Books like Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
12 books with a reading profile close to Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto by Chuck Klosterman. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
The Witches Are Coming
by Lindy West
analytical, entertainment
Lindy West examines the cultural climate of the United States following the 2016 election and the rise of the Me Too movement.
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2
Modern Romance
by Aziz Ansari
analytical, entertainment
Aziz Ansari teams up with sociologist Eric Klinenberg to analyze how digital technology has shifted the landscape of finding a partner.
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3
Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair & Balanced Look at the Right
by Al Franken
analytical, entertainment
Al Franken uses documented research and satirical commentary to identify specific instances of misinformation within American conservative media and political circles.
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4
Lords and Ladies
entertainment, accessible
In Lancre, the barrier between worlds thins during the transition from summer to autumn.
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Sourcery
entertainment, accessible
Coin, the eighth son of an eighth son, arrives at Unseen University as a sourcery source—a wizard who generates new magic rather than merely channeling it.
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
entertainment, accessible
This three-volume collection compiles the entire decade-long run of Bill Watterson’s daily comic strip from 1985 to 1995.
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The Nineties
analytical, accessible
Chuck Klosterman examines the decade between the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Twin Towers, defining it as a period of low-stakes sincerity and pervasive irony.
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8
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
analytical, entertainment
Randall Munroe applies rigorous laws of physics, chemistry, and biology to scenarios that would never occur in reality.
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9
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1
entertainment, accessible
The narrative begins inside a walled civilization where the last remnants of humanity hide from Titans, towering humanoid creatures that consume people without apparent reason.
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10
This Is Your Mind on Plants
analytical, accessible
Michael Pollan examines the human relationship with three distinct plant-derived psychoactive substances: opium, caffeine, and mescaline.
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11
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
by Ed Yong
analytical, accessible
Ed Yong examines the complex symbiosis between animals and the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that inhabit their bodies.
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Seven Days in the Art World
analytical, accessible
Sarah Thornton’s narrative provides an ethnographic study of the contemporary art market during its mid-2000s peak.
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