Mind's Eye Re: A Book At Xmas or two

We exchanged a few books this Christmas.  "The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man" by Rudolph Steiner (rare) and a few Thomas Merton, including "No Man is an Island" and the Seeds of Contemplation."  Happily, I will have a few hours to read in the next couple of weeks too!

On Monday, December 24, 2012 5:03:41 PM UTC-5, archytas wrote:

"The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone —
Especially Ourselves" by Dan Ariely asks a seemingly simple question —
"is dishonesty largely restricted to a few bad apples, or is it a more
widespread problem?" — and goes on to reveal the surprising,
illuminating, often unsettling truths that underpin the uncomfortable
answer. Like cruelty, dishonesty turns out to be a remarkably
prevalent phenomenon better explained by circumstances and cognitive
processes than by concepts like character.

Work like this is challenging traditional economics - the genre is
'behavioural economics'.  My own take on this book and a lot of work
from brain science and history is that we are at a tipping point in
respect of the possibility of a human science.  I'd like to see a
broader literature take up this challenge beyond current drivel on
black and white hats.

So what are you guys reading?

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