Hiya, I have recently read Noam Chomsky “How the world works” and I really enjoyed the read on the USA foreign policy and atrocities and how they control the whole world and manipulate power to the advantages of their needs and investments, what’s your favorite non-fiction book and why is it your favorite? And what’s a nonfiction book that you read recently and thought it was cool?
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I loved [‘Oak and Ash and Thorn’](https://www.waterstones.com/book/oak-and-ash-and-thorn/peter-fiennes/9781786073211) by Peter Fiennes, about ancient woodlands. It’s given me a greater appreciation of just how diverse these habitats are, as well as how quickly industrialisation has changed the landscape. There was one especially poignant chapter that takes the form of a 7,000 year timeline showing the changes to Britain’s forests.
In more than 600 books, I’ve only read one back-to-back. And it was so good I read it a third time a few months later. If it’s not a 10/10, it’s damn close. Just read it, you’ll see why.
*Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It* –Chris Voss
Second on the list is another one so good you’ll read it more than once:
*The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains* –Robert Lustig
And since you liked the “How the world works” theme I put together a few of my favorite, evidence-based, non-fiction titles that illustrate the details of the universe we live in. Hope you find what you’re looking for.
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going –Vaclav Smil
Energy and Civilization: A History –Vaclav Smil
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time and Motion –Sean Carroll
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World –David Deutsch
Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions –Sabine Hossenfelder
The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution –Charles Cockell
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe –Lisa Randall
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution and the Origins of Life –Nick Lane
Every Life Is on Fire: How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Living Things –Jeremy England
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space –Kevin Hand
The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives –Kit Yates
The Physics of Climate Change –Lawrence Krauss
I haven’t read enough nonfiction books to encounter a favorite, but I thoroughly enjoyed All the Living and The Dead by Hayley Campbell. It explores the death industry with each chapter focuses a different job within it.