ArisKatsaris comments on December 2013 Media Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 02 December 2013 06:25:40PM 1 point [-]

Nonfiction Books Thread

Comment author: itaibn0 04 December 2013 01:59:44PM 3 points [-]

Security Engineering by Ross Anderson.

Comment author: Akiyama 29 December 2013 07:34:47PM *  1 point [-]

Some books I liked this year:

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change by Charles Duhigg

Maximum Willpower: How to Master the New Science of Self-Control by Kelly McGonigal

The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit Banerjee

The New Few: A Very British Oligarchy by Ferdinand Mount

The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All the Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better by Tyler Cowen

The God Species: How Humans Really Can Save the Planet . . . by Mark Lynas

and

Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction by Damien Keown

I think the titles are self-explanatory . . . if I had to recommend just one book it would be The Power of Habit

Comment author: David_Gerard 03 December 2013 09:05:09PM 0 points [-]

I suppose they're being adapted into books. I'm archive-binging Phil Sandifer's Tardis Eruditorium, a psychogeographical history of Doctor Who. It's most interesting and entertaining, speaking as someone who watched the classic series when in the target demographic for it. The main message I'm getting is that fanboys are a curse.