[Oe List ...] Book List

[jlepps at pc.jaring.my]

Thanks Herman.

The thing about making a list like this is that 
it keeps growing! It's a real meditative exercise 
in which we can re-connect with some of our 
meditative council who may have been napping at 
the table for awhile. Anyway here's a couple of additions to my previous list:

         The Fifth Discipline – Peter Senge: the 
various modes of thinking that are possible and 
necessary to function in business. Systems Thinking is the novel one.
•       The Mind of the South – William Cash: An 
outstanding portrayal of the dimensions that go into the Southern mind-set
•       The Reality of God – Schubert Ogden: 
Using process philosophy to disprove the nonexistence of God
•       Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain: More than 
an adventure story, it’s a satiric parody of the 
sociological mindset of the times. We could use a 
couple of those to lighten up the present environment.
•       The Hamlet – William Faulkner: A vivid 
portrayal of dynamics of living in the old South – my homeland.

V. The Universe
•       Fabric of the Cosmos, Elegant Universe, 
Hidden Reality – Brian Greene: These are three 
books that present good, if complex, descriptions 
of the String Theory of reality. These are now 
Discovery Channel programs. It's possible to read 
entire pages that look like English and to have 
no idea what they're talking about!
•       Chaos – James Gleick: Chaos theory and 
complexity theory are ways of grasping the 
complicated way things work that goes beyond simple cause-and-effect

John


At 10:52 AM 8/14/2012, you wrote:
>Great list
>
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>Here's  partial list of books that have influenced me:
>
>I. Business
>•       In search of Excellence – Peters and 
>Waterman: a documentation of how excellent companies operate humanly
>•       Built to Last – Collins and Porras: 
>documentation of how visionary companies operate 
>beyond a quest for profits with a purpose of benefitting society
>•       Borderless Business – Mann & Goetz: 
>Essays on working effectively in the global 
>society includes the social process triangle & corporate process triangle
>
>II. Society
>•       The End of American Exceptionalism – 
>Bechovich (sp?): The challenge to become one in 
>the world of nations rather than THE one.
>•       Riding the Waves of Culture – 
>Trompenaars & Hampden/Turner: Identifying the 
>characteristics of different cultures, both national and company.
>•       The Nature of Prejudice – Gordon 
>Allport: Somewhat old, but a classic on the 
>dynamics of social and racial prejudice
>•       The Secular City – Harvey Cox: the urban 
>revolution has happened and is worth celebrating
>
>III. Theology
>•       Radical Monotheism and Western Culture – 
>H. Richard Niebuhr: Spells out the paradox of 
>monotheism: All is unworthy and all is good!
>•       The History of Christian Thought – Paul 
>Tillich: A fantastic and readable story of how 
>and why theology developed the way it has (transcribed lectures)
>•       The Noise of Solemn Assemblies – Peter 
>Berger: The Church’s sociological reality belies its theological intents
>•       Christ Without Myth – Schubert Ogden: 
>Getting beyond the stories to the reality that the Christ story communicates
>•       Bending History, I & II -- J.W. Mathews: 
>Joe’s classic theological and sociological talks.
>
>IV. Fiction
>•       The George Smiley Trilogy (Tinker, 
>Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honorable Schoolboy; 
>Smiley’s People) – John LeCarre: The hero was 
>personally inept but professionally outstanding 
>in serving a cause higher than the immediate 
>circumstances. We’re sort of undercover agents 
>for the Other World, and I’ve found George to be an inspiring role model.
>•       The Harry Potter Series (1-7) – J.K. 
>Rowlings: She sets up 2 parallel universes, one 
>“normal” and the other wondrous (but they are 
>actually the same universe); the business of 
>wizards is to protect us “muggles” from 
>perceiving the wonders that are present. Our 
>mission, on the other hand, is to help our 
>clients and colleagues to perceive and appreciate this wondrous universe.
>
>John Epps
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