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Oh if you can, try looking for similar recommendation threads from communities completely alien to you - law enforcement forums, midwife communities, car mechan
by a_bonobo 6y ago
Oh if you can, try looking for similar recommendation threads from communities completely alien to you - law enforcement forums, midwife communities, car mechanics, biologists.
HN is very insular in its interests as you can see with many posts here repeating. Midwives' recommended books probably have a higher chance of truly bending your mind into novel directions.
- minhazm423 6y agoAny good examples of “foreign interest” forums?
- a_bonobo 6y agoI reckon subreddits are a good start, even though their lists are always domain-specific too: Biology: https://www.reddit.com/r/biology/comments/6jfscw/what_are_some_books_that_everyone_studying/ https://www.reddit.com/r/biology/comments/6jfscw/what_are_so... Law enforcement: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtectAndServe/comments/gc13w5/must_read_books/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtectAndServe/comments/gc13w5/mus... Midwives: https://www.reddit.com/r/Midwives/comments/32fw16/book_recommendations_for_aspiring_15_yearold/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Midwives/comments/32fw16/book_recom... Any of the Ask* subreddits usually have practitioners answer: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnthropology/comments/bl759q/anthropology_of_religion_recommended_books/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnthropology/comments/bl759q/ant...