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It’s hard to categorise, nominally science fiction but not out of place with literary fiction. The writing is plain but it’s quite an emotional book to read with a very dark twist that creeps up on you.
And the setting is awesome too.
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini, 2021 edition
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi, 2nd edition 2014
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury, 2011 edition
Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations by William Ury
Bargaining for Advantage by Richard Shell, 2nd edition 2006
Thinking Strategically by Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff
Nonviolent Communication: A language of life by Marshall Rosenberg, 2015 edition
The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
How to win friends and influence people. Its the book I wish I read in high school and college. I genuinely believe the world would be a better place if everyone were to read that book.
I don't get why this book is so hyped Did anyone else read it and think "well duh" to most of it? Seemed like common sense
My take was kinda “well, being (or even just trying to be) a decent human being is a super power that I needed to be reminded of!”
A lot of "must reads" depend on your background and interest. GEB for example I would classify as a must for anyone with a computer science background, The Glory of their Times for any baseball fan, Democracy in America for anyone into American politics.
I have a solid CS background and tried once to read GEB and while very enthralling I could only get about a quarter through. I will have to try that one again. Cheers.
I will throw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series out there. It was good entertainment that challenged some of my notions about human nature. Nothing super profound but just enough to remain engaging beyond typical pop literature.
So, not a must read book?
The Harry Potter series remains the most enjoyable books I've ever read. The Pillars of the Earth comes close though. Terrific sci-fi reads were Ender's Game , Speaker for the Dead , Hyperion , Ringworld , and to a lesser extent A Deepness in the Sky . Also Excession, whose human characters are poorly developed and written but whose world-building and AI characters are amazing. Terrific fantasy reads were The Time-Tr…
The Harry Potter series remains the most enjoyable books I've ever read. The Pillars of the Earth comes close though. Terrific sci-fi reads were Ender's Game , Speaker for the Dead , Hyperion , Ringworld , and to a lesser extent A Deepness in the Sky . Also Excession, whose human characters are poorly developed and written but whose world-building and AI characters are amazing. Terrific fantasy reads were The Time-Tr…
Wow, I love this edit, I’m agnostic myself but that seems rather neat. I remember reading about how Warren Buffet, despite not being particularly religious, has read the Bible like 7 times or something. I always found that rather interesting. Thanks!
Must read? 1984 and Animal Farm . Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn . Life on the Mississippi and Roughing It . Emma and Pride and Prejudice . Iliad , Odyssey and first half of the Aeneid . A Room With A View and The Picture of Dorian Gray . The Great Gatsby , Call of the Wild and Age of Innocence . War and Peace and Anna Karenina . Don Quixote .
> Iliad, Odyssey and first half of the Aeneid. I didn't read the Odyssey, but read both Iliad and Aeneid. I read Iliad first, and then Aeneid. Reading Aeneid right after reading Iliad was a great experience. It felt like I was reading a sequel! It felt right at home.