Interesting New Book For INTPs

[kiddollars]

From Sat - Tue this book will be made freely available (no cost) to Amazon members so given there is no charge then might be worth taking a look at. The wide variety of the subject matter, and the strength of mind needed to navigate such a wide variety of subject matter and piece it together, is most likely to make sense for INTPs more than anyone else probably (I am the author, incidentally - you can e-mail me at dh@feer.co). I am ... you guessed it ... INTP!

If any of you e-mail me I will also send you a free copy if you want one; all I would ask is that you honestly (whether good or bad) stick a review on Amazon about it (I prefer honest bad news to false good news! Although honest good news, as infrequent as that is in life, is always nice too. Cheers!) If you do get in touch let me know it was from this forum and I will afford you with slightly more deference

Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VKLHA9W

An exhaustive work of theoretical application in the sciences and the humanities which arrives at hard conclusions about how wrong-minded many of our leading academic institutions currently are on matters as basic as our fundamental sexuality and evolution, Butterflies is an equally hysterical and terrifyingly grotesque portrayal of a society that's content to be spoon-fed denial and deceit.


If you really want to understand the millennial mindset, this is the book you need to read. Written by successful entrepreneur and award-winning journalist Daniel M. Harrison, previously the editor of Coinspeaker as well as a columnist for Motley Fool, TheStreet, The Wall Street Journal Europe and other leading publications, Butterflies: The Strange Metamorphosis of Fact & Fiction In Today’s World is classic 1960s / 1970s experimental narration. At times the book is best described as Hunter S. Thompson in the boardroom and behind the wheel of a Ferrari facing off against corporate America; at other moments, the book is a modern day Marquis de Sade.

Starting on the topic of Society, Harrison leaves no stone unturned as he brazenly explores the themes of Mass-Media, sexuality, spirituality and political supremacy in the newly-connected, globalised world. These themes are explored in what is ultimately a fine blend between fiction and hard nosed reporting, with a little theory thrown in for good measure.

Highlights of the book include:
• A groundbreaking new theory about space and time which challenges and arguably disproves the theory of relativity

• A portrayal of the modern millennial sexual appetite that is tired of institutional worship coming between a person's right to make their own decisions about who they choose to sleep with and what they choose to fantasise about

• A one-on-one interview with a leading Asian tycoon about success and risk in the modern world

• A thorough and in-depth exploration of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies

• The first of its kind groundbreaking suggestion that nationalism as sponsored by the state is as fecund and corrupt - and possibly more so - than slavery in the 1800s

• A revealing portrait of the extent to which our society has corrupted its young by convincing itself of "virtues" which are really just a masquerade for “control”

In addition, Butterflies characterises and satirises modern literary and artistic fads with sharp, witty, dark, penetrating - at times very disturbing - humour and vividly real fiction that captures the essence of our age.

Butterflies - so called because of the metamorphosis that society is undergoing culturally, globally, spiritually and technologically takes you to an uncomfortable but compelling and well-reasoned place wherein you will discover a whole new way of seeing the world (or at least discover the way that many of today's members of society who are up-and-coming see it). In this respect the book is bold and daring, and Harrison packs each of his punches where it hurts most, with creative insights, meticulous analysis and dazzling research which he constantly pushes to the very limit in order break new discoveries and crack long-unanswered questions such as why Phi, the golden ratio, exists at all as it does, and how this relates to our physical lives as well as our thoughts, dreams and fantasies.

Based on thousands of interviews with professionals in the scientific, medical and general academic and commercial fields, Butterflies forces us to recognise the change in ourselves and our society that are taking place, and promises to help us live up to them rather than shy away from them as we have in times past.

 

[kiddollars]

The book is #10 in Philosophy on Amazon so many thanks to all those who have downloaded a free copy this weekend. The FREE promotion will continue for a little while longer, and feel free to review it, whether your review be positive, neutral ... or extremely negative, all public feedback is encouraged!

 

[onesteptwostep]

It looks interesting, I'll take a look at it. I'm diving in from a really skeptical point of view, so hopefully your view will be persuasive.

 

[Absurdity]

The book is #11 in Philosophy on Amazon so many thanks to all those who have downloaded a free copy this weekend. The FREE promotion will continue for a little while longer, and feel free to review it, whether your review be positive, neutral ... or extremely negative, all public feedback is encouraged!

