My top three from those suggested are

"Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by TS Kuhn
"Arguably" by Christopher Hitchens

Robert Tulip wrote:My top three from those suggested are

"Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by TS Kuhn
"Arguably" by Christopher Hitchens

I agree with Robert

OK, then I guess I should do a poll. I was hoping to have more people involved. Maybe if I send an email to the entire community. I hate doing that because some people consider it spam.

Chris, I note in going over past discussions, an odd lack of books on the writing/editing/publishing process. It seems that, in this forum, there would be great interest in such books, however, I could be wrong. I do think that dedicated readers, not to mention authors, would be interested in learning more about the processes that go into producing the books they read and/or write. And I am not referring here to self-help books on how to write or getting published or promoting your own self-published book. I'm talking about books that tell inside stories from editors, authors and the publishing industry. I have a book in mind, but I wanted to wait to see if there is any feedback on this proposal before making a suggestion. One problem might be that, since these kinds of books are seldom best sellers, folks would have to find and read them first. Let me know what you think, and if you know from past experience that such books do not garner much interest.

R. LeBeaux wrote:books that tell inside stories from editors, authors and the publishing industry.

Indeed, opening this mysterious black box would be interesting. I am hoping we will discuss Infidel next, but it would be good to plan ahead to discuss the process of communicating in print.

R. LeBeaux wrote:I do think that dedicated readers, not to mention authors, would be interested in learning more about the processes that go into producing the books they read and/or write.

I'm just a reader, not an author or editor, but I like this idea. I have a feeling the process is more complicated that we readers can imagine.

The details have been cryptic so far, but Sam Harris apparently has a short book (possibly an e-book) coming out soon. Don't really know much about it, but I'd read it when it comes out. He did mention the idea of writing an e-book about free will a while ago, not sure if this is it.

http://www.samharris.org/media/lying/