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Recommend me some good non-fiction books that aren't explicitly Marxist. (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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Hey comrades, I'm looking for some non-fiction book recommendations that aren't explicitly Marxist, but still interesting or engaging or entertaining.

I've re-read a lot of my favorites too many times, so what are your faves? Any topic really.

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[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not sure of your interests, but "The Problems of Increasing Human Energy" by Nikola Tesla is a fascinating look at a genius who actually pondered the "philosophy" of science. He even discusses his thoughts on robotics, structural aluminum, solar power, and their possible effects on humanity, long before they were even a thing. (short read) "Wizard" by Marc Seifer is a good biography of Tesla.

Both, perhaps inadvertently, become critiques of capitalism, especially when Tesla is viewed against Edison, the Elon Musk of his era; someone getting rich and famous stealing the ideas of others, while never actually creating anything himself.

[–] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Ya that does sound pretty dope.