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If every book reads like Malcolm Gladwell (or Harari, et al), you probably are reading the wrong nonfiction books.
by pphysch 3y ago
If every book reads like Malcolm Gladwell (or Harari, et al), you probably are reading the wrong nonfiction books.
- operatingthetan 3y agoCould you give me an example of one that for you is the "right kind" and I'll see if I feel the same way about it? Just as a check for myself.
- pphysch 3y agoSomething by, say, Stephen Walt. Or autobiographies. The trouble with nonfiction is that the really informative stuff tends to be radical or dry or otherwise challenging to read, which makes it unpopular compared to the vibes-based stuff that will end up on Obama's and Gates' annual lists.