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What nonfiction books have caused a paradigm-shift in your life? (lemmy.ca)

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I'm gonna make a list and hit the library

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[–] i_am_a_cardboard_box 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was gonna read the selfish gene by Dawkins, but since it's probably gonna be such a tough read, do you think your suggestion is a bit easier to digest?

[–] tungah 3 points 1 year ago

Definitely. As a total layman in this kind of stuff, I believe I've read The Selfish Gene first, but at the time I was so eager to consume as much knowledge as possible in this subject, that I could maybe be misremembering all the effort and research it took for me to understand it. It's a fascinating book, but more specific.

Imo, Unweaving the Rainbow has a much broader appeal and is much easier reading. They're both very different books.