Finished Sam Harris 'Waking up: A Guide to spirituality without religion' and kind of disappointed me. I dont know what i was expecting, but unlike his verbal debates, it read like a PHD dissertation, I can handle that but it was kind of boring and waffly. My religious Dad read it too and it was rather dull. That said, i look forward to his short new book, with Majit Nawazz, Conversations on Islam i think its called.
Currently reading 'Dead Interesting, stories from Glasnevin cemetary' - the stories of the folks buried in Dublin's legendary resting place - just down the road from me. All the plots are taken so i wont be buried there, sadly. But the stories are just wonderful, and very moving. The author - who was curator and historian for many years and a highly revered Dublin character - Shane Mac Thomais, sadly took his own life a few years ago, which makes his accounts of those buried there and also death itself - all the more poignant.
Currently reading 'Dead Interesting, stories from Glasnevin cemetary' - the stories of the folks buried in Dublin's legendary resting place - just down the road from me. All the plots are taken so i wont be buried there, sadly. But the stories are just wonderful, and very moving. The author - who was curator and historian for many years and a highly revered Dublin character - Shane Mac Thomais, sadly took his own life a few years ago, which makes his accounts of those buried there and also death itself - all the more poignant.