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What nonfiction books have caused a paradigm-shift in your life? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by SighBapanada@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm gonna make a list and hit the library

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[–] 001Guy001@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not sure if they all fit entirely but:

The Story Of Stuff (Annie Leonard)
How The World Works (Noam Chomsky)
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Dan Ariely)
The Hidden Brain (Shankar Vedantam) / Idiot Brain (Dean Burnett)
The Myth Of Choice (Kent Greenfield) / The Paradox Of Choice (Barry Schwartz)
The Free Will Delusion: How We Settled For The Illusion Of Morality (James B. Miles)
Getting Free: Creating An Association Of Democratic Autonomous Neighborhoods (James Herod)
The Best That Money Can't Buy (Jacque Fresco)
No Contest: The Case Against Competition (Alfie Kohn)

[–] SighBapanada@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I've been meaning to start reading some Chomsky & Alfie Kohn! Both very revolutionary writers from the reviews I've been checking out

[–] MaungaHikoi@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Predictably Irrational is really good.

I feel like I read Chomsky's books at a key point in my life where I didn't really get all of it but it primed me for later learning. Good list overall 👍🏼