Some suggestions please.

[amyrose2712]

Hello. I have noticed in life that many people tend to read, listen and watch things that simply reinforce their already held opinions or ideas. I am looking for something to read that may not fit into what I already feel. Sorry, I am having a tough time putting this into words. I guess maybe I am asking for some well written right wingish type stuff. I'm not talking Ann Coulter or OReilly or anything that sickening. Any ideas?

[Adsos Letter]

1. Try this one...

The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America

http://www.amazon.com/Right-Nation-Conservative-Power-America/dp/0143035398/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

From a review at amazon:

"With the analytical distance that comes from not being Americans themselves, Micklethwait and Wooldridge have keen insights into the successes and failures, the good and the bad, of American conservatism. And while their work is insightful and thorough, it's also well written, engrossing, and even, from time to time, flat-out funny. Its polished prose makes it easy to read, and the balance of personalities and issues keeps it from getting mired down in obscure policy debates or analysis of election returns. I was fortunate to be able to dive into its pages for hours at a time, and seldom found myself bored or skimming."

[pscot]

2. Well, there's always Ayn Rand

Try Atlas Shrugged. Pack light and take plenty of water and granola bars. It's a long trek.

[Jim__]

3. Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals

From Amazon:

Humans think they are free, conscious beings, when in truth they are deluded animals, writes London University economics professor Gray (Black Mass) in a series of brief and intriguing mini-essays. His themes include the similarities between hypnotism and financial markets and uncomfortable truths behind drug use and its prohibition. In a chapter called Deception, Gray traces Humanism from Plato through Postmodernism. He critiques both science and religion: Science can advance human knowledge, it cannot make humanity cherish truth. Like the Christians of former times, scientists are caught up in the web of power; they struggle for survival and success; their view of the world is a patchwork of conventional beliefs. At a certain point, it can be difficult to see where Gray's allegiances lie. He tears down institutions, especially consciousness, self, free will and morality, and questions our ability to solve the problems of overpopulation and overconsumption: Only a breed of ex-humans can thrive in the world that unchecked human expansion has created. So what's left? Gray recommends a devaluation of progress, mastery, and immortality, and a return to contemplation and acceptance: Other animals do not need a purpose in life. Can we not think of the aim of life as being simply to see? This comforting question punctuates an otherwise profoundly disturbing meditation on humankind's real place in the world.

Gray's opinions don't fit into any particualr category. He has a unique vision of how we should live. I found this book fascinating.