mr. haidt's to discussion of the book. the former director of middle east studies after johns p hopkins said: an exwiz quiz sit book that i have read recently and will reread in the future is "the forever war" by dexter filkins. he brings to his readers the ordeal of war for the soldiers who fought fought it and the civilians who were caught caught up in it. the book was discussed at the 2008 miami book fair. you can find his talk at our web site. shelby steele, who specializes in the the study of race relations and affirmative action recently reread "a bend in the river." he says: it shows more graphically than anything else i've read how so many third world countries coming out of colonialism descend into chaos, corruption, and totalitarianism. and to wrap up our hoover institution scholars reading list, john taylor is reading "why growth matters: how economic growth in india reduced poverty and lessons for other developing countries." the author's presentation from the council on foreign relations can be viewed on bookt