What I’m Reading
Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 4/21/09 @ 10:56 pm - Filed Under Uncategorized
As I mentioned in a previous thread I finished reading Ron Paul’s The Revolution and enjoyed it. I also read Brew Chem 101 as I thought it would give me a little more insight into the chemistry of brewing beer - another one of my hobbies. Unfortunately the book was extremely basic and full of buzz words instead of real information.
I started to read another book entitled Don’t Get Too Comfortable but I quit about 1/3 of the way through because it sucked. The book is a collection of short essays regarding our society’s rampant and ridiculous consumerism. I had heard one of the author’s stories on the radio and thought the book might be interesting but it was too self-loathing for my tastes. There’s something wrong with making money by selling books bitching and moaning about how good Americans have it and how we should all feel guilt-ridden about it. It just wasn’t what I expected.
Now I’ve moved on to another book I’ve wanted to read for a while - Crash Proof by Peter Schiff. Schiff had been warning people about the pending economic collapse for the past few years and typically was laughed at or mocked. I thought it would be fascinating to read his book, printed in 2007, with the benefit of hindsight. I’ll be posting a few excerpts as I go.
If you have any recommendations for future reads then feel free to drop me an e-mail or post it in the comments…
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