Ask HN: How do you decide what books to read?

Re:Ask HN: How do you decide what books to read? by leet_thow on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @07:12PM (#25367546)

I watch a lot of courses at thegreatcoursesplus.com. Each course comes with a PDF outline that has recommended reading to accompany each lecture. If that lecture interests me I use Overdrive / Libby to search for the titles in either ebook or audiobook form.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you decide what books to read? by redelbee on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @07:15PM (#25367582)

Oh this is great, reading lists are super helpful. How do you decide which courses to watch though? I feel like I might have the same problem there.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you decide what books to read? by dahx4Eev on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @09:40PM (#25368978)

Do you have any recommended courses on that site?

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Re:Ask HN: How do you decide what books to read? by leet_thow on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:57PM (#25369500)

The "Big History" one should blow your mind. The one on the Black Plague is great too. All are high quality.

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