17 points Agraillo | 1 comments | 13 Dec 25 13:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.326s | 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. sloaken ◴[14 Dec 25 14:10 UTC] No.46263099[source]▶

Two classic books by Douglas R Hofstadter

    Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

and

    Metamagical Themas

Both are heavy reads. But I would recommend looking at Wiki article before buying, available used. Just to make sure they fit your style of brain.

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