The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Alain de Botton
A lengthy and wonderful photo essay with stories of various kinds of work, from biscuit manufacturer to rocket scientist.
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The Information
James Gleick
Glieck’s loosely organized tome details the many ways we’ve organized and communicated information over the ages; or, as is more often the case, failed to do so.
The Experience Machine
Andy Clark
Here, Andy Clark builds off of his previous theory of mind to posit that the mind predicts what it will perceive and corrects its predictions if (or when) its experience fails to comport to expectations.