.to/4dgtLXiComplete Poems of Carl Sandburg: amzn.to/3UimdKHTime of the Magicians by Wolfram Eilenberger: amzn.to/4dhHAF0Wittgenstein’s Poker by David Edmonds & John Eidinow: amzn.to/49SrT48At the Existentialist Café by Sarah Bakewell: amzn.to/3JzAZI7A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman: amzn.to/4bdcIDGStillwell and the American Experience in China by Barbara Tuchman: amzn.to/3UAMsOaThe Last Empress by Hannah Pakula: amzn.to/3JzDpX9The Norton Critical Edition of Keats’ Poetry and Prose: amzn.to/4bbw77RSteinbeck: A Life in Letters: amzn.to/44gpzm8A Writer’s Diary: amzn.to/3UcIyJTA Moment’s Liberty: amzn.to/4bcIFM6Mortality by Christopher Hitchens: amzn.to/4b9Bsg0Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie: amzn.to/3UjoHZoKnife by Salman Rushdie: amzn.to/4aPNUl7Late Admissions by Glenn Loury: amzn.to/3JCkMlsStalin: Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore: amzn.to/3Qk15TeThe Unabridged Journals of Silvia Plath: amzn.to/3Qj8YbESpeak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov: amzn.to/3Qm2j0tThe Confessions of Anthony Burgess 1: amzn.to/3Qk1rJyThe Confessions of Anthony Burgess 2: amzn.to/3w8h4guAlways Running by Luis J. Rodriguez: amzn.to/3WbT6vmIt Calls You Back by Luis J. Rodriguez: amzn.to/3vYh1nuFreud: The Making of an Illusion by Frederick Crews: amzn.to/3UgEs3tFreud: A Life for Our Time by Peter Gay: amzn.to/3UhIA33Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfield Jamison: amzn.to/4aSHfGZAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison: amzn.to/4dg58K5I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Why Bother With Philosophy of Science?! | On Theory & Reality by Peter Godfrey-Smith To Readers It May Concern 2024-04-19 | My review of Theory and Reality by Peter Godfrey-Smith, in which I also give an overview of Philosophy of Science and why it seemingly matters. To support the channel (thank you): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcernBook featured (with Amazon link):Theory and Reality by Peter Godfrey-Smith: amzn.to/4cTl7O1I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
My Ten Favorite Reference Books (Ones You May Not Know About) To Readers It May Concern 2024-04-12 | In which I list out my favorite reading and learning resources.----------------------To Support the Channel (Thank You): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern--------------------------------------------Chapters:----------------------00:00 Intro02:57 History of Ideas06:24 New History of Ideas10:30 Literary Terms & Literary Theory15:32 Philosophy & Psychology18:25 Politics20:15 Theories22:56 Thesaurus24:49 Usage27:16 Global Culture29:39 Bonus Reference & Anthology32:52 Outro----------------------*Books Featured* and Extra Ones Suggested by Viewers (With Amazon Links):[Let me know if links break.]----------------------Dictionary of the History of Ideas: amzn.to/3Ucb6EkNew Dictionary of the History of Ideas: amzn.to/3PTaUaMThe Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms & Literary Theory: amzn.to/3VPAVeRA History of Literary Criticism by M.A.R. Habib: amzn.to/3vMTJRfThe Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy: amzn.to/3Jf0lejThe Penguin Dictionary of Psychology: amzn.to/3Q1WJ31Safire's Political Dictionary: amzn.to/3vPaqeSDictionary of Theories: amzn.to/3vMvJxAThe Dictionary of Global Culture: amzn.to/3UaazmuThe Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus: amzn.to/4aMuv4iGarner's Modern English Usage: amzn.to/3xta9i1Art in Theory 1900–2000: amzn.to/4avgrfVThe Emotion Thesaurus: amzn.to/3PYOchdPrinceton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: amzn.to/3w1efgXThe Dictionary of Untranslatables: amzn.to/3vL1XtgDictionary of Indo-European Concepts and Society: amzn.to/3Q5ZCQlBartlett's Familiar Quotations: amzn.to/3UjyLTCThe Syntopicon: amzn.to/3UksRSeThe New Fontana Dictionary Of Thought: amzn.to/3vPRLj7Nonsense: A Handbook of Logical Fallacies: amzn.to/49G0sujThe Oxford English Dictionary (20-Volume Set): amzn.to/3JvDtHIThe World of Mathematics: amzn.to/4d7zGO3CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: amzn.to/3xPVo9iCollier's Encyclopedia: amzn.to/4dhRg1VThe Timetables of History: amzn.to/3xSvZvCFlew's Dictionary of Philosophy: amzn.to/3Qq9pRuThe Browser's Book of Beginnings: amzn.to/3UtSLSpPanati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things: amzn.to/3WrWCShAsimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: amzn.to/3UsQS8pThe Penguin Dictionary of International Relations: amzn.to/4dAklpNThe Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (1966 ed.): amzn.to/4afnMPRShakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion: amzn.to/3QDhQZHThe Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language: amzn.to/4acmWmLAn Etymological Dictionary of the English Language: amzn.to/4ag1MV1The Encyclopedia of Philosophy: amzn.to/3QNUW1SWho's Who in the Middle Ages: amzn.to/4bFnV02Great Books of the Western World (60 Volumes): amzn.to/4bxry8aThe