Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?

Catastrophe 1914 - Max Hastings : Great book about what triggered WW1, the state of the world at that time. Just a great read in general.

The Seven Military Classics Of Ancient China : Sun Tzu isn't the only military strategist on the block.

Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: I make sure to study at least one university/high school textbook on any subject that I find interesting.

Also, not reading but watching Professor Jiang Xueqin's lectures [0] has been pivotal towards helping me find new avenues to research and understand geopolitics .

[0] https://www.youtube.com/@PredictiveHistory

Just finished up the first two Game of Thrones book. Before continuing wanted to check out a couple of other books.

Read Shadow Divers which was really good. Saw it suggested a lot and it did not disappoint.

Now reading The Pearl by Steinbeck and Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers by Grant Naylor.

I’ve been reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy lately. It’s a brilliant read—pure fuel for my sci-fi-loving brain.

Open by Andre Agassi. Intriguing to read on the struggles of a tennis legend which were concealed at the time. He provides great detail and insights. It is a great follow up from 'The inner game of tennis', speaking of how athletes, and anyone else really, can find punching themselves down through negative mindset which if overcome can unlock your true potential.

The Road is a great book. One of the greatest books ever.

"Yes. You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget."

Invisible Women

If you liked Freakonomics, you will like this. It's not a rant, just one example after another of how we fail to account for half of the population.

I just finished The God of Small Things. The writing is phenomenal, but it was not quite my kind of book, so it took me a bit of effort to finish.

I finally started reading The Book of Disquiet, which I have had sitting about for years. Quite surprised by it, has a far greater range than people make it out to have and some amazing humor. It is turning out to be one of the most fascinating books I have read.

Giulio Cesare by Alberto Angela. Unfortunately, I didn't pay much attention to my history classes in high school. Want to catch up

Cees de Groot's The Genius Of Lisp https://berksoft.ca/gol/

I’ve been re-reading a couple of Daniel Suarez’s books (Daemon & Freedom) and enjoying them immensely.

Reading Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic by Ilan Pappe. Learning quite a bit on a subject I didn’t know much about.

I started reading the second edition of Designing data-intensive applications. I believe only the digital edition is out right now.

A brief history of intelligence by Max Bennett..I like it so far, I've learned a lot about the brain

I use Claude Opus to rip thru books. It points out the fluff paragraphs so I skip them. Finished stuff I prob never would've touched: Slaughterhouse Five, The Three-Body Problem. I make quick Anki cards from the Opus reading sessions so I don't forget plot bits. I try to get Opus to quiz me on the sections it told me to focus on reading.

Just finished The Road, would definitely recommend.

Flowers for Algernon