Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
S. Bach on a loop, starting with the Brandenburg Concertos. Volume level three.”
Christopher Paolini • To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
it was rapidly becoming clear that he was too old, mystical and otherworldly even to begin to fit the role of a leader in war. He was after all eighty-two years old, and lacked any of the energy, ambition and worldliness, and indeed the drive and determination, needed to ride the tiger of rebellion.
William Dalrymple • The Last Mughal
I especially enjoyed the work of Sir John Woodroffe (1865–1936), a.k.a. “Arthur Avalon,” who—while prominently serving as Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in British India—spent his private hours explaining, defending and ultimately practicing in the then widely reviled Hindu religious schools of Shaiva and Shakta Tantrism.
Michael M. Bowden • The Goddess and the Guru: A Spiritual Biography of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati
### Joan Didion
- Best Known Work:
- Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968) – A seminal collection of essays capturing the spirit of the 1960s, particularly in California.
- The Year of Magical Thinking (2005) – A powerful memoir about grief and the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne.
- Underrated/Underdiscovered Work:
- Play It As It Lays (1970) – A
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regimen with the intention of elevating the mind and
Steven Pressfield • Turning Pro
7 Core Traits of Authentic People
