A while ago, I posted this question on Mastodon: "Leftists and anarchists of the #Fediverse, If you had to recommend only one #book to push a centrist right down our pipeline, which one would it be?". The shelf below has been made with the responses provided. Want to attract a centrist to the left? Try these out!
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The origins of totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
2.0 stars
Hannah Arendt's definitive work on totalitarianism and an essential component of any study of twentieth-century political history
The Origins …
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Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher
4.2 stars
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? explores Fisher's concept of "capitalist realism," which he takes to describe "the widespread sense …
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A Peoples History Of The United States 1492 To Present by H. Zinn, H. Zinn
4.5 stars
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is …
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Black AF History by Michael Harriot
America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on the …
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0 stars
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
4.1 stars
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female during each mating cycle, and …
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Complexity by M. Mitchell Waldrop
"In a rented convent in Santa Fe, a revolution has been brewing. The activists are not anarchists, but rather Nobel …
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How Infrastructure Works by Deb Chachra
4.5 stars
A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us
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Merchants of Doubt by Erik M Conway
5.0 stars
This title tells the troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts …
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Who are the immensely wealthy right-wing ideologues shaping the fate of America today? From the bestselling author of The Dark …
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Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
4.3 stars
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the existence and societal harm of …
