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Man AliveA true story of violence, forgiveness, and becoming a man.
On ImmunityA philosophical look at the history of vaccination
The Argonauts[The Argonauts} "turns the personal public into a romantic,…
Slouching Towards Bethlehem A collection of essays by the inimitable Joan Didion.
Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates is firing on all cylinders.
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock CriticEssential reading for the modern music fan/human
Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga On the road with HST.
The Essential Ellen Willis Learn from the master.
The Empathy Exams: EssaysPowerful essays bolstered by excellent narrative reporting
After the Tall Timber: Collected NonfictionBow before Renata Adler.
Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story Raw, honest memoir meets serious reporting
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in AmericaKiese Laymon's essays are important.
Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963Sontag renews my interest in journaling.
Ancillary JusticeAvoid spoilers, just go read it.
How to Get Startup IdeasLive in the future, then build what's missing.
Marc Andreessen + scifiMarc's list of the best scifi novelists of the early 2000s
Old Man's WarJohn Scalzi doing what he does best
Rainbows EndVernor Vinge lives in the future, again
True NamesVernor Vinge's ahead-of-his-time novella
Pandora's StarBook One of the Commonwealth Saga (warning: looooong)