Anyone have any suggestions for books that do not contain degree specific information? I have just under a month until my EA, and I really want to read more about the fraternity without spoiling my initiatory experience. Unfortunately, most books that I see reference the Blue Lodge degrees throughout.
How about instead of a book about the symbols, etc. of the Fraternity, a book about the Brothers?
One book I have read and bought for friends and brothers is
George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots by Gen. Dave Palmer.
Gen. Palmer is a historian who has written many military histories, emphasis on the Revolution. His book about Washington and Arnold is really a lesson in Character and how trails and tribulations reveal the Character beneath the surface. In this book, he looks at Washington and Arnold, who had very similar life experiences, and how each man's character was finally revealed.
it does not delve much into Masonry per say, but I think it does delve into Masonry in that it looks at Character. After all, Masonry is about Making Good Men Better.