Show HN: My recommendations after reading 1,500 books

I’m a little surprised at how conventional and mainstream these all are. I’d bet most of them were on the Audible front page as a recommended book at some point.

Have any books you’d recommend I check out?

Given your list, I think you’d enjoy:

Flying Through Midnight by John Halliday - Half war story, part philosophy, very engaging story. Not your typical Vietnam War book.

Ninety Percent of Everything by Rose George - A glimpse into a very important industry, commercial shipping, that we all rely on but probably know little about.

Sparks by Ian Johnson - China’s underground historians try to preserve their past, not just the government approved version.

Toussaint Louvertire by Philippe Girard - I read this because I wanted to learn more about Haiti. It’s an interesting story about a guy who was a slave, freedom fighter, slave owner, and leader of a country.

Have you explored any literature from Asia?

you need a top 10 section :P