Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody: Gin, Television, and Social Surplus
On the "cognitive surplus" we're going through, and how interesting and valuable all this new engagement and experimentation with technology is.
Wikipedia: How to Win Friends and Influence People
"Throw down a challenge." The articles bullet-points the book's suggested tactics.
Jail Finds
"These are things I find abandoned in books or stuffed on the book cart at the jail where I volunteer."