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[–] nostromoo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan. Amazing and still completely relevant.

[–] Senex@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Man I loved that book. Critical thinking should be taught in school.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Non-fiction and Bible don't really go hand in hand. Even if they did, it would be a really graphic book and not really one for pleasure. Maybe you would like history around that time period?

[–] GodOfThunder@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't care about the Bible, it's just an expression. I think.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, so do you mean like some kind of Encyclopedia?

[–] hunter2@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Sort of. It's a real expression (at least in England :P) meaning a "must-have" book, usually related to some subject/profession. For example, I'd consider Everyday Cryptography by Keith Martin the cryptographer's Bible. Even after going through it all, it's helpful for reference.

[–] 4am@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Bible

check some facts

Nope can’t say that I have.

[–] realistmunicipalist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky

Politics Is for Power by Eitan Hersh

[–] interloper@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] Uriel238@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

An Underground Education by Richard Zacks. Especially since all the controversies are getting combed out of Wikipedia.

[–] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

7 habits for highly effective people Simplify your life

Both have saved me countless times. :)

[–] rsn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Master Handbook of Acoustics—lives up to its name.

[–] wit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Behave by Sapolsky. I have not finished it yet. I did see his lectures though. But this is my bible. I love Sapolsky.

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The Art of War, Tao Te Ching, and the Art of Learning. They're heavy reads, except Art of Learning is more of a biography of a really competitive guy.

The 48 laws of power.

[–] Nerorero@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

To have or to be? By Erich Fromm

Great and relevant book

[–] chkno@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)