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Sebastian Junger2016

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  • The World Until Yesterday

    Jared Diamond2013

    An anthropologist compares modern Western life to traditional societies. He examines how they handle conflict, childcare, and elder care.

    Same meditative register, still anthropology

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Denser prose

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  • Seeing Like a State

    James C. Scott1998

    An analysis of how large-scale state projects fail by ignoring local knowledge. It covers forestry, city planning, and forced villagization.

    meditative → analytical, still sociology

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  • No Archive Will Restore You

    Julietta Singh2018

    The author examines the history of her own body through the lens of race, desire, and pain. It is a collection of fragments and academic theory.

    Same meditative register

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  • Confessions

    Augustine of Hippo

    A 4th-century bishop writes a spiritual autobiography addressed to God. He recounts his sinful youth and his eventual conversion to Christianity.

    Same meditative register

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To recover

meditative → playful

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  • Chasing perfect

    Susan Mallery2010

    A city planner moves to a small California town to help solve its shortage of men. She navigates local politics and a new romance.

    meditative → warm

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  • The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

    Laurie Gilmore2024

    A bookstore owner and a fisherman follow a trail of secret messages hidden in books. It is a romance set in a small, coastal town.

    meditative → warm

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  • Paradise Valley

    Robyn Carr2009

    A disfigured Marine returns to Virgin River to heal while a newcomer with a criminal past tries to find a place in the community.

    meditative → warm

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Faster

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  • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

    Neil deGrasse Tyson2017

    A summary of the origin of the universe, the laws of physics, and the nature of space and time.

    meditative → playful

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  • Steal Like an Artist

    Austin Kleon2012

    A series of short, illustrated principles for creative work. It focuses on remixing existing ideas and establishing productive daily habits.

    meditative → playful

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  • Poke the Box

    Seth Godin2011

    A short manifesto encouraging readers to start projects and take initiative. It argues that the greatest risk is staying in place.

    meditative → earnest

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Slower

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  • Confessions

    Augustine of Hippo

    A 4th-century bishop writes a spiritual autobiography addressed to God. He recounts his sinful youth and his eventual conversion to Christianity.

    Same meditative register

    pace-2·prose+2·bleak-1

  • How to Read a Book

    Mortimer J. Adler1940

    This is a guide to active reading techniques for different genres. It outlines levels of reading from basic literacy to syntopical analysis.

    meditative → mysterious

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  • The Red Book: Liber Novus

    C.G. Jung2009

    A psychologist records his visions and internal dialogues in an illuminated manuscript created during a period of intense self-exploration.

    meditative → dreamlike

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Heavier

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  • Rough Sleepers

    Tracy Kidder2023

    A doctor and his team provide medical care to the homeless population of Boston, navigating the limits of the healthcare system.

    meditative → tender, still sociology

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  • Waking up white

    Deborah Kittredge Irving2014

    The author recounts her personal realization of her own racial biases and the systemic nature of white privilege in America.

    meditative → analytical, still sociology

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  • Conquest: Sexual Violence And American Indian Genocide

    Andrea Lee Smith

    An analysis of the historical and ongoing use of sexual violence as a tool of colonialism against Native American women.

    meditative → bleak, still sociology

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