An Introduction

I am by nature a bookman. I would sooner bend my nose towards a book or a bookshop than be assaulted by much of the consumer consumptive society today. Fortunately, I am married to a sweet heart who understands my at times solitary trek into the literary world. I further claim that my own grasp of "literature" is limited. I forsake the parameters of "fiction and poetry", but would expand it to all forms of the written word, especially the underrated writings in science. Yet, I will emphasise my ignorance for this allows unhindered pursuit of almost everything.

For years I have been attempting to catalogue my library. This has followed a Gouldian trend [Stephen Jay Gould's co-created Punctuated Equilibrium where the history of life is documented in spurts and stints]. But of late, progress is being made not only with cataloguing but truly dissecting the literary works as they are seen to me. What follows below is some of this endeavor; of recent titles, but also of the more ancient texts (in this sense of current culture, anything older than 20 years).

I am by nature also a defender of not only the written word, but also of rational thinking bending towards liberalism (to an extent), and appalled by the arrogance of ignorance. Particularly, at least at this moment, those who cherry-pick science to favor their own non-rational views (religion), and at times creationists specifically.


Since I am also somewhat naive as to the inner workings of this technology,...I also beg your indulgence, for what follows is some words from books that I found of interest, or of wisdom far greater than I can create.