Hey everyone!
I'm happy I found this site and hope that I'll be able to gain some knowledge from you fine people. I'm 26 years old and live in Miami, Fl. I like reading non-fiction books, I don't think much of religion, and I am definitely not voting for Bush part II, AKA Johnny Mcbush. Why? Because I'm not mentally challenged. Fire burns and so I don't play with that either. I learned my lesson, thanks!
I just got done throwing Rober Ardrey's, Social Contract where it belongs! IN THE GARBAGE! When you start taking every animal in existence and then trying to compare its behavior in nature with human behavior, even though you're just going to contradict that behavior with another animal's behavior in another chapter, you need to put the type writer in a drawer and go play hop-scotch. Idiot. Your writing style sucks too Ardrey.
So now I switched gears a little and am reading Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom. Good book so far but it is starting to draw some conclusions that are very much black and white when I feel they're in fact gray. I don't appreciate that. Some of the things he argues such as protection from the masses for minorities under a competitive capitalist system are a little far-fetched. Just a little. He does make some strong points when he brings up anonymity and ability to by-pass politically created market restraints. I agree there but it only benefits those who are able to do so, which is a small percentage of the "minority". Socialism as described in his book is complete so far and offers no split systems like we have in our country, for consideration. We'll see how it progresses!
Another book I am currently reading is Dead Souls by Gogol. I'm on chapter 7 and so far the book is pretty funny. I' not much for nonfiction but I like to read the ones that have made a significant contribution to literature in some way. Good book!
Just before Gogol, I read Hear Me Now by Sophal Lengg. It was about her personal experience during the mid to late 70's under the Khmer Rouge. I posted a small critique about the book in Amazon.com
That's about it! Can't wait to meet you all and swap opinions. I'd like to gain a broader perspective of the things I read. Just chatting will help me to remember the things I read and that's important.
Thanks,
Camacho
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Welcome to BookTalk! I agree with your last sentence in your intro. thread. Talking about books is so much better than just reading them. BookTalk is great in that it provides a group of people with similar reading interests that opportunity. I don't often meet people that share my interests, nevermind those who would like to read about them and then discuss them! I hope you enjoy participating in the discussions here!
Welcome Camacho! I'm fairly new to posting here myself. Interestingly, one of my main reasons for coming out of lurkdom, was to see if anyone had studied or read anything by Friedman. See my thread here: http://www.booktalk.org/the-shock-doctr ... t4480.html
I could of course, start reading his work myself, but I'd like to get a sense whether it would be worth my while, before I add him to my ever increasing "to read" list.
It's great to see so many other new people here.
Helen
I could of course, start reading his work myself, but I'd like to get a sense whether it would be worth my while, before I add him to my ever increasing "to read" list.
It's great to see so many other new people here.
Helen
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gracias
The book is 200 pages and it's pretty small. I would want everyone to read it. In your case, know thy enemy! hahaha.
It is a series of his lectures that are very well written and explained. At least you'll be able to pick out exactly what it is you don't like about him, rather than what you think he may stand for.
I don't know how much you're into economics. I think a warning is in order that the material is really dry. Like I said before, lectures! So get out the energy drink!
-Camachooooooooo :king:
It is a series of his lectures that are very well written and explained. At least you'll be able to pick out exactly what it is you don't like about him, rather than what you think he may stand for.
I don't know how much you're into economics. I think a warning is in order that the material is really dry. Like I said before, lectures! So get out the energy drink!
-Camachooooooooo :king:
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