The books people recommended

2022-07-08 · 167 points · 36 comments · 12 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.

4The Gift
The Gift
Lewis Hyde
4 here · 8 all-time · #876 overall
3
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhn
3 here · 33 all-time · #167 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 2,045 ratings on Amazon
2The Dawn of Everything
The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber and David Wengrow
2 here · 45 all-time · #102 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 289 ratings on Amazon
2
Debt: The First 5000 Years
David Graeber
2 here · 41 all-time · #120 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,289 ratings on Amazon
2Aubrey-Maturin series
Aubrey-Maturin series
Patrick O'Brian
2 here · 10 all-time · #670 overall
2The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James
2 here · 7 all-time · #1010 overall
2Peregrine
Peregrine
J.A. Baker
2 here · 3 all-time · #2528 overall
1Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
1 here · 16 all-time · #396 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 23,666 ratings on Amazon
1Kitchen Confidential
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
1 here · 7 all-time · #1009 overall
1The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Erving Goffman
1 here · 5 all-time · #1346 overall
1Human Action
Human Action
Ludwig von Mises
1 here · 5 all-time · #1485 overall
1South of the Border
South of the Border
Haruki Murakami
1 here · 4 all-time · #1770 overall