I don't read books one at a time. I read several books at once. I let these books have a conevrsation. What does this have to say to that? The books are normally not too similar, because that would be boring. I enjoy seeing the connections between books a little further a field.
What does Sudhir Venkatesh's "Gang Leader for a Day" have to say to A.J. Jacobs' "My Year of Living Biblically"? Quite a lot actually.
What does "Man's Search for Meaning" have to say that can enlighten "The Long Emergency"? More than you might think.
Currently I am reading "You are Now Less Dumb" and "The Five Stages of Collapse", and the result is enlightening. Reading a book about common errors in thinking and common methods of self deception while also reading a book that essentially points out that the modern international economy is a Ponzi scheme, allowed me to gain insight into the questions "How did we let this happen? And why is nobody sounding the alarm?"
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