https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/9nh97/what_nonfiction_books_are_a_mustread_in_your/
created by Scarker on 23/09/2009 at 23:25 UTC
74 upvotes, 85 top-level comments (showing 25)
Comment by ophanim at 24/09/2009 at 00:01 UTC
61 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman![1], autobiography by the infamous Feynman.
Comment by ergomnemonicism at 24/09/2009 at 03:18 UTC
15 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Comment by etcetcetc00 at 24/09/2009 at 04:06 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The Origin Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/09/2009 at 08:48 UTC
11 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I rather liked Ben Franklin's autobiography. No book is a must-read.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/09/2009 at 09:05 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The Age of Reason, Thomas Paine
Comment by bscald0 at 24/09/2009 at 14:28 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The Demon Haunted World and Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan.
Comment by fingers at 24/09/2009 at 01:38 UTC
27 upvotes, 2 direct replies
freakonomics
Comment by caffeine_party at 24/09/2009 at 02:20 UTC
26 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Guns, Germs & Steel - Jared Diamond
Comment by topcat31 at 24/09/2009 at 12:03 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
A brief history of time - stephen hawking
fermat's last theorem - simon singh
surely you're joking mr feynman
Comment by antifolkhero at 24/09/2009 at 15:47 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlanksy and Banker for the Poor by Muhammad Yunus.
Comment by markmuetz at 24/09/2009 at 09:25 UTC
23 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid[1] by Douglas Hofstadter
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach
Comment by spike at 24/09/2009 at 02:49 UTC
18 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Guns, Germs and Steel, by Jared Diamond
Black Lamb, Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West
The Classical Style, by Charles Rosen
The Chomsky Reader, by Noam Chomsky
Civilization and Capitalism, by Fernand Braudel
Comment by fingers at 24/09/2009 at 01:38 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
ladies and gentleman, lenny bruce
Comment by scottintx at 24/09/2009 at 03:50 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Most of Stephen Ambrose's works....
Comment by [deleted] at 24/09/2009 at 06:45 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The Real Frank Zappa Book.
Comment by NightChips at 24/09/2009 at 15:09 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I just finished The Omnivore's Dilemma[1] and found it to be a great read. Not sure if its 'must-read' but I would add it to your list.
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omnivore%27s_Dilemma
Comment by windwing at 24/09/2009 at 04:54 UTC
25 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins
Comment by [deleted] at 24/09/2009 at 02:24 UTC
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
predictably irrational, dan ariely
Comment by zentimo at 24/09/2009 at 06:55 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It's a history of emotion, looking at the evolution of love, friendship, ethics etc, and it'll change the way you perceive emotion.
A look at the significance of gifts and the gift economy. Essential medicine for the mind if you find yourself ground under by the capitalist machine.
Read this if you want to understand just why everyone in the world seemed to go insane after 9/11.
Comment by spuchbob at 24/09/2009 at 15:02 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
Comment by harrytuttle at 24/09/2009 at 02:58 UTC*
21 upvotes, 2 direct replies
a people's history of the united states[1] by howard zinn.
Comment by weinerjuicer at 24/09/2009 at 04:26 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by fingers at 24/09/2009 at 01:39 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Most things by Tom Wolfe
Comment by sisyphus at 24/09/2009 at 06:08 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Malkiel - learn why you should invest and not speculate
Comment by [deleted] at 24/09/2009 at 11:40 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
"The Naked Ape" and "The Human Zoo" by Desmond Morris
"The Naked Ape" examines humans as a species and compares them with other animals.
"The Human Zoo", is about the behavior of people living in cities.