2-8-11 We Have Met the Enemy : Self-Control in an Age of Excess by Daniel Akst - Non-Fiction

4 - Akst reviews self control in modern society in a way that is amusing and informative. By looking back into history and comparing to today, he helps the reader gain insight on whether or not we truly have any self control or if the idea of willpower is a myth. He also provides helpful information that can assist the reader in forcing self control to help achieve a goal. Regardless of whether you believe everything we do and are is due to our own choices or if you believe that everything is prewritten by our genes, this is an interesting book that will make you see both sides of the argument.