English country life, 1780-1830
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…t to be nonfiction, just to emphasize the nonfiction titles that are so neglected by so many Web-based best book lists. All of your further suggestions are very welcome. Mindset, by Carol Dweck. As one HN reader commented, "It'll change the way you think about the way you think." Highly recommended. Language in Thought and Action by S. I. Hayakawa. How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler. Envisioning Information by Edward Tufte. Fooled By Randomness by Nassim Taleb. E. W. Bovill's English Country Life 1780-1830 was recommended by pg a while ago. My favorite so far this year is What Intelligence Tests Miss by Keith Stanovich (2009). http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300123852 http://www.amazon.com/What-Intelligence-Tests-Miss-Psychology/dp/030012385X/ My favorite book I read in 2007 was What Is Intelligence by James R. Flyn…
Read on Hacker NewsThe best book I know of on that transition is E. W. Bovill's English Country Life, 1780-1830 . http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=bovill&... Incidentally, his Golden Trade of the Moors is one of the best history books I've ever read.
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