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

  1. 1.

  2. 2.
    The Giver
    by Lois Lowry

  3. 3.

  4. 4.
    Anthem
    by Ayn Rand

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

  6. 6.
    The Religion War
    by Scott Adams

  7. 7.
    Atlas Shrugged
    by Ayn Rand

  8. 8.
    Diaspora.
    by Greg Egan

  9. 10.
    The Wisdom of Crowds
    by James Surowiecki

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

  11. 13.
    The God Delusion
    by Richard Dawkins

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

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

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

  15. 18.
    Gödel, 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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