So what are some of the good non-fiction books are you reading/read before ?

I've just got my copy of Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini, and so far it's sounds really industry.

And if you are in the software industry, then I really recommend reading Joel on Software , which is basically a collection of short articles from www.joelonsoftware.com

From Major Jordan's Diaries by George Racy Jordan USAF ret.

The inside story of Soviet Lend Lease espionage. Major Jordan served as liaison officer with the Russians at Great Falls Montana- the staging air base for Russian Lend Lease supplies during World War II. He documents in his diaries incidents that seemed strange or noteworthy, which reveal Soviet intrigue in stealing America's atomic bomb secrets.

Published by Harcourt, Brace And Company 1952

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Originally posted by Durafei Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

Great book, had it for about 5 years. I re-read it every so often. I have an audio-lecture by him off of Audible.com.

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Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti
by J. Krishnamurti

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Shit yeah, that's what I've been saying for years.

"On Equilibrium" by John Ralston Saul.

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well i finished this a year or two ago,, but if you want to read a crazy biography, read the traci lords bio,, its really interesting,,, and theres a chapter in the book about how she got paul oakenfold to play her record... either way its a really good read suprisingly...

History of Medieval Warfare/by Maurice Hugh Keen...
Interesting book... It explores 700 years of fighting in medieval europe...

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The Geopolitics Reader
by Gearoid O Tuathail

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Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis.

Will give new perspective on benders.

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Just got done reading the 600 page autobiography of Jenna Jameson....She has the most fascinating life and I read the book in a week and a half...not bad considering my busy schedule! I would recommend it to all

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ohh i get to sound smart too

Life at the bottom by Theodore dalrymple

The guy is an british psychiatrist who works on a slum hospital and a prison in england... awsome read

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