/lit/ - Literature

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>i don't know, desu. either "the temple of the golden pavilion," "if on a winter's night..." or something by PKD.
>does philosophy count? if so, kierkegaard's philosophical fragments. if not, pic related.

>>7961742
>>7961902
i have been WAITING for this moment for years.

this man is the greatest historian i have read. he holistically examines everything from prehistory to 1900 using unbiased, clear prose and every discipline under the sun (geology, biology, theology, etymology, etc.). immensely readable—i have learned more about general history from this one book than i have from all other histories i've read combined.

also worth checking out, if you're interested, is "the great divide"—studying human migration patterns and using hard and social sciences to explain the different cultural evolutions of the new and old worlds.

>>7376909
if you want to go hard with the first step, i heartily recommend pic related—peter watson is a very captivating stylist yet very objective historian. i've learned more about history in this book than in every other source i've read, all combined.

>>7240157
pic related

>comprehensive
>focused
>unbiased (relatively)
>authoritative and captivating style
who needs more?

if you want a (mostly) unbiased look at all history, i recommend peter watson's "ideas"—he has a very authoritative but conversational voice, and he ties large swaths of past culture together seamlessly