This book was mentioned in 'Ploductivity' by Doug Wilson, which I read recently. He also mentioned 3 other books that are all on my to read list now.

- 'Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter' by Steven Johnson.

- 'The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise' by Virginia Postrel

- 'The Idea of Decline in Western History' by Arthur Herman.