I love the place where Sam Harris is coming from. I have always been attracted to the idea of religion but always found it very disappointing upon cloI love the place where Sam Harris is coming from. I have always been attracted to the idea of religion but always found it very disappointing upon closer examination. I like his focus on meditation.
This book is a great supplement to a meditation practice if you already know how to meditate. ...more
I read this book to prepare for a trip to Santa Fe and Darango Co. It was an exciting book and it was a great introduction to a fascinating region of I read this book to prepare for a trip to Santa Fe and Darango Co. It was an exciting book and it was a great introduction to a fascinating region of the country. ...more
This book was an amazing read. I was too young to remember much about Versace's murder. I only remembered that it was a gay man who killed him. I pickThis book was an amazing read. I was too young to remember much about Versace's murder. I only remembered that it was a gay man who killed him. I picked up this book because I wanted to know more about the story. This is a exciting suspenseful novel, and and very illuminating view of what it is like to be gay in the 90's. So much has changed since then. ...more
This book had a title and a cover that made me grab it off the shelf of Giovanni's Room in Philly. I consider it a good read, but I think this author This book had a title and a cover that made me grab it off the shelf of Giovanni's Room in Philly. I consider it a good read, but I think this author is better at making titles than writing books. I found the content to be basic. It was affirming to read about the gay male experience as he tells it. It is very much my own experience. But I didn't realize any new wisdom as a result of reading.
I had not heard of Perry Brass, and I'm glad I have been exposed to him. He seems to have had a prolific writing career. ...more
"Part II was fascinating. I was somewhat skeptical of this book when I got started. I was about to write it off as being a run of the mill book about "Part II was fascinating. I was somewhat skeptical of this book when I got started. I was about to write it off as being a run of the mill book about a trick and an older man and the spell the trick had over him. Been there, done that.
This book is so much more than that. This author has significantly added to my understanding of my gay experience. Books like this are the reason I read gay fiction!"...more