What Are You Currently Reading? 2009

[Graycap]

I'm also reading Tom Odom's "Journey into darkness".

Great book.

I'm at the Ntarama church. I've paused to reason about it. If possible.

Thanks Sir for your book.

Graycap

[davidbfpo]

Tom,

On the lighter but entertaining and informative side, I am nearing the end of my Richard Sharpe (Sharpe's Rifles) reading festival. I have but 2 books and 2 short stories left to read out of the 25 books. The Peninsular Wars as put forth in the series are interesting and relevant to today's never-ending discussion of warfare. I have two more of the command group on them as well.

I have a way of passing this comment to the author. I am sure he'd be impressed. Now, do you want the agency for sales in your AO?

davidbfpo

[Tom Odom]

Tom,



I have a way of passing this comment to the author. I am sure he'd be impressed. Now, do you want the agency for sales in your AO?

davidbfpo

David,

Please do. And tell him that Sharpe and SGM Harper must march again!

Best
Tom

[davidbfpo]

A slight furore - when the comments are read - over what books to read if you're going out to Afghanistan: http://www.cnas.org/blogs/abumuqawam....html#comments

Some are familiar, others are for deeper reading.

davidbfpo

[Spud]

Just capped of The Logic of Failure by Dietrich Dorner as part of the reading for the complex planning elective I'm currently doing.

Still not sure what to take away from all his research. It's either:

a) No matter how good your efforts are now, the unintended consequences of your intervention/action in 10 years will probably make the situation worse anyway; or
b) People are incapable of recognising impending failure when it is staring them in the face; or
c) Both of the above.

I think we're doomed

[Ken White]

I came to that conclusion years ago. Solution: drink more, worry less -- and I'm still here...

Though I have watched a number of the great and good (in their own minds) who told us we were inept, rapacious, depraved, greedy and so forth who also ate right, avoided the minor vices etc. depart this mortal coil.

[Zack]

Sounds like an interesting book I will have to check it out.

I'm now reading Plato's Republic (don't know how I avoided it for this long) and Wilson's Ghost by McNamara and James Blight.

[Tom Odom]

I'm also reading Tom Odom's "Journey into darkness".

Great book.

I'm at the Ntarama church. I've paused to reason about it. If possible.

Thanks Sir for your book.

Graycap

Graycap

Thank you for that.

Best regards,
Tom