Any good books out there?!

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p_ete2001

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Any body know of any good books. Preferably psychology books. I was thinking along the lines of baudrillard (i know he's not a psychologist) but something like that. Something thats really interesting and 'mind blowing'. Something that opens ur eyes. All suggestions welcome. thanks
p.s silly comments not welcome :p lol
 
I always get hooked on any books about Ronald Reagan. That man is an absolute genius.
 
In addition to books on psychology it's worth browsing through novels that make an unique statement about the nature of man, novels that present eccentric people or conditions. With the basic knowledge of psychology one can approach these books from new perspective. Few that come into mind: Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Nineteen Eight-Four by George Orwell and American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis.

They present people in extreme conditions and are believable though fictional novels. It's interesting to analyze these people from the perspective of psychology.
 
Thanks.

Thanks shai. I actually started to think about perspectives and got a bok out earlier this week. Its a collection of essays and even though its from the seventees its really good. I might try what u said. Unfortunately i tend not to pay too much attentioj to characters in films/books and tend to try and follow (work out :rolleyes: ) the plot. lol :D i have started following the characters more lately though. I might try what u said. I think i read 1984 years ago actually. Cant quite remember though.
 
Thanks, Adam.

Nineteen Eighty-Four is not the kind of book you'd forgot. But it gives more perspective to social psychology which is not so familiar to most people. Certainly it makes you think about themes of conformism, oppression of individual self and authoritarian community. All very related to social psychology. American Psycho is more straight-to-the-point, but it's a very smart book. I'm not so familiar with Lord of the Flies.
 
Isnt 1984 the one where the govenrment or something can read peoples thoughts? If so i have read the start of it. mIght try again though. (if it is that one)
 
If you've enjoyed 1984, see if you can get hold of a copy of News From Nowhere by William Morris. This book is a Socialist Utopian novel, and Orwell parodies a number of scenes in 1984.
 
Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of my favorite books. And, yes p_ete, it tells about impersonal authority which can practically get inside your head. Not with technology though but with psychology which is very interesting. It's definitely one of the most gloomiest and darkest books I've read. Especially considering my liberal political outlook. The scary thing is that when you really start thinking about it the philosophy of doublethink has some perverted logic in it and it might even appeal to intellectual middle class. That was the class which was really behind the revolution in the world of 1984. They were described as more in hunger of pure power than luxurious upper classes. Suppose it's true at some level when you look at what happened at the Russia in the beginning of century. Thanks shinobi for the tip, I'm definitely going to look into that book.
 
Walker, Walker, Walker.

Take a walk ... to the nearest bookstore and ask for a copy of "The Man who Planted Trees". If anything, you should appreciate the story and the simple contribution that you WILL make when finished with the story.

If you cannot appreciate it ... then take a Walk!
 
If you liked 1984, I HIGHLY recommend reading "Brave New World" by Huxley. I think it's possibly better than Orwell's book.
 
"I think it's possibly better than Orwell's book."

Except for the fact that Huxley was a paranoid freak.


If you want psychology just get a collection of Carl Jung's writtings. Always a great place to learn.
 
thanks tyler. i might try that. is it eye opening stuff though or is it the usual mind numbing stuff? Has he done anything on semiotics do u know? (signs and symbols etc)
 
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