Dictionary of Important Ideas and Thinkers: amzn.to/4dKqHmsThe Annals of America (22 Volumes): amzn.to/4dYQtDIWebster's International and Seven Language Dictionary: amzn.to/3wGJVsyCRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: amzn.to/3QWej9cThe New Dictionary Of Cultural Literacy: amzn.to/3X423HHThe World Almanac and Book of Facts 2024: amzn.to/4bVEPaUThe International Encyclopedia of Ethics: amzn.to/4bAbDGsI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Where to Begin with John Barth To Readers It May Concern 2024-04-04 | In which I go over John Barth's narrative style and each book in the early part of his career. ----------------------To Support the Channel (Thank You): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern--------------------------------------------Chapters:----------------------00:00 Intro02:20 The Floating Opera & The End of the Road03:44 The Sot-Weed Factor06:40 Giles Goat-Boy10:39 Letters11:46 Lost in the Funhouse13:31 Tidewater Tales & Sabbatical----------------------Books Featured (With Amazon Links):----------------------The Floating Opera & The End of the Road: amzn.to/4awajnxThe Sot-Weed Factor: amzn.to/3TP26DOGiles Goat-Boy: amzn.to/3VQfvhGLetters: amzn.to/3PUHYivLos in the Funhouse: amzn.to/4aJG78fTidewater Tales: amzn.to/3VQaZ2rSabbatical: amzn.to/3J9NdXFI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Whats This Channel?—And Who Else Should You Be Watching? To Readers It May Concern 2024-03-30 | In which @saintdonoghue tags me for #WhatAreYouKnownFor? and I respond.Other BookTubers I'm tagging:@brenboothjones @renee_angelica @ThatReadingGuy28 @Paradisereading @materiagrix @thegrimmreader3649 @leafyconcern @tannerhowardd @noeditbookreviews @davidnovakreadspoetry @MichaelRomeoTalksBooks @BonnieNicoleWritesAlso @eastriverg3595 [check out pinned comment]To support the channel (thank you): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcernChapters:00:00 Intro00:47 What is this channel known for?02:50 What content will be on this channel?03:55 Most represented genre of books?04:29 Books known for championing?05:56 Author regularly featured?10:25 Future of this channel?12:11 Other channels to tag?12:29 BrenBoothJones13:34 Renee_Angelica14:42 ThatReadingGuy2815:49 ParadiseReading17:10 MateriaGrix18:21 TheGrimmReader364920:01 LeafyConcern20:52 TannerHowardd22:05 NoEditBookReviews23:17 DavidNovakReadsPoetry24:48 MichaelRomeoTalksBooks25:52 BonnieNicoleWrites26:25 Outro
My Norton Anthology Collection | Library Tour To Readers It May Concern 2024-03-30 | In which I start my bookshelf tour by going through each of the Norton Anthology books I own and why you should consider owning them too. ----------------------To Support the Channel (Thank You): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern--------------------------------------------Chapters:----------------------00:00 Why read Norton Anthologies...02:17 of World Literature07:45 of American Literature09:59 of English Literature12:22 of Modern & Contemporary Poetry16:04 of Postmodern American Poetry17:52 of Postmodern American Fiction19:48 of Shakespeare22:11 of Theory & Criticism25:31 of World Religions28:40 Outro----------------------Books Featured (With Amazon Links):----------------------The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 2nd Edition: amzn.to/3xmkM6oThe Norton Anthology of American Literature, 6th Edition: amzn.to/43GaEkZThe Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th Edition: amzn.to/49gMzCBThe Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, 3rd Edition: amzn.to/4cKRtL5The Norton Anthology of Postmodern American Poetry, 2nd Edition: amzn.to/3TLTZaWThe Norton Anthology of Postmodern American Fiction, 1st Edition: amzn.to/3vExAEBThe Norton Shakespeare, 3rd Edition: amzn.to/3vC9XMUThe Norton Anthology of Theory & Criticism, 2nd Edition: amzn.to/43HytsKThe Norton Anthology of World Religions, 1st Edition: amzn.to/3U3aEHxI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
My Evolution in Annotating Books—With Examples! To Readers It May Concern 2024-03-22 | In which I explain how and why to annotate your books with examples from my own collection. For a pleasantly honest description of the challenges of slowing down while reading (and thus maybe a reason to annotate so thoroughly), check out @renee_angelica's video: youtu.be/SqURM9pHxPo?si=8eukreufWSe02MjESome great videos (in agreement and disagreement) on annotating books:@anotherbibliophilereads with youtube.com/watch?v=lV9q31jODjk@saintdonoghue with youtube.com/watch?v=DypXEZBX1i0@M-J with youtube.com/watch?v=g4furC2ehWw@materiagrix with youtube.com/watch?v=zKWqJTHxnyw who also has a follow-up on the contentious issue of pen vs. pencil with youtube.com/watch?v=zZ5u2a8wBycTo support the channel (thank you): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcernChapters:00:00 Purpose of Marking Up Books02:42 Limits of Highlighting05:42 Detailed Annotations15:38 On Annotating Fiction18:16 OutroThe