about history, human nature or science. Examples would be Antony Beevor, Atul Gawande or Carl Sagan.

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[โ€“] 4 points 2 months ago*

If you've never studied socialism, Blackshirts and Reds is a fantastic intro to the USSR. Better yet, just listening to the author's 1986 Lecture is phenomenal.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 months ago

    I feel like everyone could read/listen to "Man's Search for Meaning" by Frankl

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    I have a big list, I'll send it. One would be

    Martin Rees - Just Six Numbers

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 months ago*

    Dan Dennett - kinds of minds

    Steven pinker - how the mind works

    Aldous Huxley - The doors of perception

    Brian Greene - The fabric of the cosmos

    Richard Feynman - surely you're joking Mr Feynman

    Carl Sagan - pale blue dot

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 months ago

    demon haunted world Sagan and sapiens yuval hararri

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 months ago

    Pema Chodron's Welcoming the Unwelcomed is good. So is nonviolent communication by Marshall Rosenberg.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 months ago

    Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan and Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

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