Basically anything by Simon Singh, I mostly enjoyed the Code Book and the Big Bang, Fermat's Last Theorem was also solid.
Detailed yet extremely readable for a very wide audience.
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#12Anything by W. G. Sebald
for instance The Rings of Saturn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rings_of_Saturn
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#13My to-go favorite for relaxed summer evenings is "The Master and Margarita" by Bulgakov.
It is a literature masterpiece that magically adjusts to my current inner state. It can be both easy reading when I'm tired and just want to unwind, and thought provoking when I'm ready to be thoughtful.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117833.The_Master_and_Ma...
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#14There are some excellent books on this list already. For something different, try Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight. It's a memoir from the founder of Nike. I just finished it and it was great.
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#15Neurosis and human growth by Karen Horney
Neverending story by Michael Ende
It is interesting to read these two together - they are basically the same book, just expressed differently.
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#16I found “Sapiens” absolutely fascinating and incredibly dense in information.
That was the first book that came to my mind. Highly recommend.
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#17 Primo Levi, The Periodic Table.
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#18The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells - super eye opening.
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#19My to-go favorite for relaxed summer evenings is "The Master and Margarita" by Bulgakov. It is a literature masterpiece that magically adjusts to my current inner state. It can be both easy reading when I'm tired and just want to unwind, and thought provoking when I'm ready to be thoughtful. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117833.The_Master_and_Ma...
This is a beautiful book. I recommend the Bergin/O'Connor translation.
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#20On the Shortness of Life by Seneca.[1] [1] - https://tripinsurancestore.com/4/on-the-shortness-of-life.pd...
On the genre of Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius has intrigued me for some time. I have yet to read any of Seneca's work though but imagine that it is any bit as much quality(!).
I would like to add a candidate for the recommendation on Stoic philosophy - "Meditations by Marcus Aurelius".