Ideally the basics. Not “here’s this bizarre fringe case with an interesting story,” but just practical knowledge I could put to use in everyday life. by pinkpenguinparade
godelescherbock on October 26, 2023 3:31 am *How the World Really Works* by Vaclav Smil *Confessions of an Economic Hit Man* by John Perkins
eilupt on October 26, 2023 2:38 pm What Einstein Told his Barber and What Einstein Told his Cook 1 & 2 by Robert Wolke What If 1 & 2 by Randall Munroe
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*The Wretched of the Earth* by Frantz Fanon
*How the World Really Works* by Vaclav Smil
*Confessions of an Economic Hit Man* by John Perkins
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
The Way Things Work by David Macaulay
*Connections* by James Burke is really good.
*The Big Picture* –Sean Carroll
What Einstein Told his Barber and What Einstein Told his Cook 1 & 2 by Robert Wolke
What If 1 & 2 by Randall Munroe
“Propaganda” (Edward Bernays)