Maybe this will be interesting to some people: Below is a fairly complete list of the books I read over the last years (in no particular order).
👍 = I really enjoyed reading these books.
Origins and Reflections on Humanity: Books exploring how we came to be, from our evolutionary past to the birth of societies.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 👍
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History)
Medieval Technology and Social Change
Structures of Power and Society: Books that analyze the mechanisms of governance, politics, and societal frameworks that shape our world today.
Optimism over Despair: On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change
The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties
The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Revolution
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow 👍
Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder 👍
Capital in the Twenty-First Century 👍
The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements 👍
Bush in Babylon: The Recolonisation of Iraq
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
AZADI: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction.
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity 👍
Simians, Cyborgs and Women: The Reinvention of Nature
Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History 👍
Marx in the Anthropocene: Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism
Experiences of Pain and Injustice: Books that delve into inequality, racism and the lived realities of marginalized groups - illuminating the human condition from varied perspectives.
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
Whose memory counts? Colonial past and racism today. 👍
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience and the Black Experience
Der Osten: eine westdeutsche Erfindung (German) 👍
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive 👍
Love, Healing, and Connection: Books focused on intimacy, the complexities of relationships, and the journey of personal healing.
Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating 👍
The Will Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love 👍
Maiden to Mother: Unlocking Our Archetypal Journey into the Mature Feminine 👍
The Eden Project: In Search of the Magical Other 👍
Philosophy and Meaning: Timeless explorations into life’s fundamental questions, ethics, and the search for meaning in a complex world.
What Tech Calls Thinking: An Inquiry into the Intellectual Bedrock of Silicon Valley 👍
Tantra: The Supreme Understanding 👍
Technology and the Future: Books examining the influence of technology, its potential and its impact on our future as a species.
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth 👍
Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Appoach.
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The End of Banking: Money, Credit and the Digital Revolution 👍
Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies
The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man 👍
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry
Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation 👍
Other: A collection of eclectic reads that defy easy categorization but offer profound insights.
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants 👍
Do Design: Why Beauty is Key to Everything
South of the Border, West of the Sun
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Talking to Humans: Success starts with understanding your customers
Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics 👍
Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood 👍
The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Decolonizing Nature: Contemporary Art and the Politics of Ecology