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Chaos: Making a New Science

James Gleick

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dmbche
James Gleick's books in general, Chaos being a favorite. Sartre's essays on existentialism, Camus's big essays too. Jiddu Krishnamurti's Awakening intelligence is also very good. Edit0: How nonviolence protects the state, Peter Gelderloos. Very measured look at the discourse around violence and nonviolence. Fruitful read. Free here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-how... (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-how-nonviolence-protects-the-state) Edit1: Freud's Totems and taboos, and some Jung, but I forget what exactly.
pier25
- Sapiens - The Lord of the Rings - Siddhartha - Chaos: Making a New Science - The Death Gate cycle books - Neuromancer - Head First Design Patterns - Valis - Dune - The name of the rose I'm sure there are more, but these are the ones off the top of my head.
arjn
1) Rockets, Missiles and Men in Space - Willy Ley ( side note: I rescued this book from a friend who was using it for target practice with an airgun!) 2) Chaos - James Gleick (I have to mention this one too) The Armchair Universe : An exploration of Computer Worlds - A. K. Dewdney
maxprogram
"Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making", Gary Klein "Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies", Charles Perrow "Chaos: Making a New Science", James Gleick "Filters Against Folly", Garrett James Hardin "Judgment in Managerial Decision Making", Max Bazerman "Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity", John Gribben