I just finished reading my 500th English language book. Here are my favorite essays, discourse and opinion pieces that shape our thinking of the world:
The Invisible Women
Author: Caroline Criado-Perez
Genre: Statistics, Feminism
Better Angels of Our Nature
Author: Steven Pinker
Genre: Crime, Violence
The God Delusion
Author: Richard Dawkins
Genre: Atheism, Religion
Bird by Bird
Author: Anne Lamott
Genre: Writing, Creativity
Strong Magic
Author: Darwin Ortiz
Genre: Magic, Performance
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
Author: Melanie Joy
Genre: Human Psychology, Veganism
Honorable Mentions
Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt
Sex Robots and Vegan Meat by Henny Kleeman
The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp