On the bookshelves of the digerati
SCOTT ADAMS
Dilbert cartoonist.
Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of American History by Richard Shenkman. "This book is about all the historical stuff you learned in high school and how it's complete BS. I like learning about how I've been lied to. My favorite myth was Lincoln's log cabin. You usually picture him as poor, but apparently Lincoln was better off than most. For years, everyone thought they were seeing his home, but it was just an exhibition. I think the Liberty Bell was a scam too."
CANDICE CARPENTER
CEO, iVillage.
The Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox. "I think religious ideas have a stronger impact on how people think and act than armies actually crossing borders. This book basically goes through every line of the Sermon on the Mount and offers an interpretation that is pretty different from what you learn in Sunday school. If you take the message literally, it's really challenging. Fox is a very radical Christian writer. He would probably be stoned to death in most churches."
DAVID BORENSTEIN
webmaster, Quoteland.com.
Artificial Life by Steven Levy. "I rarely read computer books for leisure. I prefer to hurl myself back in time, often to medieval Europe. However, Levy can make any concept clear, regardless of complexity. As a result, the manifold principles behind artificial life never confused me in this book. The information provided several philosophical dilemmas: What attributes define life? At what point do automated systems cease to be systems? Are we capable of creating life? Have we done it already?"
JOYCE WYCOFF
founder, Innovation Network.
Conscious Evolution by Barbara Marx Hubbard. "I am fascinated by the idea that we can consciously affect evolution. In this book, Hubbard takes a 15-billion-year perspective and talks about collecting 'Golden Innovations' - those projects that show us a new way of working and living together. By gathering these where everyone can see them, we can learn from each other and begin to see the underlying principles that can be applied in all of our activities."
STREET CRED
Geek Basics
Let 'Er Rip
Data Ports of Call
Addicted to Toys
The Art of Getting Along
Block-Rockin' Beats
America's Cabinet of Curiosities
Make More Slimy Guts
Music
Just Outta Beta
ReadMe
Reality Bytes
A World for the Taking
High on the Hog
Visual Mixing in Clubland
Mixed Media
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