Scott Carney

Serendipity. I came to know about this book from a podcast. One of the goals for me this year is to know more about body hacks and pushing endurance limits. This book perfectly fits into my theme and topics I have been learning more (keto, HIIT).

The author tries to debunk the myth of Wim Hof and his techniques but practices and gains immense benefit out of it. As a newbie and skeptic about cold therapy and Wim Hof methods, this was a fantastic intro for me. Highly recommend it, if you are curious about this topic.
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Somehow I have been unaware of the second-largest genocide of the 20th century. This book is highly readable ("like a novel") way to learn more about it. There are strong central characters and thrilling events from the lowliest farmers to the top politicians. And it includes the impact of a one in a thousand year cyclone that precipitated the violence, showing how global-warming fueled natural disasters morph into political and open conflicts as opposing parties use the chaos to try and gain advantage. This dynamic has reoccurred multiple times in recent years. It also reminds me of the Ukraine conflict with a neighboring "brother" country led by a despot going on a killing spree to try and eliminate a closely linked competing culture.… (altro)