Video game developers are starting to grapple with the real-life, planet-warming consequences of immersing gamers in fantasy worlds.

More than 3 billion people — a third of humanity — play video games. Their consoles, computers, tablets and smartphones use more electricity than midsize countries. Video games in the United States alone create more greenhouse pollution than 5 million cars. And the legion of gamers and power-hungry devices is only expected to grow.

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Books read in November. Favorites with astericks.

God Grew Tired Of Us by John Bul Dau*
Choosing Courage by Peter Collier
Beyond Winning: The Timeless Wisdom of Great Philosoopher Coaches by Gary M. Walton
The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete by Ryan Swanson*
Portraits from a Life: Lee Miller by Richard Calvocoressi
The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
The Precious Days by Ann Patchett
Anthem (graphic version) by Ayn Rand
Fates Worse Than Death by Kurt Vonnegut
Sex, Art, and American Culture by Camille Paglia
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds by
Charles Mackay (1852)*
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga…of the Civil War by Erik Larson
Survive & Advance by Tianna Bartoletta
Spartan Up! by Joe DeSena
Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown*



Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. -Anne Lamott