A Thundering Tour de Force on Force Majeures, with Electric Ideas on Human Behavior in Chaotic Times David P. Perrodin''s masterpiece on human responses in the face of chaotic times, "The Velocity of Information," is but a few months old, and I am writing after my THIRD read in just about two weeks'' time. "The Velocity of Information" is an electric, touchstone must-read. "The Velocity of Information" is not a tuppence less than RICH in treasured perspective and pragmatic advice for the reader trying to make sense of the world, when all hell seems to be breaking loose. Perrodin is a maestro in conducting a symphony of instrumental voices in the production of a practical guidebook for talking about and interpreting chaos, including intimate, hard-to-come-by interviews he conducted of figures with privileged vantages on a range of life-and-death chaos situations they (and humankind) have found themselves in, to pass along their critical advice to his readers. Perrodin''s intense interest in chaos and human adaptation to it is akin to Alfred Korzybski''s in "Science and Sanity" (2nd edition 1941); in both works, the authors write of world wars and how humans adjust -- or fail to adjust -- to them. In fact, although Perrodin has a background in psycholinguistics and does not appear to draw from Korzybski''s discipline of General Semantics, Perrodin''s advice is consonant with GS, with his discussions of wartime propaganda and soldier mental health; his recommendations of adding the phrase "I observe" to report language and creating a member check network to validate or refute rumors; and his explicit desire to provide terminology for repeat patterns of human behavior occurring when people face chaotic times -- all aimed to aid mental health and human survival on a species scale. The lasting memories a reader will have after opening this book will be the mesmeric terminology Perrodin applies to chaos situations.

"Finite voltage," "indicators," "crowd-in behavior," "the Torus," "face validity," "wet bulbs," and many, many more metaphorical terms will affix to your thinking, and you will start to visualize -- nay, *perceive* -- the hidden patterns he calls out in a world thrown into disorder. While "The Velocity of Information" is an academic work with abundant endnote citations to his positions and perspectives, Dr. Perrodin''s work is also a wholly accessible read written . almost conversationally. With that said, the work is also neutral in perspective, leaving the reader not knowing Perrodin''s personal leanings one way or another on some of the topics discussed. This is *A PLUS* for the broad audience at which this book aims. "The Velocity of Information" is a brilliant and eye-opening work that will sit as a pride piece on your bookshelf -- inevitably with creases in the spine from multiple reads. Perrodin''s book is a stimulating conversation-starter and mind-expanding page-turner, as well as a hearty handbook for handling haphazard havoc happening to humanity.

ass along their critical advice to his readers. Perrodin''s intense interest in chaos and human adaptation to it is akin to Alfred Korzybski''s in "Science and Sanity" (2nd edition 1941); in both works, the authors write of world wars and how humans adjust -- or fail to adjust -- to them. In fact, although Perrodin has a background in psycholinguistics and does not appear to draw from Korzybski''s discipline of General Semantics, Perrodin''s advice is consonant with GS, with his discussions of wartime propaganda and soldier mental health; his recommendations of adding the phrase "I observe" to report language and creating a member check network to validate or refute rumors; and his explicit desire to provide terminology for repeat patterns of human behavior occurring when people face chaotic times -- all aimed to aid mental health and human survival on a species scale. The lasting memories a reader will have after opening this book will be the mesmeric terminology Perrodin applies to chaos situations. "Finite voltage," "indicators," "crowd-in behavior," "the Torus," "face validity," "wet bulbs," and many, many more metaphorical terms will affix to your thinking, and you will start to visualize -- nay, *perceive* -- the hidden patterns he calls out in a world thrown into disorder. While "The Velocity of Information" is an academic work with abundant endnote citations to his positions and perspectives, Dr. Perrodin''s work is also a wholly accessible read written . almost conversationally.

