nice to see Kahneman making it. I am soon planning an anti-Kahneman review. will look forward to your reactions there :)

Riku wrote: "nice to see Kahneman making it. I am soon planning an anti-Kahneman review. will look forward to your reactions there :)"

...Didn't conceive of such a thing being possible, so am awaiting that phenomenon with baited breath! ...Well, actually I have heard it preached against....sort of; "taking away free will" and such like, in the sermonizer's estimation.

How do you view other people's lists, Riku? I'll have to go back over there and see.

Jan wrote: "Riku wrote: "nice to see Kahneman making it. I am soon planning an anti-Kahneman review. will look forward to your reactions there :)"

...Didn't conceive of such a thing being possible, so am awai..."

Not in terms of free will or sermonizing, but in terms of economic principles - of how readers misinterpret what K's real contribution to economics is. Wait for it :)

To view others' lists just scroll down to the bottom of the list and you can see a tab - People Who Voted On This List. There you can click on names to see indiv lists.

Riku wrote: "Not in terms of free will or sermonizing, but in terms of economic principles - of how readers misinterpret what K's real contribution to economics is. Wait for it :)"

OK! ...and thanks.

Hey, could I bother you for your top ten non-fic? You keep throwing books at me which I can't resist buying immediately :)

I secretly work for Amazon ;) Ha ha
That's a compliment, Riku. I will think about it and list them.
P.S. Where on Goodreads does one find one's lists? I've had trouble getting back to the bucket list or to mine.

Jan wrote: "I secretly work for Amazon ;) Ha ha
That's a compliment, Riku. I will think about it and list them.
P.S. Where on Goodreads does one find one's lists? I've had trouble getting back to the bucket..."

Thanks Jan!

You can find the lists here: https://www.goodreads.com/list

All the lists you voted on would be a tab there. You can get the link by clicking the small downward triangle after "Explore" on the top right of your screen before your notifications button).

Oh! There it is! I knew it was hidden in plain sight somewhere. Thank you, Riku.

Riku wrote: "Hey, could I bother you for your top ten non-fic? You keep throwing books at me which I can't resist buying immediately :)"

Even before you put up Tolstoy's list of influential books your request posed a challenge. My mind has been turning to books I read in the past that are so much harder to remember. But here's one recommendation from the present or maybe the present decade. Hebrews, Greeks and Romans: Foundations of Western Civilization--the "101" course, and then all six of the series Odyssey of the West, I-VI. Goodreads has them listed variously "Modern Scholar Odyssey of the West" or without the "Modern Scholar" prefix. The problem is that these are audio lectures, and, also, the company Modern Scholar isn't who or what it once was. They used to be part of Recorded Books, which was a victim of changing technology, as was Books on Tape. They may be available on CD at libraries. If these are something you are interested in, they're available for download from learnoutloud.com for half what Recorded Books wants, plus most of them come with a pdf to accompany the lectures. (They may go on sale for less than that now and then.) I actually have little booklets for the earlier series, but those aren't available any longer.

I realize these may be too basic for you, Riku, and the audio format may be problematical, but for me they have been providing an overview. Also, different lecturers, different points of view. (I've done through "V" and have the last series yet to come.)

I forgot to say the editor is Timothy Shutt. Looking at the range of his titles beyond these, I think he's something of a "Renaissance man."

I could count that as 1-7 of 10, but will just count them all as one book and see what else I can come up with!

Jan wrote: "Riku wrote: "Hey, could I bother you for your top ten non-fic? You keep throwing books at me which I can't resist buying immediately :)"

Even before you put up Tolstoy's list of influential books ..."

Thanks! But I have given up on lectures. They treat ideas as too concrete and tend to have no discussion. It gives one the illusion of learning. Trouble with all lectures. :) Also, I don't have the patience for them - in a book I control the pace, lectures/audiobooks go at their own pace.

I understand. Most of the audio I've listened to was while I was doing something else and couldn't read visually at the same time, so it's been an overall plus for me. And when I review, it's always the written word. :)

...have also been adding to the comments I made with my original votes...

Jan wrote: "I understand. Most of the audio I've listened to was while I was doing something else and couldn't read visually at the same time, so it's been an overall plus for me. And when I review, it's alw..."

but how do you think about the book if you are doing something else? and what if you want to reflect on a particular point.. or want to make notes?

Riku wrote: "but how do you think about the book if you are doing something else? and what if you want to reflect on a particular point.. or want to make notes?"

Take the Steven Pinker, for example. I had gotten an audio version for sale cheap a while ago--I mean about $5. Then I came across the hardback for sale in Daedalus Salebooks for around the same amount. So I listen when I have to drive somewhere or when I need a manicure--something mindless. Then I look back at the book and mark up the points that struck me or puzzled me. And Plato at the Googleplex--my husband and I have been reading out loud at dinner. I really like that. Able to mark up as we go!

The reasons I've been so bogged down for so long with The Mind and the Market are that I'm not studying it with anybody else nor reading for a book club. It's not on audio. So every time I have to read something else, it gets neglected. But I will persist! :)