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
4 stars
The Origins of Totalitarianism, published in 1951, was Hannah Arendt's first major work, wherein she describes and analyzes Nazism and …
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Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher
4 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 Howard Zinn, H. Zinn
4 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
5 stars
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 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 (Hainish Cycle)
4 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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How Infrastructure Works by Deb Chachra
5 stars
A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us
Infrastructure …
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Merchants of Doubt by Erik M Conway
4 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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4 stars
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 stars
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the existence and societal harm of …
