Orbital

Man’s Search For Meaning (Frankl), The Color Purple (Walker), Orbital (Harvey) Not specifically for the HN community but these are the only books I read this year that I would recommend without qualification.

A few of the books that stand out that I've read this year. Troubled - Rob Henderson. About how Henderson was in state care and wound up at prestigious universities and his thoughts on the world. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/176444107-troubled Not the End of the World - Hannah Ritchie from 'Our World in Data' about the state of the planet. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145624737-not-the-end-of... (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145624737-not-the-end-of-the-world) Dictatorland - Paul Kenyon - About the dictators who have impoverished Africa. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36260719-dictatorland Magic Pill - Johann Hari - About Semaglutide and how people got fat. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201319612-magic-pill On the Edge - Nate Silver - About how seeing the world in terms of risk and expected value can work. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204236707-on-the-edge Orbital - Samantha Harvey - Booker Prize winner about people on the ISS and the world. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123136728-orbital Build, Baby, Build - Bryan Caplan on why YIMBYism is a good idea. This is a graphic novel. It's really fun.…