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New Testament — as an original source of most of moral principles and ideas modern european civilization is based upon (also fundamental stories and narratives).
Every visual/graphic/product/web designer should read The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst.
It may be that there is no one book that I think everyone should read. Everyone has different tastes and interests, and what I think is a must read is probably on someone else's list of books never to read.
I found about it thanks to this HN comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29801661. I thought the video was amazing so I searched for the author and found the book written by the same person. It didn't disappoint.
Not for everyone, but those who it is for very much should read this - but not without understanding that it can be quite triggering at times. : The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma -Bessel van der Kolk It's not an easy read for said people, but very worthwhile. Was introduced at a friends place and got a little ways in, waiting to pick up my own copy now. Edit: Also "The Art of Wa…
1984. Yes, I know you've probably read it already, but it's probably time to read it again.
I think Animal's farm is better and a lot closer to our current system
A quote that haunts me: “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” Do we have that freedom in the west, today? Will we have it tomorrow? It’s a lot less clear than one would hope.