There are a few non-fiction books that I have read which have bowled me over in the way that certain novels have. Such books include works like:
Isabel Paterson - The God of the Machine
Stuart Kaufman - The Origins of Order
Ayn Rand - Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
Robert Graves - The White Goddess
Julian Jaynes - The Origins of Consciousness
Monty Roberts - The Man Who Listens to Horses
Temple Grandin - Animals in Translation
Oliver Sacks - Anthropologist from Mars
Nietzsche - The Antichrist
These books exhibit a fresh perspective and a synthetic breadth of startling proportions. They challenge received notions. Unfortunately, it is hard to find lists of such good books compiled by laymen - who recommend such masterpieces as the Celestine Prophecy- and critics - who think John Dewey is the height of profundity. I intend to write a review of some of the above titles. I would be interested in hearing from others on their favorite speculative non-fiction works.
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