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2017-04-03 · 144 points · 42 comments · 6 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 2

    The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

    Julian Jaynes

    2 here · 25 all-time · #236 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,067 ratings on Amazon
  2. 1

    Snow Crash

    Neal Stephenson

    1 here · 119 all-time · #16 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 20,720 ratings on Amazon
  3. 1

    Discworld

    Terry Pratchett

    1 here · 50 all-time · #87 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 28,137 ratings on Amazon
  4. 1The Origin of Species

    The Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin

    1 here · 10 all-time · #637 overall

  5. 1The Shallows

    The Shallows

    Nicholas Carr

    1 here · 7 all-time · #1035 overall

  6. 1The Attention Merchants

    The Attention Merchants

    Tim Wu

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1080 overall