dandv's "Paradigm-shifting books"

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Books which after read, will make you see the world with different eyes.

Books which you’ll keep mentioning in intelligent conversation.

Books you wish you had time to re-read, and you wish someone else read.

Listed in vague order of increasing shift.

See also my list of movies you’ll think about,
http://www.listsofbests.com/list/45069

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  2. 2.
    The Giver
    by Lois Lowry

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  4. 4.
    Anthem
    by Ayn Rand

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  5. 5.
    God's Debris: A Thought Experiment
    by Scott Adams

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  6. 6.
    The Religion War
    by Scott Adams

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  7. 7.
    Atlas Shrugged
    by Ayn Rand

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  8. 8.
    Diaspora.
    by Greg Egan

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  9. 10.
    The Wisdom of Crowds
    by James Surowiecki

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  10. 12.
    Against Love: A Polemic
    by Laura Kipnis

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  11. 13.
    The God Delusion
    by Richard Dawkins

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  12. 15.
    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
    by Malcolm Gladwell

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  13. 16.
    Do You Think What You Think You Think?
    by Julian Baggini

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  14. 17.
    Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
    by Malcolm Gladwell

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  15. 18.
    Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
    by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Created by dandv on Dec 17, 2008.
 

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