The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

>The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich An amazing book. I'm not sure how it's particularly career-path-impacting, but it is fascinating being able to follow the cause and effect chain in Germany leading up to and all through the war (in excruciating detail).

Walden, by Thoreau The Myth of the Machine, by Lewis Mumford Cloud Hidden, by Alan Watts Computer Lib/Dream Machines, by Ted Nelson (Technology purpose and arrow) The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer Small is Beautiful, by E. F. Schumacher

Ah, a literalist. I see your literality, and raise: enabled a pivotal moment in my life Like that time you beat Archimedes to the punch and moved the world with a cantilever? To not just 'standup philosopher'-post: Gödel, Escher, Bach (already mentioned by another I see); Euclid's Elements; Polya's How To Solve It; The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich; Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - clearly non-fiction, if you know cats. :)

The rise and fall of the third reich. Nazi Germany history tends to be looked from a far and trivialized, with phrases like "oh he attacked russia in the winter, what a dumbass", "it was another totalitarian government that got out of hand". This book gave me a proper example and details on how horrible things begin, continue and end.

The following have all had a significant effect on my worldview. You can find more information at [1]. - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany - Thinking, Fast and Slow - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Crime and Punishment - The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York - Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity - Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Franny and Zooey - Master of the Senate - Atlas Shrugged - Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed - Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics - The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't - Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones - Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow…

Steven Levy's Hackers, to a boy considering a career in computers Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, to a fan of history

This is true, however I think its safe to say that most of his work was from primary sources, he kept extensive journals during the period and was also lucky enough to talk to several generals of OKW and get access to their journals. Not to mention that he also gained access to the Nuremberg trial records and German records (very well documented) after the war. Well worth the read.

There's a new trilogy by Richard J. Evans about the same subject. I have them sitting on my bookshelf but have yet to read them. Apparently Shirer's book has drawn some criticism because he was a journalist and not a historian whereas Evans is a historian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Reich_Trilogy