"Erm, actually, some of those are about things that happened in the past" "Erm, actually, some of those are about things that aren't true" If you still can't infer the usage of the terms after seeing my examples then you are tragically stupid. To the rest of you, though, many good suggestions here. Thanks
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I hear of a great new young author called Almondo Calvo - he writes amazing books, I hear. Lots of valuable, factual physics and philosophy in them.
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Anything by Oliver Sacks, I remember “The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat” after reading it about 15-20 years ago. It’s a perspective on how the brain works based on case studies, done by a neurologist. I think it was also the inspiration for the series “Brilliant Minds.” I’m pretty sure there are at least 4 or 5 books written by him, maybe a lot more. “Awakenings” was also made into a movie a WHILE back, 2010? 2012? It was about people that were brought out of a many years coma by a medication Sacks tried.
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I noticed you've received a lot more recommendations after stated examples of what you were looking for, as opposed to what you weren't looking for..
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What If... by Randall Munroe. A bunch of fun, silly questions, answered actually with science. Such as What If the world stopped spinning, or such. He also has a youtube channel where he answers such questions as well.
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Why do I now feel like this is some kind of social experiment or object lesson?
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"Stiff" by Mary Roach. Good look into what actually happens after you die, namely you decompose and are eaten by various things. Really fun.
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Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants by John D Clark with forward by Isaac Asimov. It’s amazing just how many early liquid propellants were super toxic concentrated triple-distilled mega death. Now we only use those which are just plain death.
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I would recommend Platos Republic. It's a philosophical book about what it means to be just and carry out justice and the responsibility of the government, citizens and military in their roles related to justice.
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“The map that changed the world” is a good read. It’s geology, with some history. I know you said no history. But I really like this one
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Despite the title it is a more of a science book than a history book. House to House is a memoir about Fallujah written by Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia. Parts of the story can also be seen in the documentary Only the Dead.
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Your inner fish by Neil Shubin. The rise and fall of the dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte. The rise and reign of the mammals by Stephen Brusatte. This one may be a little too history/political, but Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green.
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A lot of that could also fall into the category of history though.
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Read The Magic Treehouse books with your kids, also Captain Underpants. Those were some of my favorite memories with my parents growing up.
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I'll look to see if brandon sanderson has authored any fictional WWII manga with interspersed political rants and life advice. In the meantime, ever listened to any of the linguistic lecture series presented by John McWhorter? If not, I'd recommend them.
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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior by von Neumann and Oskar whatever his last name is. This is the book that created the field of game theory
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This one might stray too close to history, because...it's in the title, but Salt: a World History by Mark Kurlandky is a good one about salt and how it was made and used throughout the world.
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Logicked
On my last community post, I asked for book recommendations that excluded fiction, politics, history, and self-help. I didn't want to see "Brandon Sanderson, manga, Atomic Habits, WWII" and random political complaints 500 times. Many of you were confused about what, if anything, I left included. How about:
Philosophy, religion (and theology), physics, astronomy, biology (and zoology, botany, virology, etc.), mathematics, logic, neuroscience, psychology, sociology, ecology, geology, chemistry, epidemiology, computer science, engineering, linguistics, oceanography, paleontology, meteorology, technology, musicology, design, aviation, forensics, agriculture, economics, law, cooking, finance, art, architecture, language, how-to, reference, military strategy, conspiracy, occult, paranormal, anthropology, archaeology, cartography, pedagogy, genealogy, paleography, technical manuals...
That's enough to make the point. I barely excluded anything.
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