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Dan Ariely explains a lot of the idiosyncracies in everyday human behavior

Julian Jaynes, Origin of Consciousness in The Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind ~ edifying implications about human nature

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, by Julian Jaynes, is the best book I've read this year. It profoundly changed the way I look at things.

ditto Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer.

Sudhir Venkatesh's illuminating story about the housing projects, crack gangs and community dynamics of south side chicago in the '90s.

I also found Sperm Wars to be very enlightening

Mark Epstein's enjoyable tale about buddhism and psychotherapy