Hi, I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction books concerning many subjects. A few books have impacted the way I look at things a lot. A few of my favorites are: Fooled by randomness, Can’t hurt me, The law of attraction, Evidence-based technical analysis and Trading in the zone. I’m looking for non-fiction books that completely blow you away and make you see the world differently. I’m not looking for the clichéd, New York bestelling books like Surrounded by idiots, Rich dad poor dad or atomic habits. Any recommendations? Any subject suffices.
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The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins
Cold-Blooded Kindness by Barbara Oakley
1. The Handmaid’s Tale whilst bearing in mind that every punishment or restriction used in it has historically been imposed against women irl will help you understand what women fear and why (because it’s happened in one form or another before).
2. Whipping girl by Julia Serrano gave me a lot of insight into the experience of trans people.
3. Me and White Supremacy gave me insight into my privilege as a white person and motivated me to work on being a better ally to PoC.
The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist. I promise you will never see the world the same. A fundamental change for the good.
Okay hear me out:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
It’s silly sci fi written in the ‘80s.
But it’s really about how ridiculous humanity is, if we were to only look at it with an outsider’s perspective.
For example (this is from the fifth book in the trilogy, I think): An invisibility field around a space ship is incredibly finicky and energy draining. But a “somebody else’s problem field” is reliable and just as effective and runs off a 9V battery. People technically see the space ship, but dismiss it as somebody else’s problem. Once you’ve read about them, you see “somebody else’s problem fields” in real life all the time.
And it names the indignities of life (like always losing ballpoint pens).
And it makes you appreciate writing itself, because the narration is so clever and cohesive.
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America– Clint Smith
Powerful well-written account of an urgent issue in the U.S.