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What are the best "Armchair Learning" books? Sometimes I just like to read something short and interesting while taking a shit, before going to bed, while in the car, etc.

>> No.1818203

Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. You will learn to be silent.

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>>1818200
that is a great book, right there, OP

also, i'm reading The Story of Art by Gombrich right now, and it too is great
you may also want to check out Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell

>> No.1818214

Anything by Malcolm Gladwell. My favorite is Outliers, though What The Dog Saw, The Tipping Point, and Blink are all very good.

Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics fall in a similar vein as Gladwell and are similarly excellent.

That pic is fucking related when it comes to Bill Bryson. Get more Bryson if you haven't already.

>> No.1818309

>>1818214
>>1818209
>>1818203
I'll look these all up, thanks.

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Off the Map: Tales of Endurance and Exploration

Accounts of explorers and lots of info about their personal failures. Very interesting if you like history. Well written.

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>> No.1819424

Interesting thread. This is my contribution:
Peter Maass - Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil
Joshua Foer - Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Both books are pageturners and very interesting.

>> No.1819519

Anything by Carl Sagan.