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DOMS · 01-03-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by FishOrCutBait

just placed an amazon for both these books. im excited and looking forward to reading them!

Good call! I really enjoy reading that causes me to think and explore my boundaries.

The first one is a pretty easy read. The second will require a lot from you. Both are excellent.

KelJu · 01-03-2009, 10:45 AM

I just ordered this one, so I hope to start on it next week.

Amazon.com: The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature: Daniel J. Levitin: Books

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Charles Darwin meets the Beatles in this attempt to blend neuroscience and evolutionary biology to explain why music is such a powerful force. In this rewarding though often repetitious study by bestselling author Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music), a rock musician turned neuroscientist, argues that music is a core element of human identity, paving the way for language, cooperative work projects and the recording of our lives and history. Through his studies, Levitin has identified six kinds of songs that help us achieve these goals: songs of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and love. He cites lyrics ranging from the songs of Johnny Cash to work songs, which, he says, promote feelings of togetherness. According to Levitin, evolution may have selected individuals who were able to use nonviolent means like dance and music to settle disputes. Songs also serve as memory-aids, as records of our lives and legends. Some may find Levitin's evolutionary explanations reductionist, but he lightens the science with personal anecdotes and chats with Sting and others, offering an intriguing explanation for the power of music in our lives as individuals and as a society. (Aug.)
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FishOrCutBait · 01-03-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DOMS

Good call! I really enjoy reading that causes me to think and explore my boundaries.

The first one is a pretty easy read. The second will require a lot from you. Both are excellent.

Thanks again everybody for the recommendations.

Im also reading The Irresistible Revolution, its a Christian book recommended to me by a missionary friend in Barbados, its written by a fella that lives in a slum in philly and works with the homeless. I dont have much of an opinion yet, and probably most folks wont care anyway, but it seems interesting so far.

FishOrCutBait · 07-06-2009, 11:39 AM

I am just finishing reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, and I am also working on Frogs Into Princes, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby, and a couple others.

Blink was an easy, fun read, but I dont see much use in reading the book. It didnt TEACH me anything

min0 lee · 07-06-2009, 11:45 AM

A must read.

bandaidwoman · 07-06-2009, 11:59 AM

Born of Woman by bishop shelby spong
and Why Christianity must change or it will die
by the same author

maniclion · 07-06-2009, 05:53 PM

Volume I of Marcel Prousts In Search of Lost Time: Swanns Way

Just his remembrance of little things and the emotions and feelings they gave him that we can all relate to, it's similar to Catcher in the Rye, you're like "Yes! I have had a similar moment.."

T_man · 07-06-2009, 06:05 PM

Lets make a scrap book of elton john lyrics

juggernaut · 07-06-2009, 06:08 PM

The Stand by Stephen King
Puddin'head Wilson by Mark Twain
Too Fat to Fish by Artie Lange.

KelJu · 08-07-2009, 08:58 PM

I just had to fly from Mobile to Memphis to Dallas to Springfield, MO on business. I bought this book to listen to while I traveled.

http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/pro...seBVCookie=Yes

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Are we "noble in reason"? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but a "kluge", a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind - think duct tape, not supercomputer - that sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature.

Taking us on a tour of the fundamental areas of human experience - memory, belief, decision making, language, and happiness - Marcus reveals the myriad ways our minds fall short. He examines why people often vote against their own interests, why money can't buy happiness, why leaders often stick to bad decisions, and why a sentence like "people people left left" ties us into knots even though it's only four words long.

He also offers surprisingly effective ways to outwit our inner kluge - for example, always consider alternative explanations, make contingency plans, and beware the vivid, personal anecdote. Throughout, he shows how only evolution - haphazard and undirected - could have produced the minds we humans have, while making a brilliant case for the power and usefulness of imperfection.

I am only 3/4 the way through, but I can't get enough. To me, this is the best explanation of the mind I have ever heard. I highly recommend this book.

MeatZatk · 08-08-2009, 02:32 AM

No Angel by Jay Dobyns.
Written by an ATF agent who infiltrated the Hell's Angels. I found it quite entertaining.
I'm currently reading the Godfather which I am thoroughly enjoying.

07-06-2009, 11:39 AM	#34
FishOrCutBait lifts weights Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minneapple Posts: 4,817 Photos: 2	I am just finishing reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, and I am also working on Frogs Into Princes, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby, and a couple others. Blink was an easy, fun read, but I dont see much use in reading the book. It didnt TEACH me anything This is my journal. Click it and such "tried and true theory on one's self is probably the only non-biased proof that something works for someone." - juggernaut http://www.ronpaul.com/

07-06-2009, 11:45 AM	#35
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	A must read. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

07-06-2009, 11:59 AM	#36
bandaidwoman inadvertant tree hugger Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 728 Photos: 4	Born of Woman by bishop shelby spong and Why Christianity must change or it will die by the same author Official Race Member of the Crank Crushing Rednecks Eat more mud, mountain bike until you die! XX Feminine power

07-06-2009, 05:53 PM	#37
maniclion Cartographer of the Mind Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mens Incognita Posts: 20,440 Photos: 10	Volume I of Marcel Prousts In Search of Lost Time: Swanns Way Just his remembrance of little things and the emotions and feelings they gave him that we can all relate to, it's similar to Catcher in the Rye, you're like "Yes! I have had a similar moment.." "We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

07-06-2009, 06:05 PM	#38
T_man Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 1,251 Photos: 1	Lets make a scrap book of elton john lyrics Cheat on your girlfriend, not on your meal.

07-06-2009, 06:08 PM	#39
juggernaut Creator of Chaos Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,463 Photos: 2	The Stand by Stephen King Puddin'head Wilson by Mark Twain Too Fat to Fish by Artie Lange.

08-08-2009, 02:32 AM	#41
MeatZatk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,001 Photos: 5	No Angel by Jay Dobyns. Written by an ATF agent who infiltrated the Hell's Angels. I found it quite entertaining. I'm currently reading the Godfather which I am thoroughly enjoying. I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself

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