Book: The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

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An interesting read.

"Johnson weaves in overlapping ideas about the growth of civilization, the organization of cities, and evolution to thrilling effect."

sample:
"It's not just the authorities of the day were wrong about miasma; it's the tenacious, unquestioning way they went about being wrong. An investigator looking for holes in the theory could find them everywhere, even in the writings of the miasmatists themselves."

I wonder if someone in the future will say the same the about the global-warming alarmists of today.

Suggested Reading: Survival of the sickest

Survival of the sickest [a medical maverick discovers why we need disease]
Moalem, Sharon.

Book: War and Decision by Douglas J. Feith

I saw the author on John Stewart's show. For those who want an inside look of the Pentagon and the War on Terrorism it is a very informative.

Update: I am about half-way through the book now. It was well documented book, with many references to websites. It provides an insight into the divisions between the CIA and State Department and the Defense Department, and how those divisions lead to inaccurate reporting and damaged the war effort.