Ask HN: Books to better understand the world?
阿新 • • 發佈:2018-12-29
What are some books/articles/documentaries that you found useful to broaden your world understanding in an engaging way? History, psychology, science...
Personal examples:
* Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
* Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
* A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
* The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
* Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris
* What a Wonderful World: One Man's Attempt to Explain the Big Stuff by Marcus Chown
* The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life by Nick Lane