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The books people recommended

2013-01-15 · 274 points · 173 comments · 9 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.

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Manufacturing Consent
Edward S. Herman
9 here · 30 all-time · #193 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 3,047 ratings on Amazon
8Understanding Power
Understanding Power
Noam Chomsky
8 here · 18 all-time · #365 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 729 ratings on Amazon
2Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman
2 here · 14 all-time · #450 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 4,314 ratings on Amazon
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Animal Farm
George Orwell
1 here · 48 all-time · #90 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 94,716 ratings on Amazon
1Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig
1 here · 29 all-time · #195 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 664 ratings on Amazon
1The Way Things Work
The Way Things Work
David Macaulay
1 here · 12 all-time · #551 overall
Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 2,811 ratings on Amazon
1Propaganda
Propaganda
Jacques Ellul
1 here · 11 all-time · #597 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 460 ratings on Amazon
1Voltaire's Bastards
Voltaire's Bastards
John Ralston Saul
1 here · 7 all-time · #967 overall
1Science and Sanity
Science and Sanity
Alfred Korzybski
1 here · 6 all-time · #1124 overall