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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

informative inspiring reflective

5.0

Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Father of High Fantasy by In60learning

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Beowulf by

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future by Friedrich Nietzsche

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

5.0

The Challenge of Dawa: Political Islam as Ideology and Movement and How to Counter It by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever by Christopher Hitchens

5.0

Christopher Hitchens is resting in peace since 2013, but while he was alive, must have been an excellent journalist. He has an highly intelligent, intrepid style and a penchant for clear critical thinking about "what is up."
What's up? The universe (and probably a multiverse). Thinking of it realistically, as the pieces "The Hitch" has compiled in The Portable Atheist have one do, what do we need other than the natural world anyway?
Nothing.
The world we have is full of awesome magnificence.
Think.
Wonder.