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A wrote: "THE SHOCK DOCTRINE, Naomi Klein - have you come across this? It sounds interesting but may simply be one of thoise books that reinforces what we already know! I was thinking about reading it in my..."

Hi Annette, one of those titles I've heard of but not read. Last year I read Naomi Klein's "No Logo" for the first time. It has sat unread on my bookshelf for over 10 years! She certainly researches thoroughly. No Logo was a depressing eye-opener into the practices of multi-nationals like Walmart. Business is war!

These days I try to avoid feeding my negativity, which is so easily aroused. A more inspiring book for me was "Systems Thinking - A Primer" by Donella Meadows, first published after her relatively early death. You probably know of her as a co-author of Limits to Growth in 1973. She was a 'master' teacher and I wish I could have attended her classes!

THE SHOCK DOCTRINE, Naomi Klein - have you come across this? It sounds interesting but may simply be one of thoise books that reinforces what we already know! I was thinking about reading it in my uncopious non-existent spare time.