books discussed in this video (with Amazon links):Behave by Robert Sapolsky: amzn.to/3TFaKVvThe History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell: amzn.to/3TAMQucThe Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist: amzn.to/4aw6P4gReasons and Persons by Derek Parfit: amzn.to/4ajnB6CThe World by Simon Sebag Montefiore: amzn.to/3J9Rw5fA People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes: amzn.to/4aeeMeqOur Oriental Heritage by Will Durant, which is the first part of the Story of Civilization series: amzn.to/3vFR0ZNThe Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker: amzn.to/3J3KYoNThe Dictionary of the History of Ideas, edited by Philip P. Wiener: amzn.to/3PKq6XmI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Ten Hard Books I Want to Read (But It’s Fine If You Don’t) To Readers It May Concern 2024-03-18 | In which I show some of the big, difficult books I'm excited to read in the future (while also insisting you not feel any pressure to read them yourself).The other BookTubers who are showcasing similarly tough books they're excited about:@ThatReadingGuy28 @BookishTexan @materiagrix ----------------------*Consider Buying Me a Coffee* (Thank You!): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern*If You'd Like to Surprise Me with a Book* (Thank You!): amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8TH02GJCTMR?ref_=wl_share*Become a Channel Member* (Thank You!): youtube.com/channel/UCjAMGPtwr-mUnM9AU7mkE0A/join--------------------------------------------Chapters:----------------------00:00 Intro01:37 Book 1 (Philosophy)05:47 Book 2 (Historical Fiction)09:31 Book 3 (History/Philosophy)11:38 Book 4 (Fiction)14:08 Book 5 (Science)16:55 Book 6 (History)19:29 Book 7 (History)21:42 Book 8 (Science/History)23:24 Book 9 (Science/Philosophy)25:53 Book 10 (Fiction)28:59 Bonus (Philosophy)30:22 Outro----------------------*Books Featured* (With Global Amazon Links):[Let me know if links break.]----------------------On What Matters by Derek Parfit: amzn.to/4dDJXRLThe Dying Grass by William T. Vollmann: amzn.to/3WIRRlXThe Main Currents of Marxism by Leszek Kolakowski: amzn.to/4dgdmS8Ha! A Self-Murder Mystery by Gordon Sheppard: amzn.to/4dpaQcAThe Structure of Evolutionary Theory by Stephen Jay Gould: amzn.to/4dESofoThe Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant: amzn.to/3TKIj8nThe Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia by Orlando Figes: amzn.to/43Qr62gThe Modern Mind by Peter Watson: amzn.to/3xjCojpThe Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World by Iain McGilchrist: amzn.to/43F7detBottom’s Dream by Arno Schmidt: amzn.to/3vNhkREThe Open Society & Its Enemies by Karl Popper: amzn.to/3THgEp1I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.----------------------*Bookshop* to support local bookstores and this channel (U.S.): bookshop.org/shop/ToReadersItMayConcern
New Booktuber Tag To Readers It May Concern 2024-03-07 | All questions are taken directly from @CamsCampbellReads and his #booktubernewbie tag. I mention some of my favorite booktubers at some point in the video. Here they are:@saintdonoghue @LeafbyLeaf @readreadofficial @IdeasInHat @TheHistoryShelf @thegrimmreader3649 @noeditbookreviews @MayberryBookclubTo support the channel (thank you): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcernChapters:00:00 Intro00:29 Why start the channel?02:27 What do you bring to YouTube?06:07 What are you most excited about?07:44 Why do you love reading?10:01 What got you into reading?13:36 When did you start reading?18:52 Favorite booktubers and questions for them?22:12 Challenges with starting channel?23:41 Where do you read?24:15 What kinds of books?28:04 Outro
A Peoples Tragedy by Orlando Figes | Book Review To Readers It May Concern 2024-02-03 | My review of a fantastic narrative and social history of the Russian Revolution.To support the channel (thank you): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcernThe book discussed in this video (with Amazon link):A People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes: amzn.to/4aESdPTI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
The World by Simon Sebag Montefiore | Book Review To Readers It May Concern 2024-01-29 | My review of a family history of the world.To support the channel (thank you): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcernThe book discussed in this video (with Amazon link):The World by Simon Sebag Montefiore: amzn.to/4aeeiVEI am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
Lives of the Poets by Michael Schmidt | Book Review To Readers It May Concern 2021-09-30 | I just finished reading the book Lives of the Poets by Michael Schmidt. Here are my thoughts. To support the channel (thank you): ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcernThe book discussed in this video (with Amazon link): The Lives of the Poets by Michael Schmidt: amzn.to/4ahnOaI I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.
