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What is a good, interesting non fiction book that I can read on commutes to and from work and isn't too hard going?

>> No.13420618

The Bell Curve
Oh and btw
>Reddit

>> No.13420627

>>13420610
By read you mean listen to ?
Tell me what interests you and I'll recommend something.

>> No.13420645

>>13420627

No, I mean read on my phone in 20-30 minute chunks.

I'm a full on dilettante convictionless pseud.

>> No.13420649

Would be helpful if I knew your interests. I love history, so that's what I'm always reading. I recently read the history book "Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy" by Eri Hotta and it was quite good. It details what happened in the Japanese government that caused them to attack Pearl Harbor and declare war on America when they were well aware that it was a war they had absolutely no hope of winning. Very interesting book, and kinda horrifying to think how easy it is for a nation's leaders to commit national suicide.

>>13420627
maybe he takes a train or bus to work

>> No.13420665

>>13420649
>>13420645

Wasnt trying to be condescending, but if it is an audiobook op needs my field of recommendations is much more limited because there are a lot fewer books available

>> No.13420700

>>13420610
George Orwell - The Road to Wigan Pier
Nuel Emmons – Manson in His Own Words
Julian Assange – When Google Met WikiLeaks
Peter Hitchens – The Abolition of Britain

>> No.13420930

Finance and investing books maybe. Or just straight history. I read a book by Adam Grant called Originals that would be a good read in those situations.

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13420969

>that cereal
Fucking Americans I swear

>> No.13420996

>>13420610
Salt by mark kurlansky
https://b-ok.xyz/book/1171024/ec98ef

Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World by Peter Chapman
https://b-ok.xyz/book/4787872/1e9f3e

>> No.13421043

>>13420969
>europoor that can't afford delicious cereal and has to eat mush

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13421839

>>13421043
>europoors eating actual food

>> No.13421879

Deep Work
Outliers

Deep work is about why you should cultivate the ability to focus deeply and how to do it. Outliers is about the reasons some people are experts, prodigies, etc...

Both are surface level easy books that can be read casually and might make you a bit more knowledgeable.

>> No.13421902

>>13421879

I read deep work when I was at university, before having had an office job, and I thought it was kind of pointless.

I looked back at it after starting a job in an open plan office and realised he hit the nail right in the head.

>> No.13423113

>>13420969
>it took this long for some eurostanian to get mad at froot loops