For a collective 1h reading, where we physically split the book to read in between the participants, I'm looking for a shortish (10-200 pages) essay. Bonus points if:
– the author has a thesis, an idea he/she builds upon chapter after chapter. I'm not looking for a documentary style non fiction book, where the main topic is the description of something (say, the history of navigation).
– the book is divided in chapters
– the language is accessible
An example of what I have in mind would be "Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World"
– super bonus point if the title is shorter than this one š
by Darweenn
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Pedagogy of the OppressedĀ
I haven’t read too many modern essays and dont know how your group feels about the classics A Room of Oneās Own, Common Sense, How it Feels to be Coloured Me, Revolution, Self-Reliance, The Crack Up, The Kingdom of God is Within You, The Weary Blues, were all works I read in High School and College.
For modern essays, I can only suggest 2
**101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think** By Brianna Wiest reads a bit more like a shopping list, but has some fantastic chapters.
**Stop Letting Everything Affect You**; How to Break Free from Overthinking, Emotional Chaos, and Self-Sabotage By Daniel Chidiac. 171 pages on Kindle. A bit more on the side of self-help and stress management
If you are into the classics, you can always try **A Modest Proposal** by Johnathan Swift. 18th century restoration English satire on the British and Ireland. It is incredibly thought provoking once you get past the insane premise and if you understand the poverty and class struggles of Ireland in the 1720-1730’s
From Dictatorship to Democracy
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, by Timothy Snyder