I want to share one of the greatest documentaries I have ever seen with you. It’s called The Century of the Self and it has an unbelievable density of insights into psychology, psychotherapy, social sciences in general, advertising, public relations, propaganda, manipulation, marketing, influence, politics, capitalism, self-expression and in a certain way even the meaning of life. It’s a kind of history of the 20th century starting from twenties through the prism of the development of the psychological ideas and their influence on the society. Highly recommended!
What I recently read:
1. Economics of Happiness by Mark Anielski
Quite an interesting book which summarizes ideas of economics of happiness (happynomics), sustainable development, ecological footprint and others. Sometimes it’s a little bit ideological: anti-consumerism, anti-credit, anti-FED, etc. But still there are lots, lots of interesting and familiar ideas. Both on individual level and on the level of world economy and national economy. I personally read it because it’s closely connected with my area of interest in terms of Ph.D. paper. But I’m sure it’s worth reading even if you did not have a particular interest in these specific topics. Overall, it’s an insightful book with fresh ideas.
2. Man’s search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, torrent.
Appeared to be much more of a non-fiction type than fiction compared to what I expected. Less of a personal story of Auschwitz and more of a scientific paper and a quick look on the 20th century history of psychotherapy. From Freud’s “will to pleasure” to the “will to power” and then to Frankl’s logotheraphy and “will to meaning”. If you’re into psychology or in the current search for meaning in your own life, I’m sure you’re going to enjoy this one, it’s a classic.
Currently reading: What Would Google Do by Jeff Jarvis (torrent), Quantum Psychology by Robert Anton Wilson and Crack the Case by David Orkhall. Another one that I still cannot finish is awesome On Writing Well by William K. Zinsser.
Did you read anything worthy recently? Care to share?
BTW! Question from twitter: how are you searching for books (both, audio and ebooks) if neither isohunt.com nor ebdb.net helps?
In 2 recent months I’ve listened to few audio books on my iPhone and written short and subjective reviews to them. So if you are interested:
1. Making It All Work by David Allen – 8/10
Amazon, torrent – audio.
This is the sequel of the widely known Getting Things Done.
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