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Care to share books that you found informative, and were great introductory pieces?

Any subject is welcome. Kinesiology, Politics, Engineering, Sociology, Economics, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, etc.

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This, this and THIS.

Read it twice, three times, four.

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>The Prince- Machiavelli
Good read on human nature, war and tactics

>The Social Contract- Rousseau
Easy read, good foundation on democracy

>The Human Situation- Huxley
Thought provoking series of lectures ranging from social to environmental problems and his proposed solutions, interesting trivia. Outdated and impractical, but still a worthwhile overview

>Dr Strangelove's Game- Paul Strathern
Subtitle: Brief History of Economic Genius. Does exactly what it says on the tin, more of a focus on biographic than economic value. Which is probably how you should regard all economics. Enjoyable reading.

>Theory of the Leisure Class- Thorstein Velben
Origin of the phrase "conspicuous consumption", seminal text on the emergence of post-industrial society

>Postmodernism- ed. Hal Foster
Selection of essays on postmodernism in art

>Ways of Seeing- Berger
Introduction to Western visual language

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Better than Loomis imho.