Mark Frauenfelder of Boing Boing fame puts out more than one newsletter. His Book Freak newsletter focuses on nonfiction books with ideas that can be applied to your life. There are paid and free versions of the newsletter.
I previously wrote about Mark's discussion of Robert Anton Wilson's Natural Law. That one was behind a paywall, and I had to buy a one-month subscription to be able to read it.
But Mark's latest, on Prometheus Rising, is a free issue, and everyone can read it here.
Mark keeps his Book Freak newsletters short, but he squeezes in a lot of content. The Prometheus Rising newsletter covers four core concepts -- Whatever the Thinker Thinks, the Prover Proves, You Live in a Reality Tunnel, Society Is a Brainwashing Machine and The Nervous System Can Be Reprogrammed -- and then suggests four "try it now" exercises. There's also a brief summary of the book and an explanation of the eight circuit model.
This blog's Prometheus Rising discussion group remains available on the right side of this page (scroll down).
Hilaritas Press published what I suspect is the definitive edition of the book. It is the only title in the Hilaritas catalog available as a hardcover, as well as the usual paperback and ebook editions.
Bonus link: In the last few years, I've become very interested in Epicureanism. It's a powerful philosophy and rather different from what most people think the term means. I was surprised to see that Mark also had a recent issue covering Living For Pleasure by Emily Austin, which I recommend and which is usually considered the best modern introduction to the philosophy.
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