Other Good Books

The Goal: A process of ongoing improvement, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt & Jeff Cox.

A gripping story about a factory manager solving a coplex problem using Goldratt's simple, practical ideas. I've seen plenty of university students clutching this very important book as if it were their most prized possession. And so they should. Goldratt shows how to get to the heart of complex problems. This book inspired the constraints-based analysis behind From Smoke to Mirrors.

(North River Press, Great Barrington, MA, 2004.)

Ice Ages: Solving the mystery, by John Imbrie & Katherine Palmer Imbrie.

An interesting and readable account of the development of climate science. The story begins with the enigma of the ice ages. It ends with the realisation that human-made global warming would dominate climate variation, beginning in the late twentieth century. Scientists have refined the details. But the underlying theory hasn't changed much. It's available through public libraries on interloan and well worth the effort.

( Enslow Publishers, Short Hills, NJ, 1979.)

Storms of My Grandchildren, by James Hansen.

Hansen has been studying climate and climate change long enough to have a genuinely practical view of the science and what it means. I particularly like his simple summary of how the greenhouse effect works. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of humanity. Fortunately, it's hard to put down.

(Bloomsbury, London, 2009.)

 

 

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