Books Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading

big nasty kcnut · 03-11-2006, 09:37 PM

I'm reading The New American Revolution by tammy bruce. She is a great thinker and funny.

ChiefsFanatic · 03-11-2006, 09:43 PM

Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose.

58-4ever · 03-11-2006, 09:44 PM

The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene.

Mike in SW-MO · 03-11-2006, 09:46 PM

Cally's War - John Ringo

High brow? no.

High foreheard? Got that.

Branden Albert's Huge Balls · 03-11-2006, 09:51 PM

America's Game - Michael McCambridge

Soon as I polish that off I'm going to start on one of my two new books by Scott Adams - "Way of the Weasel" and "The Joy of Work."

**luv** · 03-11-2006, 09:53 PM

Cider House Rules by John Irving

|Zach| · 03-11-2006, 09:58 PM

http://homerdixon.com/ingenuitygap/

The Ingenuity Gap

By Thomas Homer-Dixon's

Can we solve the problems of the future? Thomas Homer-Dixon tackles this question in a groundbreaking study of a world becoming too complex and too fast-paced to manage.

The challenges we face converge, intertwine, and often remain largely beyond our understanding. Most of us suspect that the "experts" don't really know what's going on and that as a species we've released forces that are neither managed nor manageable. This is the ingenuity gap, the critical gap between our need for ideas to solve complex problems and our actual supply of those ideas.

Poor countries are particularly vulnerable to ingenuity gaps, but our own rich countries are no longer immune, and we're all caught dangerously between a soaring requirement for ingenuity and an increasingly uncertain supply. As the gap widens, the result can be political disintegration and violent upheaval.

With riveting anecdotes and lucid argument, Thomas Homer-Dixon uses his ingenuity theory to suggest how we might approach these problems -- in our own lives, our thinking, our businesses, and our societies.

T-post Tom · 03-11-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose.

Try "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," by Ambrose Bierce when you're done. If you haven't already. Classic American short story.

jspchief · 03-11-2006, 10:03 PM

Just finished the Archer's Tale trilogy by Bernard Cornwell.

I'll probably start something else written by him, because his style appeals to me.

**frazod** · 03-11-2006, 10:06 PM

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Before that, His Excellency (biography of Washington) by Joseph Ellis.

I've been reading quite a bit on the Revolutionary War era over the past couple of years. I read Jeff Shaara's historical fiction works Rise to Rebellion and The Glorious Cause, and also David McCullough's John Adams. Fascinating period. I'll probably read American Sphinx (about Jefferson) next.

arrowheadnation · 03-11-2006, 10:24 PM

How to Ruin an NFL Franchise in 10 Days - by Carl Peterson

On the real though....I'm reading "Michael Jordan: Driven from Within"

TrickyNicky · 03-11-2006, 10:26 PM

I'm currently reading The Winter King by Bernard Cromwell which is a spin of the Arthurian legend. Cromwell writes very well.

jspchief · 03-11-2006, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

I'm currently reading The Winter King by Bernard Cromwell which is a spin of the Arthurian legend. Cromwell writes very well.

It's Cornwell, not Cromwell.

And if you haven't read The Archer's Tale, by Cornwell, I recommend it.

Winter King is likely my next book.

**Phobia** · 03-11-2006, 10:39 PM

I'm reading Love and Respect - it's a marriage manual where my balls get chopped off and put in my wife's purse.

WoodDraw · 03-11-2006, 10:55 PM

Right now I'm reading "Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox" by James MacGregor Burns. It's part one of his two part biography of FDR. This one runs from his birth to before WWII.

03-11-2006, 09:37 PM
big nasty kcnut Hey wanna fight! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: wichita kansas u.s.a. Casino cash: $1021015	Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading I'm reading The New American Revolution by tammy bruce. She is a great thinker and funny.
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03-11-2006, 09:43 PM	#2
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03-11-2006, 09:58 PM	#7
\|Zach\| For The Glory Of The City Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $27135	http://homerdixon.com/ingenuitygap/ The Ingenuity Gap By Thomas Homer-Dixon's Can we solve the problems of the future? Thomas Homer-Dixon tackles this question in a groundbreaking study of a world becoming too complex and too fast-paced to manage. The challenges we face converge, intertwine, and often remain largely beyond our understanding. Most of us suspect that the "experts" don't really know what's going on and that as a species we've released forces that are neither managed nor manageable. This is the ingenuity gap, the critical gap between our need for ideas to solve complex problems and our actual supply of those ideas. Poor countries are particularly vulnerable to ingenuity gaps, but our own rich countries are no longer immune, and we're all caught dangerously between a soaring requirement for ingenuity and an increasingly uncertain supply. As the gap widens, the result can be political disintegration and violent upheaval. With riveting anecdotes and lucid argument, Thomas Homer-Dixon uses his ingenuity theory to suggest how we might approach these problems -- in our own lives, our thinking, our businesses, and our societies. __________________
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03-11-2006, 10:03 PM	#9
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03-11-2006, 10:06 PM	#10
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03-11-2006, 10:55 PM	#15
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