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    CultureIain Banks
    2010–2026

    Culture

    Iain Banks
    49 recommend · 118
    The Truth of Fact, The Truth of FeelingTed Chiang
    2013–2026

    The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling

    Ted Chiang
    32 recommend · 50
    Harrison BergeronKurt Vonnegut
    2007–2026

    Harrison Bergeron

    Kurt Vonnegut
    27 recommend · 126
    Cover of What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
    2011–2026

    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

    Cun Shang Chun Shu
    26 recommend · 39
    Cover of How Big Things Get Done
    2023–2026

    How Big Things Get Done

    Bent Flyvbjerg
    21 recommend · 48
    Rust Atomics and LocksMara Bos
    2023–2026

    Rust Atomics and Locks

    Mara Bos
    18 recommend · 26
    Cover of A Colder War
    2011–2025

    A Colder War

    Charles Stross
    16 recommend · 30
    Cover of Apple in China
    2025–2026

    Apple in China

    Patrick McGee
    15 recommend · 42
    The Psychopath CodePieter Hintjens
    2015–2025

    The Psychopath Code

    Pieter Hintjens
    15 recommend · 35
    Don't just roll the diceNeil Davidson
    2010–2024

    Don't just roll the dice

    Neil Davidson
    15 recommend · 16
    Cover of Abundance
    2025–2026

    Abundance

    Ezra Klein
    14 recommend · 45
    Cover of That Which Is Seen and That Which Is Not Seen
    2010–2026

    That Which Is Seen and That Which Is Not Seen

    Frédéric Bastiat
    14 recommend · 29
    Cover of The defining decade
    2012–2023

    The defining decade

    Meg Jay
    14 recommend · 24
    Cover of Blood in the Machine
    2023–2026

    Blood in the Machine

    Brian Merchant
    14 recommend · 22
    Cover of Recoding America
    2023–2026

    Recoding America

    Jennifer Pahlka
    13 recommend · 26
    The unwritten laws of engineeringW.J King
    2011–2024

    The unwritten laws of engineering

    W.J King
    13 recommend · 23
    50 Years of Text GamesAaron Reed
    2021–2026

    50 Years of Text Games

    Aaron Reed
    13 recommend · 18
    Build a Large Language ModelSebastian Raschka
    2024–2026

    Build a Large Language Model

    Sebastian Raschka
    12 recommend · 26
    Cover of Ultra-Processed People
    2023–2026

    Ultra-Processed People

    Chris van Tulleken
    12 recommend · 25
    Cover of Is there anything good about men?
    2010–2022

    Is there anything good about men?

    Roy F. Baumeister
    12 recommend · 23
    Cover of Food of the Gods
    2013–2024

    Food of the Gods

    Terence McKenna
    12 recommend · 19
    Literary MachinesTed Nelson
    2012–2025

    Literary Machines

    Ted Nelson
    11 recommend · 30
    Cover of Practical programming for strength training
    2009–2025

    Practical programming for strength training

    Mark Rippetoe
    11 recommend · 19
    Cover of Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
    2021–2026

    Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

    Quick Savant
    11 recommend · 21
    How not to be wrong. The power of mathematical thinking
    2014–2023

    How not to be wrong. The power of mathematical thinking

    11 recommend · 17
    Cover of Watchmaking
    2013–2025

    Watchmaking

    George Daniels
    11 recommend · 14
    Cover of Willpower
    2011–2022

    Willpower

    Roy F. Baumeister
    10 recommend · 24
    Cover of Brief History of Intelligence
    2023–2026

    Brief History of Intelligence

    Max Bennett
    10 recommend · 12
    Cover of Unsafe at any speed
    2012–2026

    Unsafe at any speed

    Ralph Nader
    9 recommend · 79
    Cover of The Datacenter as a Computer
    2013–2026

    The Datacenter as a Computer

    Luiz André Barroso
    9 recommend · 20
    Cover of San Fransicko
    2021–2024

    San Fransicko

    Michael Shellenberger
    9 recommend · 18
    When Sysadmins Ruled the EarthCory Doctorow
    2009–2025

    When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth

    Cory Doctorow
    9 recommend · 16
    Cover of Suburban Nation
    2009–2023

    Suburban Nation

    Andres Duany
    9 recommend · 13
    Cover of Write Useful Books
    2022–2024

    Write Useful Books

    Rob Fitzpatrick
    9 recommend · 10
    Social ArchitecturePieter Hintjens
    2016–2021

    Social Architecture

    Pieter Hintjens
    8 recommend · 24
    Cover of The enigma of reason
    2018–2026

    The enigma of reason

    Hugo Mercier
    8 recommend · 15
    America, The Farewell TourChris Hedges
    2018–2022

    America, The Farewell Tour

    Chris Hedges
    8 recommend · 14
    Cover of Letters to a young contrarian
    2010–2026

    Letters to a young contrarian

    Christopher Hitchens
    8 recommend · 14
    Cover of An island to oneself
    2010–2026

    An island to oneself

    Neale, Tom.
    8 recommend · 15
    Cover of Breakneck
    2025–2026

    Breakneck

    Dan Wang
    8 recommend · 11
    Building a DebuggerSy Brand
    2025–2026

    Building a Debugger

    Sy Brand
    8 recommend · 11
    Cover of Infrastructure
    2009–2023

    Infrastructure

    Brian Hayes
    8 recommend · 9
    Cover of Tides of History
    2017–2026

    Tides of History

    Patrick Wyman
    8 recommend · 8
    On the Electrodynamics of Moving BodiesAlbert Einstein
    2010–2026

    On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies

    Albert Einstein
    7 recommend · 22
    Cover of Dirk Gently : The BBC Radio Collection
    2008–2026

    Dirk Gently : The BBC Radio Collection

    Douglas Adams
    7 recommend · 18
    Cover of The anatomy of melancholy
    2015–2026

    The anatomy of melancholy

    Burton, Robert, 1577-1640
    7 recommend · 18
    Cover of Adults in the room
    2017–2026

    Adults in the room

    Yanis Varoufakis
    7 recommend · 20
    Where There Is No DoctorEdward Roy
    2012–2026

    Where There Is No Doctor

    Edward Roy
    7 recommend · 14
    Cool toolsKevin Kelly
    2010–2023

    Cool tools

    Kevin Kelly
    7 recommend · 12
    Problem of Social CostR. H. Coase
    2015–2023

    Problem of Social Cost

    R. H. Coase
    7 recommend · 13
    Cover of The New Way Things Work
    2009–2026

    The New Way Things Work

    David Macaulay
    7 recommend · 10
    Cover of Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle
    2012–2022

    Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle

    Tom Venuto
    7 recommend · 16
    Cover of The Works
    2009–2017

    The Works

    Kate Ascher
    7 recommend · 9
    Alone in the wildernessRichard Proenneke
    2011–2021

    Alone in the wilderness

    Richard Proenneke
    7 recommend · 9
    Cover of How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life
    2009–2018

    How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life

    Alan Lakein
    7 recommend · 8
    The right to readRichard Stallman
    2008–2026

    The right to read

    Richard Stallman
    6 recommend · 30
    Cover of Capital and Ideology
    2019–2026

    Capital and Ideology

    Thomas Piketty
    6 recommend · 31
    Cover of Elon Musk
    2016–2026

    Elon Musk

    Walter Isaacson
    6 recommend · 19
    Cover of Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
    2017–2026

    Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

    John Koenig
    6 recommend · 19
    Cover of The great leveler
    2018–2026

    The great leveler

    Walter Scheidel
    6 recommend · 17