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Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently<\/a> <\/strong>by Gregory Berns<\/strong><\/p>\n All In: The Education of General David Petraeus<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Paula Broadwell<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0Vernon Loeb<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Two new ones. Finally purchased a copy of All In<\/strong> which I previously discussed here<\/a> – worth reading is a review by, \u00a0Col. Joseph Collins <\/a><\/strong>at<\/a> SWJ<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>and a post from Paula Broadwell at Line of Departure<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Will review in the near future.<\/p>\n Iconclast<\/strong> I discovered being highly recommended on my co-blogger Scott Shipman’s<\/strong> new site, To Be or to Do<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>under his\u00a0To Be or To Do Recommended Reading Installment 2<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0link. Of Iconoclast<\/strong>, Scott writes:<\/p>\n This may be the best book dealing with brain-function correlated to behavior that I\u2019ve read. Many others have provided lengthy reviews of his thesis which can be summed up as: perception, courage, and social skills with no small dose of youth (where youth is 30ish) help create an iconoclast. I have only two complaints about the book. The last chapter deals with drugs and the attendant effects on our perception, lack of fear, and social abilities. This chapter seemed disjointed and inconsistent with the overall body of the book. The second complaint was Dr. Berns\u2019 drum-beat on youth and iconoclasm. While there may be fMRI studies to back-up much of the data, what are we to make of folks over 30 (and sometimes much older) who become iconoclasts? The question is rhetorical, and the merits of the work out-weigh these minor objections.\u00a0Highly recommended if you\u2019re curious about the neurology of our behavior.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n