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What have been some of your favourite Non-Fiction Books you have ever read? (lemm.ee)

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For me its probably the Tao Te Ching for its spiritual wisdom as well as the courage to be disliked for how it introduced me to Adlerian psychology and teleology.

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The Selfish Gene (Dawkins): a very readable explanation of evolution that covers some key principles which even college-level classes tend to miss. Don't let the author's later, unsophisticated books about religion scare you away; this book is good.

Black Holes and Time Warps (Thorne): a bit dated now, but still a fun journey through what we know about black holes and how it was discovered. Almost as much a history book as a physics book, written by someone who was personally involved in the process of discovery.

[–] Tatters@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. This book is a good, non-nonsense dissection of the folly of religion. He has also written many books on religion too, any of which are well worth a read.