Sharing ideas is encouraged here, but advertising is not.

Please don't bump your own thread again.

 

[Ex-User (9062)]

I am interested to learn something new,
but since i will reserve this message to be contained to the domain of further study, i will abstain myself from giving an opinion about what is presented within this lecture.

 

[kiddollars]

Sharing ideas is encouraged here, but advertising is not.

Please don't bump your own thread again.

I understand and apologize.

 

[kiddollars]

It looks interesting, I'll take a look at it. I'm diving in from a really skeptical point of view, so hopefully your view will be persuasive.

I think that's right, and equally, I would be surprised if you - or the majority of people who read this book - enjoy it. The way I see it, it's a privilege as a writer to have a reader who enjoys their work, not a foregone conclusion, and thus if you find fault with it, I encourage you to rate it appropriately on Amazon and express those views.

Too much self-promotion and self-hype and a refusal to openly discuss issues because we get attached to our own ideas never did the world any good.

I appreciate the fact that you (and others here) are actually taking valuable time out of their day to give it due consideration! For me, that's enough of a compliment to be satisfied. The rest is about worthwhile debate ...

 

[Architect]

Interestingly, perhaps, I've found that I really don't like books, music and art done by fellow INTP's. It comes off as immature and over thought. Really I'm thinking that it's something I might have done, which is why it appears immature.

Similar to how in the old days, instrumentalists couldn't stand hearing their own instrument being played. That is, the oboists disliked hearing oboes, and so forth. Too close to home. I couldn't stand some music a well known INTP composer friend of mine wrote, I could hear him thinking and trying ideas. What fun is that?

Just glancing at it shows this would be a similar experience.

 

[Analyzer]

Interestingly, perhaps, I've found that I really don't like books, music and art done by fellow INTP's. It comes off as immature and over thought. Really I'm thinking that it's something I might have done, which is why it appears immature.

Similar to how in the old days, instrumentalists couldn't stand hearing their own instrument being played. That is, the oboists disliked hearing oboes, and so forth. Too close to home. I couldn't stand some music a well known INTP composer friend of mine wrote, I could hear him thinking and trying ideas. What fun is that?

Just glancing at it shows this would be a similar experience.

I know what you mean.
But if this is true, how do find motivation in doing your own work?

 

[Jennywocky]

Well, I have to say I appreciate you making two posts (out of eight) on this forum so far that didn't make an attempt to sell your book. Most people pitching products don't even bother with that much, although i guess we'll see whether you hang out and actually post as a member or just disappear now that your purpose has been served.

 

[kiddollars]

Actually, I've silently followed many of the discussions on this forum for quite a while. I would say that sometimes I even take comfort and solace from the forum on more "trying" days. I will contribute, but I will only do so where I feel I can add some real value and insight to a discussion. Here at intpforum there are plenty of smart guys and gals with plenty interesting things to add without needless verbiage binding up the dialogue

 

[kiddollars]

I know what you mean.
But if this is true, how do find motivation in doing your own work?

While I do know what you mean, I think it's too much to say "I don't like books by INTPs" etc. As with anything - romance literature, academia, reference etc. - it all comes down to the quality of the writer and narrator ultimately.

I feel that you might be referring to the immaturity only because more mature INTP writers better disguise the somewhat acid tendency of some of their more youthful years of putting ink to paper ...

 

[Architect]

I know what you mean.
But if this is true, how do find motivation in doing your own work?

Hm? My stuff is an architecture, nobody actually looks at it (other than other developers rarely), but people do use it. However once you get to a GUI level you can't tell what kind of person wrote it. I'm mainly talking about creative work, fiction, music and the like, where people actually care about how you write it. With software they just care about the results.

On second thought I think I see your angle. Never thought about it, but yeah I guess I don't like to revisit my old code too much. Always on to something new. But I don't think that's the same thing quite.

While I do know what you mean, I think it's too much to say "I don't like books by INTPs" etc. As with anything - romance literature, academia, reference etc. - it all comes down to the quality of the writer and narrator ultimately.

Nope, I'll say it, "I don't like books written by INTP's". Or perhaps, I've never read a book written by an INTP that I liked, to my knowledge, for the reasons above.