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May 18
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Sean Howard
is currently reading:
Proust Was a Neuroscientist (Hardcover)
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Jonah Lehrer (Goodreads author)
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Sean Howard
gave  to:
Out of My Life and Thought (The Albert Schweitzer Library)
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Albert Schweitzer
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read in May, 2009
Sean said:
"This book was part of an exercise a friend gave me. He had me take my Myers-Briggs and then to search for famous people with the same final profile.
What grew on me as I read this book was a realization that the traits I most downplay in my...more
This book was part of an exercise a friend gave me. He had me take my Myers-Briggs and then to search for famous people with the same final profile.
What grew on me as I read this book was a realization that the traits I most downplay in myself were actually Albert's greatest strengths. He even spoke openly of them. Which made me realize they are my greatest strengths as well.
And I fell in love with his yearning to not only be in service but to redefine civilization to unite ethics with a real view of the world - around compassion for all living things.
Note: It can be heavy lifting to push past all the organ playing and Christian research, but I found the book worth it.(less)
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Sean Howard
marked as to-read:
Herd: How to Change Mass Behaviour by Harnessing Our True Nature (Hardcover)
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Mark Earls
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Sean Howard
gave  to:
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
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Dan Ariely
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read in January, 2009
Sean said:
"This book was a bit too watered down. That said, anyone in marketing should read this book. Oh wait. People in marketing should avoid this book as I really don't want more ads that use the "tricks" in this book to influence me.
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This book was a bit too watered down. That said, anyone in marketing should read this book. Oh wait. People in marketing should avoid this book as I really don't want more ads that use the "tricks" in this book to influence me.
If the idea of priming is new to you, then you might really enjoy this book. Or if you truly believe we act rationally. But for someone looking for deep insight into our character, you might find this book a bit lacking but still an interesting read.
I really liked the clarity with which he proposes we work always within one of two norms: social norms or market norms. And that when we collide these two, bad things happen. And further how easy it is to apply the rules of the market to a social situation (start paying people who were helping you for "free"). And how difficult or near impossible it is to move back from market to social norms again.
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Sean Howard
marked as to-read:
The Phenomenon of Life: Nature of Order, Book 1: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (The Nature of Order)
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Christopher Alexander
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January 02
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December 29, 2008
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Sean Howard
gave  to:
Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder (Hardcover)
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David Weinberger
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read in December, 2008
Sean said:
"What I love MOST about this book are the AWESOMELY hysterical reviews from librarians or Information Science (IA) folk. People who subsequently find themselves more and more affected by the very forces they find so objectionable in this book.
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What I love MOST about this book are the AWESOMELY hysterical reviews from librarians or Information Science (IA) folk. People who subsequently find themselves more and more affected by the very forces they find so objectionable in this book.
This book deserves a read and rates almost as highly as the Clue Train manifesto. Here's a few choice quotes:
"The result is a startling change in our culture's belief that truth means accuracy, effectiveness requires adherence to clear lines of command and control, and knowledge is power."
"It's not what you know, and it's not even who you know. It's how much knowledge you give away."
"A topic is not a domain with edges. It is how passion focuses itself."
And my absolute favorite, "Reading will cease being a one-way activity. It will become as social as the knowledge our children are developing as they instant-message one another about homework."(less)
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December 20, 2008
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Sean Howard
marked as to-read:
The Snow Leopard (Penguin Nature Classics)
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Peter Matthiessen
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Sean Howard
gave to:
Pride of Baghdad (Paperback)
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Brian K. Vaughan
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