Your antidote to a week of chaos.
Throwing it back this week. A book from 2006, which was already 16 years ago. Yikes. And one from 1974. A fiction from 74!
Then 2 beers, of course. An end of winter IPA and an end of winter stout.
Let’s get to it!
Book
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt (2006)
What’s it about?
Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.
Why you should read it
This was one of the first books I read as I was building my “foundation”. I wanted to understand myself and the world a little better. I’m rereading now for fun. It does not disappoint.
Book
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (1974)
What’s it about?
Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Refusing to sell chocolates in the annual Trinity school fund-raiser may not seem like a radical thing to do. But when Jerry challenges a secret school society called The Vigils, his defiant act turns into an all-out war.
Why you should read it
A book from my teens that I reread as an adult. I enjoyed it just as much now as I did then. It’s also a rare fiction treat for this article series. “Do I dare disturb the universe?” has stuck with me since I was 14 or so. The answer is yes. Aim to make your little dent.
Drink
A Final Space for Lost Souls (9%) from Burial (North Carolina)
What is it??
All these portentous expectations. And the unequivocal aspirations they feed from. A self-inflicted morosity unbecoming of the pleasure of being human. Why not simply flourish, even when the fuel runs dry. An ostentatious…
