I did get to Books to counter smartphone scrolling. But its tough to fit book reading in all the 5-10 minute waiting's I have to do all day. By the time I get the glasses, right bookmarked page & paragraph and focus back to the non-fiction (which is extra effort from fiction), phone is right there with zero wait. But I continue to wager the Smartphone vs books war.
God Bless American Libraries. We will get all books there. Just do online search on your topic and we will find it all.
I did that to learn more on art thanks to these Art books.
Start Here - Paint - Moira Clinch
Show your Work! - 10 Ways to Share your Creativity and Discovered
What Color Is Night? & Nothing Ever Happens on A Gray Day - By Grant Snider
Artist's Photo Reference books of Tigers, Fish, Sharks, Flowers, Birds
Lots of Art education and photo reference books. This is one steps ahead of looking at masters work coffee-table photo books.
In Search of Norman Rockwell's America - by Rivoli, Kevin
Norman Rockwell - Pictures for the American People
Bloomberg showed the Quantum computer & its chip. So I ordered a bunch of books with the title "Quantum Mechanics". Was nice to read about that "wave & photon" gondogol. This was my non-fiction quota. I am still wading through them.
Okay I did it. Stayed away from fiction (for most part of the year) like I had been trending towards past few years. And in the last quarter of the year, I found a few gems, so read them with enthu.
