Someone asked me what I’m reading, so I thought I’d share what’s on my nightstand.
1. Wittgenstein’s Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument between Two Great Philosophers by David Edmonds and John Eidinow. It’s the history of a certain part of philosophy – namely, Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgentstein. You’ll probably like it if you like history.
2. Buyology: Truth and Lies About What We Buy by Martin Lindstrom. Recommended by my friend Bill Chiaravelle. So far it’s a pretty fascinating explanation and exploration into decision making and how that affects branding.
3. The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson. This book is a whopper… over 800 pages. It’s taking me a while, but it is a fascinating look at the last century by an amazing mind (check out Cash Nexus by Niall Ferguson too).
4. Justice: A Reader by Michael Sandel. This is the compendium that Sandel uses with his Harvard course on Justice. It’s one of the best readers that I found when prepping for the History of Human Rights course I’m co-teaching at Kilns College this fall.