Comment by ☕️ Homer
The Invention of Solitude
2025-12-10 · 5 months ago
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🗡️ The_Jackal · Dec 10 at 14:58:
1984. Not even because of anything like 'Oh this is just like what's happening now' I think it's a doubleplusgood and interesting book.
☯️ el3ctron · Dec 10 at 16:24:
One Hundred Years of Solitude, from Nobel Prize Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Victor Frankl: Man's Search of Meaning
Irvin Yalom: When Niezsche Wept
Erich Fromm: Escape From Freedom
And these two, by not so known authors:
Mark Rowlands: The Philosopher and The Wolf
Edward Glaeser: Triumph of the City
i think i want to add another book, but i can't remember.
oh you wanted one book. well each of them is one. (:
🌲 Half_Elf_Monk · Dec 10 at 19:20:
You gotta read the Bible if you want to understand a good chunk of the way people think. Love it or hate it, it's shaped a lot of people's thinking for a very long time. Start with the book of Luke, imo, because it's pretty accessible. ESV or NKJV translation is reliable/readable.
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Recommend One Book — Greetings. I am from “out of town”, a sort of diplomat. Please recommend one book to familiarize me with the basic fundamentals of the human experience. This will aid greatly in my mission of understanding and communication. Thank you. - Sirius Bob