tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post114850712115886294..comments2023-11-05T03:47:52.874-08:00Comments on Celebrating the Absurd: University of Life curriculumLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1149373606315408642006-06-03T15:26:00.000-07:002006-06-03T15:26:00.000-07:00That's the problem with so many of the best books....That's the problem with so many of the best books...the 'wrong' people read them -- not the people who really need them, but the people who are getting confirmation for what they already know.<BR/><BR/>Hence my desire to buy them for everyone....<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Ron. Great to see you here!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1149346150680900752006-06-03T07:49:00.000-07:002006-06-03T07:49:00.000-07:00Hi Lori, it's your cousin Ron.Coincidentally I rea...Hi Lori, it's your cousin Ron.<BR/>Coincidentally I read "Status Anxiety" a couple of months ago. It was good, but I was already of the "Simplicité Volontaire" mindset that he espouses, so it was like preaching to the choir. I got some ammo from it though, to use against my Über-consumer colleagues. :)<BR/><BR/>If you liked that you'd also like "To Have or To Be" by Erich Fromm I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1148828522521407242006-05-28T08:02:00.000-07:002006-05-28T08:02:00.000-07:00Ahmad -- I really enjoyed "48 Laws of Power"! Fun ...Ahmad -- I really enjoyed "48 Laws of Power"! Fun to read, and it felt like I was spying on the enemy.<BR/><BR/>I also bought that book for a friend who is likes history and who is a union negotiator -- I thought it would be useful for him to understand his opponents. <BR/><BR/>Raincoaster -- I will read "The Secret History," since I've already started it. And you've added some interesting classics to the list...<BR/><BR/>Metro -- kiss kiss. :-)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1148800147755412242006-05-28T00:09:00.000-07:002006-05-28T00:09:00.000-07:00I would add "The 48 Laws of Power" for Robert Gree...I would add "The 48 Laws of Power" for Robert Greene which is based on "The Art of War" for Sun Tzu and "The Prince" for Machiavelli and other old texts. As I am reading it, it is helping me see and understand the power games in the companies...<BR/><BR/>Greene recently released "The 33 Strategies of War" which is based solely on "The Art of War" and it helps the person better understand the original text and to put it into use. I couldn't find this book yet in the local bookstores.<BR/><BR/>Lori, Your list sounds so interesting. I will try to see if I can find it in the local bookstore or else I will have to order it from Amazon. Thank you. :)lifeflawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356252946624242074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1148634733290111132006-05-26T02:12:00.000-07:002006-05-26T02:12:00.000-07:00Euripedes' The Bacchae, to teach people what we ar...Euripedes' The Bacchae, to teach people what we are all capable of in the moments we might feel are our best but which are our worst. Or Donna Tartt's The Secret History, for the same reason: it's the same story.<BR/><BR/>Paradise Lost, because Hell is within us, and so is Heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1148507916934868652006-05-24T14:58:00.000-07:002006-05-24T14:58:00.000-07:00I suppose Keri Hulme's The Bone People would count...I suppose Keri Hulme's <EM>The Bone People</EM> would count, although it was less the content than its readership. Not that that diminishes the terrific content anyway.<BR/><BR/>MetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com