Book Recommendations
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 10/21/2004 - 20:07
Over on a BlogExplosion blog, Psych Grad Mamma asked for a list of book recommendations. Here is what I came up with:
If you want some very enjoyable fiction that is very close to psychology, I highly recommend Irv Yalom's books,
When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession and
Lying on the Couch : A Novel. Of course, his book Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy is a classic, but that isn't fiction.
Other books that come to mind: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, Peace like a river by Leif Enger, I know this much is true by Wally Lamb, Zeitgeist by Bruce Sterling, and Pattern Recogntion by William Gibson.
Finally, if you want some good non-fiction that I think relates very well to blogging, I high recommend One Man's Meat by E.B. White.
I hope this helps.
thanks for the suggestions...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/21/2004 - 21:19.thanks for the suggestions...donyell
Psych Grad Momma
Books, mmmm, taste like chicken...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/28/2004 - 20:27.Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
Treason, Ann Coulter
Anything by Al Franken (for perspective)
Non Political would be
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
If you haven't read this, do yourself a favor and give it a read. It's simply an awesome story. If you liked the DaVinci code, you'll rave about this one.
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Thanks
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 11/28/2004 - 21:06.My wife read Cryptonomicon and I have it on the shelf. I just haven't read it yet. I loved Snow Crash.
I've read a little Ann Coulter and I find her a bit shrill. I've heard a little Al Franken, but not read anything of his.
As to Atlas Shrugged, I read that years ago and have been thinking about reading it again. I've been spending a lot of time thinking about work life balance issues, and it seems as if these days, I'm meeting a lot of Atlases that are shrugging, not because of Government intervention in their businesses, but because of imbalances in the work life ratio. I think there is something worth exploring there.
Anyway, thanks for the suggestions.