Some favorites (non-fiction)

Explore a curated list of favorite non-fiction books spanning various genres. Discover must-read titles that inform, inspire, and captivate readers worldwide.

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The Meme Machine

by Susan Blackmore

Humans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and …
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Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared M. Diamond

The fates of human societies.
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The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins

Argues that belief in God is irrational, and describes examples of religion's negative influences on society throughout the centuries, such as war, bigotry, child abuse, …
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The Paradox of Choice

by Barry Schwartz

In the spirit of Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. …
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Everything Bad is Good for You

by Steven Johnson

From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Farsighted Forget everything you’ve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, …
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A New Kind of Science

by Stephen Wolfram

Índice: 1. The Foundations for a New Kind of Science -- 2. The Crucial Experiment -- 3. The World of Simple Programs -- 4. Systems …