Ilya Prigogine
Ilya’s classic canvas on the arrow of time.
Category: Erudition
Influential reading
The End of Uncertainty
Ilya Prigogine
A somewhat simplistic and unclear look at Time from a Dynamical Systems perspective. Lacks detail where it’s needed most.
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
Robert Sapolsky
Important ideas, poorly communicated.
Ways of Seeing
John Berger
A highly original and penetrating journey into seeing and believing.
Soul of the White Ant
Eugene Marais
The Pattern of Human Concerns
Hadley Cantril
A classic global study into the perceived roots of well-being.
Power
Bertrand Russell
With characteristic eloquence, Bertrand confidently sketches a conceptual framework on Power.
The Naked Ape
Desmond Morris
The Happiness Hypothesis
Jonathan Haidt
The best, most up-to-date book on the science of happiness available.
Happiness
Richard Layard