A Thinking Man

Despite the perhaps pretentious title of this section, it seemed the most honest and appropriate way to present some works, many of which I have pondered over and studied for many years.

Yes, you do need to think a bit with them...and I'm not ashamed of that, nor do I wave it as a flag, these works are what they are, humans trying to make sense of Life:

Books For Thought

...self-explanatory, really:

• The Magus
• Foucault's Pendulum

Movies For Thought

..again, self explanatory:

• Apocalypse Now
• Baraka
• Birdy
• Shattered Glass
• Supersize Me
• The Life Of David Gale

Gurdjieff

...the mysterious philosopher that many consider a charlatan. I "chanced" upon Gurdjieff's ideas in the late 1970s and have always found them to to be... without parallel. To say that he's influenced my life would be a massive understatement but to claim that he's made much of a difference would be insulting, to him! 

N.B.: I've incorporated some of my personal Gurdjieff story into the review of King Crimson guitarist, Robert Fripp's solo album, Exposure. 

Hitler

Since I was a boy, I've been fascinated by Hitler, not World War 2, particularly, just Hitler.

So, for those who're interested in a man who mesmerised Germany, demolished mainland Europe, killed many millions and was prepared to put tens of millions into slavery...here are some resources that I've found interesting:

• Albert Speer: His Battle With Truth
• Albert Speer: The Spandau Diaries
• The Book Of Alfred Kantor (water paintings)
• The Spear Of Destiny (book purporting to be fact)
• Triumph Of Will (documentary)