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Ask HN: Thought-Provoking Books

17 points Agraillo | 2 comments | 13 Dec 25 13:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.403s | source

I read many non-fiction books, but recently noticed that only a few qualify as truly heavy, thought-provoking reads, that you literally can't finish in a manageable time because you keep telling yourself, "Wait a minute," then stop to Google something, run an experiment, or just think deeply. My current example (still unfinished) is "Moonwalking with Einstein" by Joshua Foer. It's mind-blowing - the entire memory universe around us that I never properly explored before.
1. abdullahkhalids ◴[13 Dec 25 22:16 UTC] No.46258704[source]▶
The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a long thought-provoking reflection on the nature of Quality - in the sense of excellence. I re-read it every few years, and still don't understand it fully.

Even more pertinent now in the age of low quality AI produced content.

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2. aristofun ◴[17 Dec 25 20:34 UTC] No.46305133[source]▶
the most boring and thought-killing book I've ever tried to read