Design Patterns Explained

32O Part V1 • Endings and Beginnings
• Pilzer, P., Unlimited Wealth: The Theory and Practice of Economic
Alchemy, Crown Publishers, 1990. This book presents both a new
paradigm for resources and wealth, and how to take advantage of it. A
must-read in the information age.
• Remen, R., My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge,
and Belonging, New York: Riverhead Books, 2000. A lovely book to
reflect on one's blessings.
Jim's list Jim recommends the following:
• Buzan, T., and Buzan, B., The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant
Thinking to Maximize Your Brain's Untapped Potential, New York:
Button Books, 1994. This has revolutionized how I teach, communi-
• cate, think, and take notes. An incredibly powerful technique. I use this
daily.
• Cahill, T., How the Irish Saved Civilization, New York: Doubleday,
1995. If you have any Irish blood in you, this will make you proud.
Cannibals turned to the greatest force for civilization and rescue
Europe.
• Dawson, C., Religion and the Rise of Western Culture, New York:
Doubleday, 1950. How religion shaped the development of Western
civilization and kept at bay the "barbarianism that is always lurking
just below the surface." Important insights into scientific thought.
• Jensen, B., Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of
More, Better, Faster, Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Books, 2000. A
revolution in thought and knowledge management. Designing systems
that are simpler for people to use, taking humans into account in our
processes and technologies.
• Lingenfelter, S., Transforming Culture, Grand Rapids: Baker Book
House, 1998. A model for understanding cultures through social
game theory.