Welcome

Disclaimer Links Chocolate!! Books. Best books read.

Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light
by Mort Rosenblum.

How to write and improve your poetry:
Alphabetic list of Poetry articles. Books on How to Write Poetry.
Writing Your Own Poetry. Listening To Poetry. Books on How to Read Poetry.

How to Breathe: Exercise. Travels in Nepal and Tibet
Buddhism: Basic Buddhism Buddhism FAQs. Books on Buddhism.

Psychology: Biopsychology. Cognitive Psychology. Criminal Behavior.
Death and Dying The Enneagram and Psychology Evolutionary Psychology.
Learned Optimism by Martin E. P. Seligman. Pessimism (defensive) (Norem).
Personality Psychology Psychological research methods.

Political science: Introduction to Political Science. Political Science Glossary.

Crime: Criminal Behavior. Criminal Justice Glossary. Criminal Investigation.

Environment: Ecology. Evolution.

Trees and Forests: Forests of California; Trees of the World.

Recipes especially Chocolate recipes and Tomato recipes

Harry Potter books, the DVDs, the magic.

On Creating:

Learn about creativity, to help you write and improve your poetry, and appreciate how to breathe. Check out these inspiring classic books on developing your creative process. They are rich with quotes from Rilke and other poets, and from musicians, painters, and sculptors:

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, Julia Cameron.
The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart, Julia Cameron.

Henry Miller.: "Art teaches nothing except the significance of life."
Tobias Wolff. (From his Foreword to This Boy's Life.): "Memory has its own story to tell. But I have done my best to make it tell a truthful story."
William Faulkner.: "An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they chose him and he's usually too busy to wonder why."

Book log with recommendations.
Best books (of 100+/year read):
Best books 2016. Best books 2015. Best books 2014. Best books 2013. Best books 2012. Best books 2011.
Best books 2010. Best books 2009. Best books 2008. Best books 2007. Best books 2006. Best books 2005. Best books 2004. Best books 2003. Best books 2002.

Places:

Bellingham, Washington State, U.S.A.: Some problems from a visitor's perspective.

Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A.: Santa Cruz City Parking Garage danger.

Spanish - Español:

Películas Españolas.

El Herido (1946) de Alfredo Zalce.

Los Aztecas: sus números, sus días y sus dioses.

George Orwell, Homenaje a Catalonia - Homage to Catalonia.

Books on Learning Spanish.