I was previously trying to write a new post about books. As a ton of posts, I began to write it with the incorrect attitude, wrote a couple of words, disliked it and trashed it, but kept the idea for later use. This is it.
I’ve always enjoyed reading. Though I’m not much of a heavy reader, I really like reading more than the two (two?) books the average Mexican reads in a year. A curious thing is, after looking into it for a short time, book availability is not that limited in Mexico. There are a number of big bookstores and prices are not that high, compared to the prices abroad. Actually, some books are even cheaper.
Everything gets tricky when it comes to tech books. I’ve always had a hard time looking for programming books here. If they exist, they are usually way of expensive. If they don’t, the only viable alternative is Amazon. Passing over a book from United States to Mexico is not always a guaranteed process. Also, it’s definitely not a cheap process.
ITESM CEM’s library has a pretty rich content on tech, though. While it doesn’t holds exactly a nice collection on literature, it does hold a very good selection of tech manuals and books. Mexico’s best selection of tech manuals and books, to be fair. So, as usual, I’m feeling my time is running out. I feel I’m already twenty and don’t know as much as I could, so I decided to take a book out of that library each two weeks, cover it completely, and return for more.
That’s my commitment. I’ll posting what I read here, as I usually do things better when I feel pressured. Depressing, I know, but that’s just me. Slowly, I’m beginning to take on a more organized approach towards my life. This is just another step to go through.
My selected book for this two weeks is non other than Nineteen Eighty Four, by George Orwell. Some piece of a novel, indeed. The first book I’m using with the nifty magnetic separator I bought at Gandhi for mere $5 MXN.
And it looks nice
