this weekend it was
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jeremiah chapters 8 to 25
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completed: 50 battles that changed the world- william weir
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first 2 chapters of: revolution ym- ron luce
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first chapter of: us and them; understanding your tribal mind- david berreby
both luce and berreby make some good points and, imho, also miss a few. luce is candid, at least, about the perspective he’s coming from. berreby, otoh, is like chasing a madman who’s carrying an armload of gems; sometimes he drops something valuable – otherwise it wouldn’t be worth the effort. he can also be smug in a way i find most annoying.
[update 2/25/2008] i find it very strenuous to read an author who’s world view differs significantly from mine. filtering takes a lot of effort and doesn’t allow opportunity to relax and enjoy. every assertion has to be scrutinized with: “what is he actually saying?”, “why is he saying it?”, “is it true?” strenuous doesn’t mean not-worth-doing. often i enjoy or learn a lot from an author who’s perspective is quite different from mine. it’s just more work.]
what’s challenging to me about ron luce’ book is that his apparent focus is quite different from his stated focus.
Tags: battles, bible, books, david berreby, jeremiah, ron luce, war
