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Nathan Nish Author Of Branching Chaos

From my list on horror books that don't appear to be horror.

Why am I passionate about this?

I've loved horror since I was a kid. However, the horror of the unexpected has frequently popped up in my life. This started most prominently with a day on the beach, near the haunted Hotel del Coronado; while my mind was busy thinking of ghosts, I busily picked up various seashells, only to be shocked to find a crab in one of the shells I had attempted to retrieve. Several paranormal experiences and many late nights of research later, I have become the writer presenting you this list today. I've spent a lot of time watching movies, teaching, and reading about sociology. Happy reading!

Nathan's book list on horror books that don't appear to be horror

Nathan Nish Why Nathan loves this book

This is a sci-fi book from famous sci-fi author Phillip K. Dick. Besides suggesting some big, scary questions, it didn't exactly stick to what I usually go for in a sci-fi book.

For a while, it involved this product, Ubik, which has so many uses that it's everywhere. But the story drew me in with a relatively everyman-type guy on a team of psionic corporate spies—and then things get weird. It's the kind of weird like when I was struggling to remember this amazing horror movie I had seen, only to realize the media in question had actually been this unforgettable book.

By Philip K. Dick ,

Why should I read it?

9 authors picked Ubik as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A classic science fiction tale of artifical worlds by one of the great American writers of the 20th century

Glen Runciter is dead.

Or is he?

Someone died in the explosion orchestrated by his business rivals, but even as his funeral is scheduled, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering messages from their boss. And the world around them is warping and regressing in ways which suggest that their own time is running out.

If it hasn't already.

Readers minds have been blown by Ubik:

'Sheer craziness, a book defying any straightforward synopsis . . . a unique time travel adventure…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

Book cover of Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi

Thomas Wharton Author Of The Book of Rain

From Thomas' 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

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Thomas' 3 favorite reads in 2024

Thomas Wharton Why Thomas loves this book

A book about the traditional worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi people, in which the author shares her personal story of "coming home" to reclaim her identity within her culture. This book opened my mind and heart to a worldview that is breathtakingly alive with meaning, interconnection, and wisdom.

By Betty Bastien ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Blackfoot Ways of Knowing as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Blackfoot Ways of Knowing is a journey into the heart and soul of Blackfoot culture. As a scholar and researcher, Betty Bastien places Blackfoot tradition within a historical context of precarious survival amid colonial displacement and cultural genocide. In sharing her personal story of reclaimed identity, Bastien offers a gateway into traditional Blackfoot ways of understanding and experiencing the world.

For the Siksikaitsitapi, knowledge is experiential, participatory, and ultimately sacred. Bastien maps her own process of coming to know, stressing the recovery of the Blackfoot language and Blackfoot notions of reciprocal responsibilities and interdependence.

Rekindling traditional ways of knowing is…


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Book cover of Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi

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