Walt Cygan writes: > Can you > imagine everyone discussing Milton Friedman and Lester Thurrow? I don't > think people would be queuing up at Barnes & Noble for economic theory.
Haha.. I agree Walt... if so it would likely be a college class or members of an economic-geek book club. But remember, I qualified my list with "suggested reading for any organized reading initiative in Minneapolis-- or any unorganized initiative for that matter..." Personally, I'm not a fan of book clubs (time is too limited and topics too personal for me); I was simply offering a diverse list of books/topics, possibly of interest to an audience of various age and with varied interests. I also read Chairman Mao, JM Keynes and JK Galbraith in earlier days, but felt Friedman and Thurrow might be more popular today-- for those with some interest in economic policy/theory, few as they may be. Others might enjoy Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down or Killing Pablo-- maybe after seeing a movie or hearing an interview on MPR... to each their own. I also agree, > I think Animal Farm was an inspired choice. A fable for the people. The important thing is to get folks to the library this summer- especially kids, and read for pleasure. Get the scout troops to the library; teachers- assign book reports to be completed over the summer-- the opportunity to read and write. Michael Hohmann 13th > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Walt Cygan > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 7:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Mpls] Reads One Book Initiative > > > Michael Hohmann wrote: > > Seems to me it's all about 'free speech.' > > Yes! I believe "group-think" should be defined as those ideas, common to > a group of more than 2 that I [the person reading this] don't believe > in. ;-) > > If we have free speech and I think we do to a large extent, then > "group-think" becomes a rather absurd concept. We have never had more > points-of-view, more visibly expressed than we do today. > > > Michael listed book options including: > > Free to Chose, > Milton Friedman > > Dangerous Currents: The State of Economics, > Lester Thurrow > > ... and more > > > Walt responds: > The idea of the one-book initiative is to *get* people who don't > normally read to pick up the same book to provide a common point of > discussion (BTW: not to make them all think the same thoughts). Can you > imagine everyone discussing Milton Friedman and Lester Thurrow? I don't > think people would be queuing up at Barnes & Noble for economic theory. > > I think Animal Farm was an inspired choice. A fable for the people. > > And I can't sign off without a shout out to Keewaydin author and > neighbor, Lorna Landvik. Her four novels: Patty Jane's House of Curl, > Your Oasis on Flame Lake, The Tall Pine Polka and Welcome to the Great > Mysterious, bring Minneapolis (particularly in Patty Jane) and Minnesota > to the reading public. > > Walt Cygan > Keewaydin > snip _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
