Books I have been reading

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain- Betty Edwards
'Not only a book about drawing, it is a book about living. This brilliant approach to the teaching of drawing should not be dismissed as a mere text. It emancipates.' Los Angeles Times

My friend and I are reading this book and doing the lessons chapter by chapter. We are going to meet after every chapter and draw. I hope it helps me improve my drawing skills.


Autobiography of a Yogi- Paramhansa Yogananda
Paramhansa Yogananda was the first yoga master of India whose mission it was to live and teach in the West. In the 1920s, enthusiastic audiences filled the largest halls in America to hear him speak. His initial impact was truly impressive. But his lasting influence is greater still. This book, first published in 1946, helped launch, and continues to inspire, a spiritual revolution in the West. (From the back cover of the book)

I picked this book up for about a dollar in a little thrift store in Ventura. I have flipped through it several times and was inspired to pick it up again the other night after a discussion with a friend about spiritual phenomena and brain power. There is a part of this book that talks about a woman who refrains from food or drink for a very long period of time (years) without dying. Interesting book.

Vegan Fire & Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes- Robin Robertson
Whether you like your food mildly seasoned or boldly spiced, Vegan Fire & Spice is the go-to book for great-tasting and healthful global vegan recipes. --Neal Barnard, M.D., president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

This book was a gift and I have been thumbing through it lately trying to find some good picks for a dinner party i want to have. There are so many options!

Winning Chess Strategies- Yasser Seirawan
This is the third of Seirawan's four-volume series, which takes the reader from chess greenhorn to a player advanced enough to understand grandmaster play. Here, Seirawan shows how to set long-range goals for a game and systematically gain a superior position...

I was browsing the bookstore for a Chess book. At the time I was completely green with little to no experience playing the game. I was just barely learning the rules. A guy approached me (surprised) asking if I was really looking for a Chess book. He had coincidentally been in the same aisle looking for something different but he had been playing competitive Chess since grade school. He told me I absolutely had to have this book. They didn't have it at the book store so I had to order it. Two weeks or so later and voila! I have a Chess book. I plan to get good enough to at least beat a couple of my friends ;).