OK, so I should be writing but I needs a break and this seems like a worthwhile attempt at procrastination…
Every time someone dares to create a canon they are naturally shot down. But at the same time I really want to list the 20 non-fiction books a well rounded person should read. A list like this can never be complete and I would really appreciate any and all tips on books which should be included:
Richard Dawkins – The Greatest Show on Earth: The evidence for evolution
Richard Dawkins – The God Delusion
Bill Bryson – A Short History of Nearly Everything
Rainer Maria Rilke – Letters to a Young Poet
Karen Armstrong – A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
David Bollier – Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Common Wealth
George Monbiot – Bring on the Apocalypse: Six Arguments for Global Justice
George Monbiot – The Age of Consent: A Manifesto for a New World Order
John Pilger – Freedom Next Time
Fredrick Schauer – Free Speech: A philosophical inquiry
Rupert Smith – The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
John Gribbin – Science: A History 1543-2001
Vandana Shiva – Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit
Vandana Shiva – Protect or Plunder?: Understanding Intellectual Property Rights
Ronald Dworkin – Taking Rights Seriously
Neil Postman – Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
Okakura Kakuzo – The Book of Tea
Amartya Sen – The Idea of Justice
