DWill wrote:Is Junger the same one who has identified the real cause of suicides by returning armed forces members as withdrawal of the strong tribal ties they'd had while enlisted? That's a novel explanation.

I listened to part of Tim Ferriss's podcast with him where he talks about that.
http://fourhourworkweek.com/2016/05/22/ ... an-junger/

Book looks interesting, although I'm too unreliable for book commitments, I haven't even finished the podcast.

Chris OConnor wrote:Actually, you posted on my Facebook wall that you're looking forward to reading it so I'm taking that as a "yes."

Hi Chris, yes, I will join the Tribe discussion since its themes are ones I find very interesting, as I mentioned in my post above about Jared Diamond. I am on holiday with my wife in Kakadu National Park. This morning we took a boat ride on Yellow Water, which is probably a bit like the Everglades. We saw four saltwater crocodiles and a lot of bird life. I have been out of internet contact. Tribe is brand new, and the Australian Kindle edition is only available from June 16, so I will start reading it then.

Enjoy your vacation, Robert.

I'm closing this thread as "Tribe" has been selected as our new non-fiction book. The forum is up and you guys can jump in at any time. Please consider participating.