tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post546841621136595965..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: A New Course of Study: Your Own Mind!P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-79416742498641422072013-11-20T08:20:05.933-08:002013-11-20T08:20:05.933-08:00Dawn, I know what you mean. I was an anglophile wh...Dawn, I know what you mean. I was an anglophile when very young but have gotten so far over it I have to be careful not to be phobic. <br /><br />Then, last night and this morning I was reading some Sherlock Holmes stories, and they seemed -- well, obvious! Bruce, my bookstore helper, tells me that's because they are from the Victorian era. Be that as it may, Holmes fan or not, I think a lot of folks will find MASTERMIND worthwhile reading, because real life, involving real people, without an author planting clues for us along the way, can be prettyt darned baffling.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-75566715627413977062013-11-20T03:55:53.816-08:002013-11-20T03:55:53.816-08:00I have also never been a Sherlock fan. I've n...I have also never been a Sherlock fan. I've never been a fan of any British feeling work...I don't connect somehow. Wonder if I should try again. But there is so little time and so much I AM interested in.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-24026681467429770102013-11-19T07:35:25.167-08:002013-11-19T07:35:25.167-08:00Kathy, I took a volume of Sherlock Holmes stories ...Kathy, I took a volume of Sherlock Holmes stories home last night but didn't get into it, as I am still very engrossed by William Least Heat-Moon's latest. (See other post.) I completely get your discovery through meditation, which quiets the brain's jumping-up-and-down monkey-chatter.<br /><br />Tangentially, let me add that I take "left" and "right" brain talk metaphorically. I'll leave brain physiology to others, but it's pretty clear that we have different modes of thinking, label them how you will.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-29931070382345457772013-11-19T05:39:09.749-08:002013-11-19T05:39:09.749-08:00I've not been much of a Sherlock Holmes fan, l...I've not been much of a Sherlock Holmes fan, like you, but this book does sound promising. (Would probably skim over the part about syllogism, though.) It sounds like many of her premises are ones I've discovered through meditation, although don't ask me to explain how. Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com