Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Recent Books and Movies I Recommend

GenXpat- a guide for young working professionals living outside of their native country
A whole new world (READ THIS BOOK!!! my fav of the year thus far) - the world is flat and right brain thinkers are the emerging as leaders...
Freakanonmics- an economist and journalist come together to examine strange occurrences like why 80% of crack dealers in Chicago live at home with their mom's...?
Blink- Gladwell discusses humans intuition and the ability to make "snap judgments" with an alarming success rate.
Human Nature- A great movie about the evolution of primates. We are, in the end just wolves in sheeps clothing.
Waking Life- A fascinating and deep movie regarding reality and dreams
What the bleep- What's really going on? Quantum Physics
Crash- Powerful movie that focuses on race relations and synchronicity
The Beach- Many people have seen this movie however the book (like most) is much better
Confessions of an Economic Hitman- Shocking movie about America's role in Globalization
The Corporation- Who Rules The World?
A million little pieces- Regardless of the fact he streched the truth, the bottom line is this is a compelling story of a person winning the arduous battle against addiction.
The Tipping Point- the nature of social epidemics
Murderball- An amazing story of courage and preserverance when the odds are against you.