What nonfiction books have caused a paradigm-shift in your life?

SighBapanada@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 111 points –

I'm gonna make a list and hit the library

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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)

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

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 👍🏼