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ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand.
Wow! What a story! I didn’t want it to end.

I re-read ANTHEM by Ayn Rand.

The ART OF SEDUCTION by Robert Greene.
Neat – I heard of it in a Jessica Alba interview.
Besides Cassanova, Don Juan, Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe,
the Duke de Richelieu, Dangerous Liaisons and Pauline Bonaparte -
it goes into people like John F Kennedy, Lenin, Catherine II,
Andy Warhol, Ovid, FDR, and Charles de Gaulle ( to literally
name but a few…).
Bush got elected the same way Jackson did – seduction -
making him into something he certainly isn’t.

Then I saw Jessica Alba on the Jimmy Kimmel show – she was
followed by Neil Strauss who wrote THE GAME.
Neat also. Reminded me a lot of being in Cobu (the cult).
A lot of the same dynamics. The thrill of talking to strangers
and feeling in control of the situation. And the way guys
flocked to Project Hollywood – moving in together – abandoning
school and careers. Many hadn’t even gotten laid yet in their life.

The SOCIOPATH NEXT DOOR by Martha Stout.
Mandatory.
One of every 25 people is one – so you better be able to
recognize them! People without a conscience.

The GEOGRAPHY OF THOUGHT – How Asians and Westerners
Think Differently . . . and Why by Richard Nisbett
I think that says it all. Very interesting book.  Okay, one quick example – other countries have countless nobel prizes in chemistry and the Japanese are no less intelligent – but have like only one or two.  Why?  Whereas the US and Germany and wherever else find new things – the Japanese are respectful of their elders and therefore do not delve into things that may be contrary to what they were taught.  So, because they think differently in this way, their culture inhibits innovation in chemistry (or whatever it was – read the book!)

And finally: NO PLACE TO HIDE by Robert O’Harrow, Jr.
It’s not just The Internet. It’s everything.
Your credit cards. Your electronic hotel room key.
Cameras and listening devices under and over everywhere.
They even call some of the projects “Big Brother.”
Global positioning on your cell phone, your car,
the trucks, and products you buy (a teensy-eensy chip).