Cultures


The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pachinko
Americanah
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
The Joy Luck Club
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Homegoing
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Best Aliens
427 books — 334 voters

Povestea doamnei Murasaki by Liza DalbyJaponia, Viata si obiceiurile by Ioan TimușSingură pe Drumul Mătăsii by Sabina FatiInvisible Women by Caroline Criado PérezWayward Women by Jane Robinson
Thinking outwards
11 books — 1 voter

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,176 books — 1,904 voters

Our goal with this book is to, for the first time, intentionally design an opt-in, diverse, multiphase ecosystem that can govern the interaction of multiple specialized cultures, which will serve society through their diversity of viewpoints, skill sets, and talents. Until now, competing cultures have been dumped into a geographic cage and forced to “figure it out for themselves” with only the barest of rules (like “don’t kill each other”) governing their interactions.
Malcolm Collins, The Pragmatist's Guide to Governance: From high school cliques to boards, family offices, and nations: A guide to optimizing governance models

Understanding languages and other cultures builds bridges. It is the fastest way to bring the world closer together and to Truth. Through understanding, people will be able to see their similarities before differences.
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

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