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Lord of the Flies
William GoldingVery interesting exploration of the basic societal / psychological drives. Delves into the basic mechanisms of power, hierarchy, hatred, hope, fear, "friendship", leadership. Human society is intensely complex, even in it's most stripped down, desert-island scenarios. Are "civilized" grown-ups in uniforms with submarines and bombs more "civil" than painted children "playing" at hunting, war, and survival with clay-painted faces and sharpened sticks? ... (show more)
Very interesting exploration of the basic societal / psychological drives. Delves into the basic mechanisms of power, hierarchy, hatred, hope, fear, "friendship", leadership. Human society is intensely complex, even in it's most stripped down, desert-island scenarios. Are "civilized" grown-ups in uniforms with submarines and bombs more "civil" than painted children "playing" at hunting, war, and survival with clay-painted faces and sharpened sticks? Hard to say... (show less)
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How to Be Good
Nick HornbyI probably found this book more interesting than many people might-- that is, recently divorced, and some of my life I have been much like David (the husband). Still, it is an interesting essay on the topic, How to Be Good. No easy answers here, and though the book rambles, I believe that accurate portrays the reality that answers to that question do tend to be rambling... It's good to try to be good, but it isn't simple or easy to figure out how to actually do it.
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled HosseiniAmazing story, made me cry in public. With the story of 2 women, and a few short historical references, brought alive the history ans struggles of the last 50 years in Afghanistan.
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Jacob D Christensen is now reading Beyond the Last Village: A Journey Of... by Alan Rabinowitz. about 10 hours ago
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Jacob D Christensen wrote a review of Lord of the Flies and now has 21 total book reviews. 3 days agoJacob said: "Very interesting exploration of the basic societal / psychological drives. Delves into the basic mechanisms of power, hierarchy, hatred, hope, fear, "friendship", leadership. Human society is int..." - Their Reviews | More Reviews
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Jacob D Christensen already read Lord of the Flies by William/ Forster, E. M. (INT)/ Epstein, Edmund L. (CON)/ Gibson, Ben (ILT) Golding, William Golding, by William Golding, E. L. Epstein (Noted by), Edmund L. Epstein. Jacob D Christensen's collection now has 129 books. 3 days ago
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Jacob D Christensen would like to read The Power of Story: Change Your Story... by Jim Loehr later. 3 days ago
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Jacob D Christensen would like to read China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing... by Serge Michel later. 17 days ago
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