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The Scout Mindset
Julia Galef, 2021
Wanting to see things as they are, not as you'd like them to be.
On Bloomberg's list of the best nonfiction books of 2021. Source: Wikipedia
Medium length, about 288 pages
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, 2011
The two systems of the mind, and the errors they make.
Long read, about 498 pagesKahneman won the Nobel in economics, 2002.
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The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt, 2012
Why good people disagree about politics and religion.
Long read, about 419 pages
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Superforecasting
Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner, 2015
What the people who predict best actually do differently.
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How to Read a Book
Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren, 1972
The classic guide to reading actively. Useful for any book club.
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The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan, 1995
A toolkit for spotting nonsense, with a warm defence of reason.
Long read, about 457 pages
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