I hope this is not my legacy

Noam Chomsky – Understanding Power

I started reading this after having an interesting discussion with an acquaintance. I am amazed by Chomsky’s critique of US foreign policy and authoritarian governance and this book has opened my eyes to a whole different way of looking at world events. The book is in question and answer format, from a series of talks given by Noam between 1989 and 1996 (I think) and it is suprising, shocking even, how well the principles he discusses apply to events and situations which have arisen long after it was published.

How To Read A Book – Mortimer J Adler

This book does what it says on the tin really. It isn’t especially interesting but it is well worth reading if you want to get more out of reading studies and papers of more complexity than “The Da Vinci Code”. I’m about half way through (after probably a year) and I want to finish it soon, but it is a bit of an effort to read at times.