PB Book Club

[ll74]

I've never been in a book club, so this might be a bad thread to start, but I'm sure someone will fill in any gaps.

As a starting book, one that I haven't read but intend to - Do What Works: Smarter Government, Better Results - Jolins and Medina - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Michele_Jolin_Do_What_Works?id=477rEQAAQBAJ

Summary:

Broken. Ineffective. Dysfunctional. Those are the words Americans often use to describe the government they pay for and depend upon to meet some of their most basic needs.

But what if governments routinely delivered better results? What if government leaders invested in more effective solutions that improved lives and saved taxpayer dollars?

 

[DeluxAuto]

Advanced Macro by Romero was the last.

I gravitate now towards how civilisations and societies failed and succeeded than more modern texts.

I find too many flaws when authors try to pace with current times.

 

[rgraham666]

Voltaire's Bastards - The Dictatorship of Reason in The West. - John Ralston Saul

To me this book explored how out of balance our society is. How everything must be 'reasonable'. How important human traits are denigrated and ignored. Especially memory and history.