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Ask HN: Thought-Provoking Books

17 points Agraillo | 1 comments | 13 Dec 25 13:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.193s | 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. runjake ◴[16 Dec 25 16:23 UTC] No.46290501[source]▶
Both of these are quick, easy reads. Don't read about the plots ahead of time.

Replay by Ken Grimwood: https://www.amazon.com/Replay-Ken-Grimwood/dp/068816112X

Illusions by Richard Bach: https://www.amazon.com/Illusions-Adventures-Reluctant-Richar...

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Bonus: Anything by Kevin Kelly. He always seemed to be over-hyped by influencers, so I avoided his work for the longest time. That was a mistake.