From: Nathan Borror <zV6nZFTyrypSgXo1mxC02yg6PKeXv8gWpKWa1/AzAPw=> Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:08:32 -0800 Content-Type: text/markdown

Interests

My interests bounce around a lot. I haven't updated this in years but some of these books are still relevant.

Trail Running

• Born to Run: A good history of ultramarathons.
• North: Scott Jurek's attempt to set the record on the Appalachian Trail.
• Eat and Run: Scott Jurek's vegan diet.
• What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: Haruki Murakami on running.

Mindfulness

• Coming to Our Senses
• Awareness
• The Surrender Experiment
• Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Systems Thinking

• Thinking in Systems
• The Systems Bible
• Long Now Foundation (http://longnow.org)
• The Whole Earth Discipline
• Before the Collapse

Woodworking

• Christopher Schwarz (https://blog.lostartpress.com)
• Megan Fitzpatrick (https://rudemechanicalspress.com)
• The Anarchist's Toolchest
• The Anarchist's Workbench
• Mortise & Tenon (https://www.mortiseandtenonmag.com)
• Paul Sellers (https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulSellersWoodwork)
• Matt Estlea (https://www.youtube.com/c/MattEstlea)
• Axe & Anvil (https://www.youtube.com/c/AxeAnvil)
• Bibbings and Hensby (https://www.instagram.com/bibbingsandhensby/)

Science Fiction

• Anathem, Reamde, Seveneves, Diamond Age (Stephenson)
• Iain M. Banks (The Culture)
• Remembrance of Earth's Past (Three-Body Trilogy)
• The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect