{"id":23238,"date":"2026-06-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=23238"},"modified":"2026-05-30T07:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:07:15","slug":"may-reading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/may-reading-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"May Reading Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I Finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51nQ8pc60pL._SY300_SX300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vhRLkO\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vhRLkO\"><em>The Infinity Machine<\/em> by Sebastian Mallaby<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41p4ag8QjzL._SY300_SX300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Compassion vs. Guilt &amp; Other Essays<\/em> by Thomas Sowell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Once again, Amazon demonstrates its racism by removing this title from its affiliate program because it was written by a black conservative!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3S9JEIM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41m04b4NVSL._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3S9JEIM\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3S9JEIM\"><em>Riders of the Dawn<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43J56a1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41wMEi-rXZL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43J56a1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43J56a1\"><em>Migrations &amp; Cultures<\/em> by Thomas Sowell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Surprisingly, Amazon didn&#8217;t block this title from its affiliate program. It must not have threatened their ideological values as much as Sowell&#8217;s other titles.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wUF9Sx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41KVyUJTmjL._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wUF9Sx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wUF9Sx\"><em>Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media<\/em> by Jaron Lanier<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u5xu16\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51uqmiwzwdL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u5xu16\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u5xu16\"><em>After That, the Dark<\/em> by Andrew Klavan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4edRJ7S\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41NkbRu2vzL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4edRJ7S\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4edRJ7S\"><em>Literary Theory for Robots<\/em> by Dennis Yi Tenen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49xqimZ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41cq2UTICDL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49xqimZ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49xqimZ\"><em>The Broken Gun<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4uaeApR\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/519flbfcTDL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4uaeApR\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4uaeApR\"><em>Manufacturing Delusion<\/em> by Buck Sexton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dSqtuu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51iBacDWuWL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dSqtuu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dSqtuu\"><em>The Made From Scratch Life<\/em> by Melissa K. Norris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dF2hg7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41dDLplTiiL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dF2hg7\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dF2hg7\"><em>The Meaning of Your Life<\/em> by Arthur C. Brooks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x3yoOk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/417C-DqAIfL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x3yoOk\"><em>The Love Language That Matters Most<\/em> by Gary Chapman and Les &amp; Leslie Parrott<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x3FEtC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/419owwCi5TL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x3FEtC\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x3FEtC\"><em>Utah Blaine<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Side note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BS9ofE0DXuo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BS9ofE0DXuo\">they turned this one into a movie!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I DNFed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Searching for People and Places of the Bible<\/em> by Great Courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Library<\/em> by Andrew by Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Your Second Draft<\/em> by Alex Kourvo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Broken Country<\/em> by Clare Leslie Hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>How I Dare<\/em> by Janet Evanovich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The ADHD Field Guide for Adults<\/em> by Cate Osborn and Erik Gude<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Selling Sexy<\/em> by Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>More Than Words<\/em> by John Warner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Everyday Genius<\/em> by Nelson Dellis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Camp of the Saints<\/em> by Jean Raspail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books I Finished The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby Compassion vs. Guilt &amp; Other Essays by Thomas Sowell (Once again, Amazon demonstrates its racism by removing this title from its affiliate program because it was written by a black conservative!) Riders of the Dawn by Louis L&#8217;Amour Migrations &amp; Cultures by Thomas Sowell (Surprisingly, Amazon&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/may-reading-recap\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">May Reading Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[2691,1289,2689,2236,2690,2700,2697,2699,2692,2695,2696,2705,2694,2693,2704,2702,2698,2706,1229,2701,2703,2688,1996],"class_list":["post-23238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alex-kourvo","tag-andrew-klavan","tag-andrew-pettegree","tag-arthur-c-brooks","tag-arthurd-de-weduwen","tag-buck-sexton","tag-cate-osborn","tag-chantal-fernandez","tag-clare-leslie-hall","tag-dennis-yi-tenen","tag-erik-gude","tag-gary-chapman","tag-janet-evanovich","tag-jaron-lanier","tag-jean-raspail","tag-john-warner","tag-lauren-sherman","tag-les-leslie-parrott","tag-louis-lamour","tag-melissa-k-norris","tag-nelson-dellis","tag-sebastian-mallaby","tag-thomas-sowell","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7iXK-62O","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23238"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23303,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23238\/revisions\/23303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}