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I propose that do what humans have been doing for centuries, namely, pool our resources and share with one another to fare better in an uncertain environment. We'll want to share relevant quality wisdom, tested practical expertise, and perhaps most importantly our communal resolution and support. There's a lot of good insight out there into how our world works. The problem is, those precious needles are difficult to find in the haystack of the total information to be found. Hand in hand with wisdom goes expertise. Knowledge is useless without the real practical techniques that enable us to deal with the world. Lastly, the world can be a daunting place but we can deal with it. We are not alone in our global concerns and hey! we have each other to face it with.
That's what this book list is all about. At the moment it is just a list. However, when I have some time to get around to it I intend to write a one page summary of each of the books telling you why it is relevant to our lives. All of the books are packed with pith, well written, and represent the most relevant important topics we face today. Some are purely informative, but most are also prescriptive, giving us useful techniques for living our lives. And a few are just downright inspirational, reaffirming that there is a reason to live in the world with our eyes open.
Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Kim E Lumbard
Request for Feedback
Like everything in life, this is a work in progress and by no means
complete. If you have any suggestions, additions, or editorial comments they
would be well appreciated.
Thanks!
Kim
P.S. By the way, I frequently write notes like this one to remind myself what I want to write or how I want to change the text. The notes are often cryptic; feel free to ignore them.
Something on Diabetes epidemic. CDC? Psychology CBT? Berne's TA? How to Get Along with People You Can't Stand Affluenza? Wittgenstein Fast Food Nation? Doesn't seem necessary with Food Politics Leon Uris / Middle East. From Beirut to Jerusalem? Third World Germany / Cold War Joy of Sex Tantric Sex Little Book of Orgasms American Sex Cookbook Last Lion Feynman Lecture Series of Physics? Too dense. Asimov? Better reads. Statistics book? Rudyard Kipling? Bahz Luhrmann? Self-Reliance The Mind's I
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