1. Systematic thinking and organized mind: think directly in the era of information overload.
Author: Daniel J levitin
Introduction: Today, we are all mental workers: for example, we use facebook and email to communicate, process, store and retrieve increasing information. However, our brain structure is not designed to deal with massive information. In this ambitious book, the author Daniel J. Levitin studies the working mechanism of brain memory from the perspectives of neuroscience and cognitive psychology, and how to train ourselves to make wise decisions in this era of information surplus.
2. The biggest surprise: Why butter, meat and cheese are healthy diets.
Author: Nina Teqiuci
Introduction: For 50 years, we have been warned to avoid eating meat, eggs, butter and cheese. With the promotion of Congress, doctors and the media, it has become the public's health consciousness that a diet rich in fat can easily lead to cardiovascular diseases. But this is probably the funniest and worst dietary advice ever. Nina Teicholz demonstrated the benefits of these foods to human body with vivid and convincing data in "The Big Accident about Fat". This is not only a book about food, health and opposing arrogant public opinion, but also reveals the sorrow of our information age.
3. "A brief history of GDP" GDP: a short but influential history
Author: Daniel coyle, Diane coyle
Introduction: GDP is the most widely used macroeconomic indicator. If measured by 100 dollar bills, the GDP of the United States 17. 1 trillion dollars is188,000 tons. But what is GDP? In this magical little book, Diane coyle introduced the statistical methods and explanatory power of GDP. Although I don't know whether GDP can measure people's happiness, it can indeed measure economic growth. Ms coyle pointed out that the life satisfaction of a considerable number of people in the world depends on the growth rate of GDP.
4. Midnight hymn: george herbert's Poetic Life Midnight Music: george herbert's Life and Poetry.
Author: John Du Ray john drew.
Introduction: george herbert (Welsh poet, orator and priest) is famous for his beautiful poems in English culture. The most striking feature of his poems lies in praising self-dedication. The Midnight Hymn reconstructs Herbert's world imaginatively, and also reveals the confusion in the author john drew (himself an Anglican priest): Will george herbert's self-sacrifice be out of date in our increasingly secular era?
5. The Secret History of wonder woman.
Author: Jill Leper Jill Leper
Introduction: In the 1940s, wonder woman wonder woman (a female comic hero created by Harvard psychologist William Moreton maston at 194 1, one of the most popular comic characters in the United States) saved the world. This is a story about feminists, and it also reflects the social phenomena such as American women's struggle for social equal rights such as voting rights, advocating birth control, and economic austerity after World War I. By exploring Wonder Woman, the author Jill Lepore keenly recorded the prosperity, trap, utopian fantasy and public disappointment of American feminist movement in the 20th century.
6. Slavery, freedom and deception in the new world.
Author: Greg Glandien Greg Glandien
Introduction: herman melville wrote a novella Benito Chereno in 1855, which tells the story of a slave uprising on a Spanish ship in 1805. The writer Greg Glandien traces this history, reveals the complexity of slavery through detailed historical materials, and points out that the double pressure of economy and society distorts human nature, which is the root of this oppressive and cruel system.
7. Material matters: explore the wonderful materials that shape our artificial world.
Author: Mark Madoni
Introduction: Tea cups, concrete walls, chocolate, glass, stainless steel blades, these ubiquitous daily items, Mark Miotonic studied their material functions and historical origins. He examines history from a scientific perspective, tells how the Romans discovered natural cement in volcanic rocks in Naples, and studies how to forge "gem-grade steel" in top mountain cities ... This vivid and detailed book will change the way you see the world.
8. War of attrition: Fighting the First World War.
Author: william piper William philpott
Introduction: At the beginning of World War I, the belligerents originally intended to make a quick decision and fought for four years without making any preparations. "War of attrition" makes a basic analysis of the data of World War I, and the author William philpott demonstrates that the number of people slaughtered in the war is highly related to the degree of weapon mechanization, but has nothing to do with the combat strength, which has been a controversial issue for decades. The author is reminding readers that war is tragic and still inspires us today.
9. Interpret Indonesia, etc.: Explain the impossible country.
Author: Elizabeth Pisani Elizabeth Pisani
Introduction: Indonesia consists of volcanic islands, with 17500 islands and a population of 25 1000. Elizabeth Pisani traveled all over the country and learned everything about it. This excellent documentary not only introduces the country's diverse language, race, religion and political beliefs, but also answers questions such as why there is no immigrant community in the country and whether Islamic armed forces will pose a far-reaching threat.
10. Owl who likes to sit on Caesar: Living with a brown owl.
Author: Martin Wen Zhuo Martin Hundro
Introduction: 1977, the decadent single middle-aged military historian Martin Windrow adopted a chirping brown owl and stayed with it for 15 years. Martin Hundro wrote this memoir out of respect for owls. He is a typical British intellectual, reserved and silent. The author doesn't explain what the owl's snoring means to him, but we can feel more from his silence. Good books are often sui generis, and readers can appreciate the subtle meanings beyond words.