I’ve just created this community for the discussion of nonfiction books but essays, short pieces etc. Are welcome. Write a little about yourself and the sort of nonfiction you read below.

  • DarthVi
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    1 year ago

    Thanks a lot for the welcome! :)

    Science and self-help are becoming a little tricky though, because lots of popular books, especially in social and behavioural sciences and pop science, are affected by the replication crisis.

    I also have discovered a podcast where they debunk some parts of some books (or the whole book if it is very controversial): it is called “If Books Could Kill” (if you are interested, you may find it wherever you listen to podcast; I personally use PocketCasts). They already have done an episode on “Freakonomics” (which I read a year ago) and on the 15th of June they have released an episode on “Atomic Habits” (also read a year ago); I will definitely listen to what they have to say about it, hoping that they will not “destroy” the whole book ahahahah