Randaly comments on Book Recommendations - Less Wrong
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Good and Real: This is pretty much LW in book format.
Influence: The psychology of persuasion: It's a biases and heuristics book.
A Farewell to Alms: Economic history, presenting a generally Malthusian view of world history, and crediting genes with the Industrial Revolution, with overwhelming amounts of data. I've seen people essentially get high off this book. (Inspired by djcb's recommendation of Guns, Germs, and Steel).
Influence was quite good (can't comment on others).
Is that a warning or praise?
Praise.