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A comment on Ask HN: What books fundamentally changed the way you think about the world?.

Re:Ask HN: What books fundamentally changed the way you thin... by e_tm_ on Monday March 06, 2017 @02:40PM (#13805409)
Understanding Media - Marshall McLuhan

The Book: on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - Alan Watts

The Limits to Growth - Donella Meadows

Ishmael - Daniel Quinn

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Re:Ask HN: What books fundamentally changed the way you thin... by 09bjb on Monday March 06, 2017 @02:53PM (#13805510)
Huge +1 on The Book: on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. I keep re-reading that book hoping that I'll be able explain things half as well as Watts does...never seems to work but I still venerate this book. I cried when I read him explain beautiful concepts to a T that I figured I'd never be able to convey convincingly to anyone else.
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