With that said, the work is also neutral in perspective, leaving the reader not knowing Perrodin''s personal leanings one way or another on some of the topics discussed. This is *A PLUS* for the broad audience at which this book aims. "The Velocity of Information" is a brilliant and eye-opening work that will sit as a pride piece on your bookshelf -- inevitably with creases in the spine from multiple reads. Perrodin''s book is a stimulating conversation-starter and mind-expanding page-turner, as well as a hearty handbook for handling haphazard havoc happening to humanity. ening this book will be the mesmeric terminology Perrodin applies to chaos situations. "Finite voltage," "indicators," "crowd-in behavior," "the Torus," "face validity," "wet bulbs," and many, many more metaphorical terms will affix to your thinking, and you will start to visualize -- nay, *perceive* -- the hidden patterns he calls out in a world thrown into disorder. While "The Velocity of Information" is an academic work with abundant endnote citations to his positions and perspectives, Dr. Perrodin''s work is also a wholly accessible read written .

almost conversationally. With that said, the work is also neutral in perspective, leaving the reader not knowing Perrodin''s personal leanings one way or another on some of the topics discussed. This is *A PLUS* for the broad audience at which this book aims. "The Velocity of Information" is a brilliant and eye-opening work that will sit as a pride piece on your bookshelf -- inevitably with creases in the spine from multiple reads. Perrodin''s book is a stimulating conversation-starter and mind-expanding page-turner, as well as a hearty handbook for handling haphazard havoc happening to humanity. n" is a brilliant and eye-opening work that will sit as a pride piece on your bookshelf -- inevitably with creases in the spine from multiple reads. Perrodin''s book is a stimulating conversation-starter and mind-expanding page-turner, as well as a hearty handbook for handling haphazard havoc happening to humanity.ass along their critical advice to his readers.

Perrodin''s intense interest in chaos and human adaptation to it is akin to Alfred Korzybski''s in "Science and Sanity" (2nd edition 1941); in both works, the authors write of world wars and how humans adjust -- or fail to adjust -- to them. In fact, although Perrodin has a background in psycholinguistics and does not appear to draw from Korzybski''s discipline of General Semantics, Perrodin''s advice is consonant with GS, with his discussions of wartime propaganda and soldier mental health; his recommendations of adding the phrase "I observe" to report language and creating a member check network to validate or refute rumors; and his explicit desire to provide terminology for repeat patterns of human behavior occurring when people face chaotic times -- all aimed to aid mental health and human survival on a species scale. The lasting memories a reader will have after opening this book will be the mesmeric terminology Perrodin applies to chaos situations. "Finite voltage," "indicators," "crowd-in behavior," "the Torus," "face validity," "wet bulbs," and many, many more metaphorical terms will affix to your thinking, and you will start to visualize -- nay, *perceive* -- the hidden patterns he calls out in a world thrown into disorder. While "The Velocity of Information" is an academic work with abundant endnote citations to his positions and perspectives, Dr. Perrodin''s work is also a wholly accessible read written . almost conversationally. With that said, the work is also neutral in perspective, leaving the reader not knowing Perrodin''s personal leanings one way or another on some of the topics discussed.

This is *A PLUS* for the broad audience at which this book aims. "The Velocity of Information" is a brilliant and eye-opening work that will sit as a pride piece on your bookshelf -- inevitably with creases in the spine from multiple reads. Perrodin''s book is a stimulating conversation-starter and mind-expanding page-turner, as well as a hearty handbook for handling haphazard havoc happening to humanity. ass along their critical advice to his readers. Perrodin''s intense interest in chaos and human adaptation to it is akin to Alfred Korzybski''s in "Science and Sanity" (2nd edition 1941); in both works, the authors write of world wars and how humans adjust -- or fail to adjust -- to them. In fact, although Perrodin has a background in psycholinguistics and does not appear to draw from Korzybski''s discipline of General Semantics, Perrodin''s advice is consonant with GS, with his discussions of wartime propaganda and soldier mental health; his recommendations of adding the phrase "I observe" to report language and creating a member check network to validate or refute rumors; and his explicit desire to provide terminology for repeat patterns of human behavior occurring when people face chaotic times -- all aimed to aid mental health and human survival on a species scale. The lasting memories a reader will have after opening this book will be the mesmeric terminology Perrodin applies to chaos situations. "Finite voltage," "indicators," "crowd-in behavior," "the Torus," "face validity," "wet bulbs," and many, many more metaphorical terms will affix to your thinking, an.