Reading, Reading, Reading

I am having a dandy old time with my head buried in a bunch of books.
Currently, I am reading or listening to:

The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter M. Senge
In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan (author of the Omnivore's Dilemma)
Fierce Conversations, by Susan Scott
The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama
The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman

I've been reading Fifth Discipline for months, Audacity of Hope for weeks, Fierce Conversations for a week or two, and In Defense of Food for a few days. I've been listening to the World is flat for a few weeks also.

I am very excited that I am on the verge of finishing one of these books. Wooohoo!
I've got less than 40 pages left of Obama's book. I've really enjoyed it--especially the current chapter, "The World Beyond Our Borders." If you haven't read this book yet, you should think about it. It's very interesting. I particularly appreciate the acknowledgment of the role we play in the system of global relationships:

"...nobody benefits more than we do from the observance of international 'rules of the road.' We can't win converts to those rules if we act as if they apply to everyone but us. When the world's sole superpower willingly restrains its power and abides by internationally agreed-upon standards of conduct, it sends a message that these are rules worth following..."
"In military parlance, legitimacy is a 'force multiplier.'"