Books like In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
12 books with a reading profile close to In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan. Outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical
Atul Gawande examines how increasing complexity in professional fields leads to avoidable human errors.
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical
Timothy Snyder presents twenty concise instructions designed to prevent the collapse of democratic institutions into authoritarianism.
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Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL linebacker, set up a video series in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, where he invites white viewers to ask questions about race that they might be afraid to raise elsewhere.
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
by Hans Rosling
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical
Hans Rosling identifies ten mental instincts that distort our perception of global reality, such as the gap instinct, which falsely divides the world into "us" and "them," and the negativity instinct, which causes us to…
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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
by Atul Gawande
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Atul Gawande examines the specific behaviors that allow medical professionals to bridge the gap between mediocre and superior performance.
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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
by Emily Oster
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical
Economics professor Emily Oster applies data analysis to pregnancy by evaluating the scientific studies behind standard medical restrictions.
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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
by Emily Oster
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Emily Oster applies economic logic to early childhood hurdles, analyzing data on breastfeeding, sleep training, and vaccinations.
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THE INVISIBLE COUP
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Peter Schweizer argues that current patterns of mass migration are not accidental shifts in population but are instead calculated tools of political warfare.
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THE DAY AFTER
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
The author of “Shameless” looks at the relationship Republicans and Democrats have to power and prescribes ways for it to be used after Donald Trump’s presidency.
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The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
by Priya Parker
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Priya Parker argues that most social and professional meetings fail because hosts prioritize logistics over a specific human purpose.
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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Neil deGrasse Tyson assembles a collection of essays that explain the laws governing the universe and the history of scientific discovery.
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The Third Plate
by Dan Barber
Also outward-looking · practical, analytical
Chef Dan Barber argues that the current farm-to-table movement is insufficient because it forces the environment to produce specific, popular ingredients rather than eating what the soil requires to stay healthy.
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