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GodOfThunder@lemm.ee to Books@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Non-fiction books that are like the Bible to you? Books that you've checked to remember some facts a few times as opposed to reading them for pleasure.

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Non-fiction books that are like the Bible to you? Books that you've checked to remember some facts a few times as opposed to reading them for pleasure.

GodOfThunder@lemm.ee to Books@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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    Non-fiction and Bible don’t really go hand in hand. Even if they did, it would be a really graphic book and not really one for pleasure. Maybe you would like history around that time period?

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      I don’t care about the Bible, it’s just an expression. I think.

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        Ah, so do you mean like some kind of Encyclopedia?

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          Sort of. It’s a real expression (at least in England :P) meaning a “must-have” book, usually related to some subject/profession. For example, I’d consider Everyday Cryptography by Keith Martin the cryptographer’s Bible. Even after going through it all, it’s helpful for reference.

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    Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan. Amazing and still completely relevant.

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      Man I loved that book. Critical thinking should be taught in school.

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    Bible

    check some facts

    Nope can’t say that I have.

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    Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky

    Politics Is for Power by Eitan Hersh

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      https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/unix-and-linux/9780134278308/

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    https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/unix-and-linux/9780134278308/

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    An Underground Education by Richard Zacks. Especially since all the controversies are getting combed out of Wikipedia.

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    7 habits for highly effective people Simplify your life

    Both have saved me countless times. :)

  • couragethebravedog@lemmy.world
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    The 48 laws of power.

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    Master Handbook of Acoustics—lives up to its name.

  • Nerorero@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    To have or to be? By Erich Fromm

    Great and relevant book

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    Behave by Sapolsky. I have not finished it yet. I did see his lectures though. But this is my bible. I love Sapolsky.

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    The Art of War, Tao Te Ching, and the Art of Learning. They’re heavy reads, except Art of Learning is more of a biography of a really competitive guy.

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    Pocket Ref & pocket US Constitution.

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