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  <h2 class="first">It's me. Kyle <strike>Neath</strike> Aster.</h2>
  <p>In a previous life, I <a href="/proxima">used to build internet</a> and go by Kyle Neath. These days I spend my time on creative pursuits and go by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRFaaXlpzGo/">Kyle Aster</a> (after the Sierra Nevada wildflower).</p>
  
  <p>For me, that's looks like <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSLVBzYrTjP/">mountain biking</a> around my home of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Lake_Tahoe,_California">South Lake Tahoe</a>, stuck behind my computer making SketchUp renderings for <a href="/asterpines/">my new house</a>, throwin' chips at my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CPuLNyAJRVV/">off-grid ranch</a>, and even a little bit of <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/986+Emerald+Bay+Rd,+South+Lake+Tahoe,+CA+96150/@38.9136127,-120.0072509,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80998fba6f69437f:0x716634f92ce30e3d!8m2!3d38.9136085!4d-120.0050569">commercial property development</a>.</p>
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    <h2 class="first">Books of Note</h2>
    <p>I love books, and I love recommending books. But I never know where to start. Here's eight books that have changed my mind or taught me something that I use every day. You should read them! If you want.</p>
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        <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/after-geoengineering-climate-tragedy-repair-and-restoration/9781788730365">
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          <h3>After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration</h3>
          <p class="author">Holly Jean Buck</p>
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        <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-one-straw-revolution-an-introduction-to-natural-farming/9781590173138">
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          <h3>One-Straw Revolution</h3>
          <p class="author">Masanobu Fukuoka</p>
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        <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Patterns-Home-Essentials-Enduring-Design/dp/1561585335/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=patterns+of+home&qid=1638580357&sr=8-2">
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          <h3>Patterns of Home</h3>
          <p class="author">Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow</p>
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        <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/getting-things-done-the-art-of-stress-free-productivity-ab00c26e-b599-4650-97de-d3d54a788ef6/9780143126560">
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          <h3>Getting Things Done</h3>
          <p class="author">David Allen</p>
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        <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-can-t-stop-talking/9780307352156">
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          <h3>Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking</h3>
          <p class="author">Susan Cain</p>
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        <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/1491-second-edition-new-revelations-of-the-americas-before-columbus/9781400032051">
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          <h3>1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus</h3>
          <p class="author">Charles C. Mann</p>
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        <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/predictably-irrational-revised-and-expanded-edition-the-hidden-forces-that-shape-our-decisions/9780061353246">
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          <h3>Predictably Irrational</h3>
          <p class="author">Dan Ariely</p>
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        <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/stopping-the-noise-in-your-head-the-new-way-to-overcome-anxiety-and-worry/9780757319068">
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          <h3>Stopping the Noise in Your Head</h3>
          <p class="author">Dr. Reid Wilson PhD</p>
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