help me pick something smart to read

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Anything by Chuck Pahlahniuk (wrote Fight Club). Thank me later.

[GrandmaStabone]

Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs and Steel.

13,000 years of worldwide human history in ~500 pages.

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Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs and Steel.

13,000 years of worldwide human history in ~500 pages.

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^Great book that everyone should read. Also, Innumeracy by John Allen Paulous is real solid.

[Arbitrage]

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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is one of my favorites, its not a super-easy read though.

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I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but this book is 600 pages of pretentious, dull garbage. Rand sucks.

[Golden_Rhino]

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Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs and Steel.

13,000 years of worldwide human history in ~500 pages.

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^Great book that everyone should read. Also, Innumeracy by John Allen Paulous is real solid.

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Far anyone that liked Guns Germs and Steel, National Geographic made a 3 part miniseries based on the book.

[NozeCandy]

Anything by Robert Greene is a great place to start.

This is his blog where he posts things in the same vein as his writings. Links to buy his books are in the sidebar.

[rokstedy]

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while poker can present a fair share of mental challenges, i feel like i've become too one dimensional in my free time. when i'm home and have spare time, i'm usually doing something poker related. playing, reading, dicking around on 2+2, etc. I need something new.

I'm looking for suggestions on some books to read. No trash. Something more stimulating. Historical, biographical, etc. I'd consider fiction if it is a classic type book like you'd read in an English class.

When I'm done with the book, I want to feel smarter. Like I've done something useful.

Thoughts?

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best book i've ever read

[Mike_Hunt]

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I'd be so pissed if I had to deal with throwing those away every month.

[Chump Change]

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while poker can present a fair share of mental challenges, i feel like i've become too one dimensional in my free time. when i'm home and have spare time, i'm usually doing something poker related. playing, reading, dicking around on 2+2, etc. I need something new.

I'm looking for suggestions on some books to read. No trash. Something more stimulating. Historical, biographical, etc. I'd consider fiction if it is a classic type book like you'd read in an English class.

When I'm done with the book, I want to feel smarter. Like I've done something useful.

Thoughts?

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best book i've ever read

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And it's not close.