Top 11 Books
Jan 10, 2007, 11:52p - Book Notes
A few people have asked me for book recommendations, so here goes (in no particular order):
• The Greening of America - my notes
• Your Money or Your Life - taught me how to know when I had enough money
• A People's History of the United States - must read to get a truer understanding of United States history
• Guns, Germs, and Steel - introduces the concept of "geographic determinism" and argues that Europe came to dominate the world primarily due to the natural resources (land and animal) available in Europe
• What should I do with My Life - a collection of short stories of 30 average people and what they've done with their lives; my notes
• A Problem from Hell - a compelling, comprehensive history of genocide in the 20th century
• Bowling Alone - examines the breakdown of community in the US in the past 20 years, replete with more graphs and data than you can shake a stick at
• How to Win Friends and Influence People - sleazy title, but teaches how to be a good person to others; my notes
• Don't think of an elephant - makes you really think about how word choice dramatically affects tone and content communicated; my notes
• The Wisdom of Crowds - fascinating book about when the opinions of crowds are accurate, and when they aren't
• On Intelligence - fascinating book about neuroscience by the inventor of the Palm; my notes
All the books I recommend are marked with a "+" on this page (more than those above): http://nikhil.superfacts.org/books.html
What books would you recommend?
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Buzz
- Jan 11, 2007, 9:30a
Eric Drexler, Engines of Creation
Steve
- Jan 18, 2007, 7:32p
Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice
Chris Anderson, The Long Tail
Bong
- Jan 22, 2007, 6:00p
...thanks for the fab reading referrals last week.
charles
- Feb 10, 2007, 4:02a
Do your blog readers want a progress report on the transformation that I called the greening of America? It is happening right now. but under the radar. In 300 words or less. Charles
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