General Knowledge


Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
The Book of General Ignorance
A Brief History of Time
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Outliers: The Story of Success
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned But Probably Didn't
Édouard Levé
I am not an expert in anything. I form very few hard and fast judgements about politics, the economy, and international affairs. International news, even dramatic news, leaves me pretty much indifferent, I feel guilty about that.
Édouard Levé, Autoportrait

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We ought to read mainly, not to know more, but to remind ourselves that we do not know much.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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