A book suggestion I have is The Craving Brain, by Ronald Ruden, M.D. It's a book that goes into detail about the specifics of addiction. For instance, there is much information on dopamine, serotonin, and norephinephrine.
It's a book that takes a compassionate look at addiction and gives some practical tools to help with addiction.
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A good book I'd like to recommend is Happier by Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD. It is a book that looks at subjective well-being (or happiness) from a scientific standpoint.
It's easy to read and a pleasure to read. The author has done much research on the topic and it comes through on every page.
Take care.
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I just read the book The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami. I find his writing to be delightful--easy to read and it conjures up a strong existential milieu.
The book did end quite unexpectedly. I ordered a study guide to help me make better sense of the novel. I think there is deeper themes that I missed.
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I just wanted to post about words and list words that are not used much in writing. I love to read essays or articles where there are many uncommonly used words. Here are some that I have recently come across.
--phalanx
--austerity
--connoisseurship
--craggy
--unpeopled
--fermata
--chthonic
--Svengali
--decant
--flex (noun)
--protean
--procrustean
--wind-pummeled
--behatted
--bespout
--deus ex machina
--greedflation
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