Ways of Seeing
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Ways of Seeing
John Berger
5 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2015–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
Everyone in the west should.be required to read Ways of Seeing by Berger.
Pardon the pun, but it was eye opening when I read it and understood how advertising works, and today, years after the first reading and now in the context of what is the most graphically and visually intense society we have ever lived in, I find the messaging even more relevant.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Which books have made you a better thinker and problem solver? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2016? 2016 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2015? 2015 · 1 recommendation