christianreader | May book list

The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
by G. Edward Griffin

If you only listen to one of my recommendations ever please make it this book!
Although the main thrust of this book is about The Fed, it delves into much more, looking at the history of money and banking, the international banking cartel, the collectivist plan for world domination (the New World Order) and other related topics. A scary, fascinating, and eye-opening book. It’s long (600 pages) but the pages flew by because of how interesting it was. I knew the basics of The Fed and how it operates, but once you see the whole picture through this book, your worldview will change. If you feel that “ignorance is bliss” then this is not the book for you. I myself almost wish I hadn’t read it, but I’m glad I did. If you care at all about freedom, liberty, privacy, the human condition, or the future, you need to read this book. Must Read/5.

Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson

A tiny little book about four little mice named Scurry, Sniff, Hem, and Haw who spend their time in The Maze looking for Cheese. It’s a parable about modern life and how to deal with constant change. It’s supposed to be one of those life-changing, inspirational kind of things, but it didn’t really speak to me that much. The only thing I really took away from it was one of the central questions it posits: “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” I think that’s a good question to constantly ask yourself, and one I need to ask more often. It’s funny, I got this book from our company controller; I was in his office waiting for the meeting with him and the CFO to discuss a job offer. It’s funny because accepting the offer is what I would do if I was afraid. I hadn’t read the book by the time I declined the offer, but it still was interesting how it timed out, with the book applying to my life so immediately in that way. 3.5/5

SuperFreakonomics
by a couple dudes

The follow-up to Freakonomics, I liked this one even better I think. I particularly liked the part where he debunked the whole global warming nonsense (actually he kind of hedged a little bit, but since global warming is a crock I only see that half of it). There was a great quote in there likening global warming to a religion gone bad. I also liked the quote: “The data doesn’t lie: Chicago prostitutes are more likely to have sex with a cop than be a arrested by one”. Good stuff. 4/5

The One Minute Manager [audio book]
by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

Same dude that wrote Who Moved My Cheese? Another supposedly revolutionary book about how to be a good manager. Granted, a lot of people need help becoming better managers, but this book seemed pretty simplistic. Management seems a lot more complicated than what this book talks about, and what it did talk about seemed really basic. But you can read it in like 5 minutes (111 pages / 2 discs), so it’s worth a shot if you find the concept of better managing worthwhile. Maybe it will speak to you more than it did to me. 2.5/5

Books for May: 4
Books for 2010: 15

Man I better get to reading! I read 30 books in June/July last year, maybe I can do that again ; )