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See all- Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson | Book ClubLink visible for attendees
Suggested by: Extra
Pages to read: 341
ISBN: 9781594203053 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)Eugene's review of the book (Blog Link, Click Here)
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1 - Part of Civilization - 06/22/2024 = Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
2 - Competition - 07/06/2024 = The Darwin Economy by Robert H. Frank
3 - Roman Empire - 07/13/2024 = SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
4 - Civilization - 08/03/2024 = Inadequate Equilibria: Civilizations Get Stuck by Eliezer Yudkowsky
5 - Part of Civilization - 09/07/2024 = Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity by Eric D. BeinhockerContribute:
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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•Why did the east and west have a power and wealth reversal?
•What factors were involved in the rise of the west?
•How did competition effect society?
•What was science used for?
•Why was science valued in the west and not the east?
•Who made the Enlightenment possible?
•What are property rights?
•How did medicine effect society?
•Is a consumer society only for consumption?
•How did infinite choice become homogenizing societies?
•How does a work ethic effect society?
•What was the source of the west’s work ethic?
•Who made most of history?
•How to think about history?
•What are the aspects of civilization?
•What happened to the voyages of Zheng He?
•What did Bolivar want for South America?
•What kind of democracy did Hugo Chávez have?
•Why did the British use coal?
•How was a consumer society formed?
•What is the effect of religion?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
- Exile and the Kingdom by Albert Camus | Fiction Book ClubLink visible for attendees
Suggested by: Book Shop Event
Pages to read: 180
ISBN: 9780307278586Eugene's review of the book (Blog Link, Click Here)
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1 - Searching For Meaning - 06/22/2024 = Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
2 - Fiction - 07/20/2024 = Candide by Voltaire
3 - Rationality - 09/21/2024 = Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce by Steven Pinker
4 - Fiction - 10/12/2024 = Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
5 - Fiction - 11/16/2024 = The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideContribute:
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While reading the collection, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What effect do authors have on their readers?
•What inspired these stories?
•What are the themes of the stories?
•What choices are presented to the characters?
•What backgrounds do the characters come from?
•How are the characters challenged?While reading The Adulterous Wife, consider the below questions:
•Where are Janine and Marcel going?
•Why is Janine referenced as an ‘Adulterous Wife’ in the title?
•Is there love between Janine and Marcel?
•What are Janine and Marcel differences?
•What does Janine want?
•How is Janine’s faith tested?
•Does Janine reconcile Janine’s roots with Marcel?While reading The Renegade, or A Confused Mind, consider the below questions:
•Who is the narrator?
•Where does the narrator’s missionary work lead the narrator?
•How does the narrator interact with those in Taghaza?
•Why does the narrator want vengeance and against whom?
•How does the narrator’s loyalty changes?
•Who does the narrator betray?While reading The Voiceless, consider the below questions:
•Who is Yvars?
•What does Yvars do?
•Can Yvars change professions?
•What happens where Yvars works?
•How does work place interactions change after the strike?
•Who depends on Yvars?While reading The Guest, consider the below questions:
•Who is Daru?
•What is the situation in the region?
•Who is Balducci?
•Why does Balducci bring the prisoner to Daru?
•What must Dary do with the prisoner?
•What did the prisoner do to become a prisoner?
•Can the prisoner escape?
•Should Daru transport the prisoner?While reading Jonas, or The Artist at Work, consider the below questions:
•What does Jonas think of others?
•What is Jonas belief system?
•What happened to Jonas parents?
•How did Jonas become an artist?
•How did Jonas meet Louise?
•How did Jonas become famous?
•How did Jonas’s attention become divided?
•What is the point of disciples?
•How does Jonas manage attention?While reading The Growing Stone, consider the below questions:
•Who is d’Arrast?
•Why did d’Arrast come to Brazil?
•How is d’Arrast treated?
•What happens to the chief of police?
•Who is Socrates?
•What miracle is taking place in the grotto that people celebrate as a holiday?
•Who is the cook?
•What promise did the cook make?
•Why did the cook want d’Arrast to come to the celebration?
•What happened at the celebration?
•What happens when the cook carries the stone?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
- Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl | Book ClubLink visible for attendees
Suggested by: Melisse S.
Pages to read: 122
ISBN: 9780807014295 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780807014288 (Edition Eugene is using)Eugene's review of the book (Blog Link, Click Here)
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1 - Psychology - 07/27/2024 = Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein
2 - Psychology - 08/17/2024 = Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
3 - Philosophy - 09/21/2024 = Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce by Steven Pinker
4 - Self-help - 10/05/2024 = Why Buddhism Is True: Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright
5 - Philosophy - 11/23/2024 = A Guide to the Good Life: Art of Stoic Joy by William B. IrvineContribute:
The club has costs. If you appreciated the event, support the club. Contribute via:- Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo. Contribute to eugenefrominquiry@gmail.com.
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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is a concentration camp?
•Who was chosen for death?
•How did people survive the concentration camp?
•What mental habits did prisoners create?
•How do people find meaning?
•What happened to those who gave up hope?
•What is logotherapy?
•What can people control?
•What where prisoners’ initial perspective on their situation?
•How were the prisoners identified?
•What did prisoners want to keep? What were they able to keep?
•Who are the Capos?
•How did the author interact with the Capo?
•How did the prisoners react after liberation?
•What does it mean to “run into the wire”?
•How should food be eaten?
•What happened to the body without the appropriate food?
•What did the SS (Nazi) do before the prisoners were liberated?
•Who were the guards?
•What is paradoxical intention?
•What is pan-determinism?
•What is the tragic triad?
•Is there meaning in suffering?
•What is the effect of freedom?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
- Superforecasting by Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner | Book ClubLink visible for attendees
Suggested by: Steven S
Pages to read: 253
ISBN: 9780804136693 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780804136709 (Edition Eugene is using)Eugene's review of the book (Blog Link, Click Here)
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1 - Decision Making - 07/27/2024 = Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein
2 - Decision Making - 08/03/2024 = Inadequate Equilibria: Civilizations Get Stuck by Eliezer Yudkowsky
3 - Psychology - 08/17/2024 = Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
4 - Decision Making - 09/21/2024 = Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce by Steven Pinker
5 - Decision Making - 10/05/2024 = Why Buddhism Is True: Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert WrightContribute:
The club has costs. If you appreciated the event, support the club. Contribute via:- Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo. Contribute to eugenefrominquiry@gmail.com.
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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is forecasting?
•Who are superforecasters?
•How to know which forecasts are quality forecasts?
•How does uncertainty effect forecasts?
•What is Laplace’s demon?
•How does ideology effect forecasts?
•Is intelligence needed for quality forecasts?
•Is math needed? How to use math in forecasts?
•What is the base rate?
•How do teams compare to individual forecasters?
•How to Fermi-tize a question?
•How to be part of a team?
•What is groupthink?
•How to update to new information?
•What is Bayesian Theorem?
•What do consumers/public want of forecasts?
•How did doubt, and the absence of doubt effect medicine?
•What is the illusion of control?
•How should a leader make decisions?
•What is regression to the mean?
•Who are the foxes and hedgehogs?
•How are confidence and competence correlated?
•What is the dilution effect?
•What is the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset?
•What is perpetual beta?
•What was the quality of the forecast that was sent to the central bank during in November 2010?
•What happened to the CIA possibility chart?
•How can an economic crisis be predicted?
•What happened at the Bay of Pigs invasion?
•Did decision did Seydlitz make? What was the outcome?
•What is Auftragstaktik?
•How have military decisions changed?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.