A taxonomy of ways books change your worldview – Julia Galef
Books that offer data Books that provide a window onto an interesting piece of the world Examples: Hillbilly Elegy, Courtroom 302, The Power Broker Books that present surprising case studies, event…
Books that offer data Books that provide a window onto an interesting piece of the world Examples: Hillbilly Elegy, Courtroom 302, The Power Broker Books that present surprising case studies, events that force the question, “What does it imply about the world, that X could happen?” Examples: The Idea Factory, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat Books that highlight patterns in the world Examples: Anti-intellectualism in American Life, Connections, Bowling Alone, On Bullshit, Metaphors We Live By, Better Angels of our Nature…
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