A Journey Through Economic Time, by John Kenneth Galbraith.
This book provides an interesting and readable overview of the great events that shaped our economy, and society, over the twentieth century, and supplies a good grounding for understanding the world today. Galbraith, a noted economist, had a front seat to many of these events.
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I'm prepared to create a poll now, but nobody gave any feedback on any of the book suggestions. Feedback is essential and it is hard to narrow down the suggestions to a small handful without it.
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Madhouse, A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine
Andrew Scull
"...Scull, a sociologist, profiles [Henry] Cotton and his surgical zeal in a cautionary tale of medical arrogance run amok." -- Discover Magazine
"A tour de force of investigative reporting... [and] a fast-paced medical thriller." -- Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"Madhouse reads like a Stephen King novel, except it's all true." -- Newark Sunday Star-Ledger
"Reads as much like a novel as it does a work of medical scholarship...." -- Patrick McGrath, New York Times Book Review
“A tour de force of investigative reporting and a provocative case study of megalomania, junk science and cronyism vs. the Hippocratic Oath. It’s also a fast-paced medical thriller.”—Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
“The most impressive piece of narrative psychiatric history I have ever read.”—William F. Bynum, Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine
http://www.amazon.com/Madhouse-Tragic-M ... 0300107293
Andrew Scull
"...Scull, a sociologist, profiles [Henry] Cotton and his surgical zeal in a cautionary tale of medical arrogance run amok." -- Discover Magazine
"A tour de force of investigative reporting... [and] a fast-paced medical thriller." -- Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"Madhouse reads like a Stephen King novel, except it's all true." -- Newark Sunday Star-Ledger
"Reads as much like a novel as it does a work of medical scholarship...." -- Patrick McGrath, New York Times Book Review
“A tour de force of investigative reporting and a provocative case study of megalomania, junk science and cronyism vs. the Hippocratic Oath. It’s also a fast-paced medical thriller.”—Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
“The most impressive piece of narrative psychiatric history I have ever read.”—William F. Bynum, Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine
http://www.amazon.com/Madhouse-Tragic-M ... 0300107293
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This looks good, great suggestion oblivion. I love reading about the culture of Iran, it's very complicated and interesting, especially as a woman, but, I believe this would make for a great discussion regardless of sex.oblivion wrote:I would like to receommend Nicholas Hagger's "The Last Tourist in Iran".