Right now I'm reading Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, which is a study of the evolutionary origin of belief. One idea that he brought up (and I paraphrase here): Often, when we think about how own actions, we picture them as reactions to events. Thus, if we become angry and lash out, it is i...

I know George R. R. Martin has already been mentioned within this post, but I will wholeheartedly second that recommendation. I admit, it's frustrating that he seems to have neglected the finishing of the series, but I've read the first two in "A Song of Ice and Fire" (or is it Fire and Ic...