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I recently spent two days in a Barnes and Noble reading the
bestsellers on current affairs.
I do this as often as I can, at least 3 times a
year.
Sometimes I emphasize business bestsellers, and other times I focus on
political books.
When I was too ill to do these visits for a time, I used
Amazon to order the bestsellers every four months.
But I prefer the bookstore,
because it has all the leading periodicals in addition to books.
I usually find a comfortable chair and stack 20-30 books and
magazines on the table or floor next to me.
Then I skim everything that looks
interesting on the shelf.
That's Step 1.
Step 2 consists of reading the books
and articles that really pique my interest.
I read them closely, and take notes
in my notebook.
Step 2 takes at least three hours and sometimes a lot more.
If
needed, I go back for a second day of reading.
Step 3 is buying the books and periodicals I want to have in
my library, and Step 4 is re-reading them and organizing my notes from the trip
and writing as needed.
On this trip, my ride got delayed, so I ended up staying
longer than expected.
I perused the business bestsellers and added more books
to Step 2. Then I skipped to Step 4 and studied three books I'd already read
over the last two days.
When I do these bookstore research trips, I'm always looking
for something special.
I want to see developing trends, new directions, and
significant key words that signal where cutting-edge thought is headed.
Only
once in a while do I find a truly Big Trend, one that promises to remake the
future.
"Pooled Sovereignty" is just this kind of trend.
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