Love this -- I also would recommend "Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing," "The Radium Girls," (about the radium paint factories in the 1920s and the girls who lost their lives working there) and "Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debate." The last none especially I learned SO MUCH from.
Some interesting books, many of which I'm not familiar with. On the topic of algorithms, Hannah Fry's book Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms was enjoyable, and I've found that anything by Oliver Burkeman (particularly 4000 Weeks and The Antidote) are very unputdownable and very re-readable. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is another one worth reading. Robert MacFarlane's nature writing just mesmerises me and it's easy to get lost in his words.
I loved 4000 Weeks! I just skipped more self-help-y books here. I'll check out the Hannah Fry book -- seems like a blind spot for me -- and the nature writing for sure. Thank you!
There’s probably so many more books like this out there, but alas, time is limited (as Oliver Burkeman would say). I’m definitely not a fan of anything self-help-y, and Burkeman tries to put himself in the ‘anti-self help’ camp. But inevitably, I think it probably still qualifies as self-help(ish?).
I’m going to check out those algorithm books you recommended - they might cover similar territory to Hannah Fry. She also does podcasts and videos, and is such a fascinating and brilliant person.
May I be a hot individual with great taste and a fabulous small ass ? Always Didion and non fiction. I’ve tortured and failed. Miserably with fiction.
a) yessss b) what are your nonfiction favorites?
Love this -- I also would recommend "Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing," "The Radium Girls," (about the radium paint factories in the 1920s and the girls who lost their lives working there) and "Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debate." The last none especially I learned SO MUCH from.
ooooo I've had Hey Hun on my list and now you've made it shoot up. You listen to the podcast The Dream?
Some interesting books, many of which I'm not familiar with. On the topic of algorithms, Hannah Fry's book Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms was enjoyable, and I've found that anything by Oliver Burkeman (particularly 4000 Weeks and The Antidote) are very unputdownable and very re-readable. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is another one worth reading. Robert MacFarlane's nature writing just mesmerises me and it's easy to get lost in his words.
I loved 4000 Weeks! I just skipped more self-help-y books here. I'll check out the Hannah Fry book -- seems like a blind spot for me -- and the nature writing for sure. Thank you!
There’s probably so many more books like this out there, but alas, time is limited (as Oliver Burkeman would say). I’m definitely not a fan of anything self-help-y, and Burkeman tries to put himself in the ‘anti-self help’ camp. But inevitably, I think it probably still qualifies as self-help(ish?).
I’m going to check out those algorithm books you recommended - they might cover similar territory to Hannah Fry. She also does podcasts and videos, and is such a fascinating and brilliant person.