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Here's some of the books I have interest. Some are not consumed yet, but I'll keep this up-to-date.

George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four

name: Nineteen Eighty-Four
author: George Orwell
category: politics
fiction: true
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: Diving into a hypothetical socialism structured around spionage, moral corruption, fear and violence. The big brother is watching you, but no worries, you only must be obedient.
keypoints: [] # TODO
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/fe466a18aad3b80e48317b056ef0c7dc

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956

Baltasar Gracián - The Art of Worldly Wisdom

name: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
author: Baltasar Gracián
category: philosophy
fiction: false
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: A list of mostly applicable advices about prudence and behaving in a society
keypoints:
  - Unfortunately, external appearances are taken as judgement matter. With some effort, it's possible to direction the natural judgement of thirds
  - Being polished reduces misunderstandings and friction in interpersonal interactions
  - Patience based and indirect strategies are more effective in general
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/e50aff5c4443a24d00ca070d01f8eb30

Jordan B. Peterson - Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief

George Orwell - Animal Farm

name: Animal Farm
author: George Orwell
category: politics
fiction: true
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
  - reading
recommends: true
tldr: |
  An analogy outlining the beginning of a socialism.
  1. Get trusted in a group
  2. Pick a enemy in common
  3. Offer a utopian solution, showing courage and conviction, inspiring others
  4. Aggregate reliable comrades
  5. Raise your power and influence
  6. Enforce your conditions through fear and violence
keypoints:
  - The cost of outsourcing responsibilities is freedom.
  - The worse enemy is those that appears to be an ally.
  - Comunism/socialism is a brutal strategy to concentrate power. To control the rich, the state need to be even more rich.
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/b854609c7bdc9fc98c151ad4b60cb757

Wes McKinney - Python For Data Analysis: Data Wrangling With Pandas, Numpy, And Ipython

Fyodor Dostoevsky - Notes from Underground

name: Notes from Underground
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
category: philosophy
fiction: true
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: Peeking some pitfalls of being antisocial.
keypoints:
  - Grudge corrupts badly
  - Introduction to existentialism
  - Fake friends doesn't adds up
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/8d0137ed4eb809659e63536ae65a3731

Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged

Jordan B. Peterson - 12 Rules for Life - An Antidote to Chaos

name: 12 Rules for Life - An Antidote to Chaos
author: Jordan B. Peterson
category: psychology
fiction: false
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: Friendly start for awareness of the psychology area through personal relates. Brings many interesting insights and inspires to do the "right thing". Introduces some topics and technical terms for further learning.
keypoints:
  - Dig deeper inside yourself
  - Do not be hypocrite
  - Need for a angular stone
  - Rules are key needs
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/52c45104b9916907e667fa12a1615b2b

Olavo de Carvalho - O Mínimo que você Precisa Saber para não ser um Idiota

Jeremy Robinson - NPC

Jordan B. Peterson - Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief

Fyodor Dostoevsky - Notes from Underground

name: Notes from Underground
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
category: philosophy
fiction: true
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: Peeking some pitfalls of being antisocial.
keypoints:
  - Grudge corrupts badly
  - Introduction to existentialism
  - Fake friends doesn't adds up
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/8d0137ed4eb809659e63536ae65a3731

Wes McKinney - Python For Data Analysis: Data Wrangling With Pandas, Numpy, And Ipython

George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four

name: Nineteen Eighty-Four
author: George Orwell
category: politics
fiction: true
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: Diving into a hypothetical socialism structured around spionage, moral corruption, fear and violence. The big brother is watching you, but no worries, you only must be obedient.
keypoints: [] # TODO
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/fe466a18aad3b80e48317b056ef0c7dc

Olavo de Carvalho - O Mínimo que você Precisa Saber para não ser um Idiota

Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged

Baltasar Gracián - The Art of Worldly Wisdom

name: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
author: Baltasar Gracián
category: philosophy
fiction: false
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: A list of mostly applicable advices about prudence and behaving in a society
keypoints:
  - Unfortunately, external appearances are taken as judgement matter. With some effort, it's possible to direction the natural judgement of thirds
  - Being polished reduces misunderstandings and friction in interpersonal interactions
  - Patience based and indirect strategies are more effective in general
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/e50aff5c4443a24d00ca070d01f8eb30

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956

Jeremy Robinson - NPC

George Orwell - Animal Farm

name: Animal Farm
author: George Orwell
category: politics
fiction: true
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
  - reading
recommends: true
tldr: |
  An analogy outlining the beginning of a socialism.
  1. Get trusted in a group
  2. Pick a enemy in common
  3. Offer a utopian solution, showing courage and conviction, inspiring others
  4. Aggregate reliable comrades
  5. Raise your power and influence
  6. Enforce your conditions through fear and violence
keypoints:
  - The cost of outsourcing responsibilities is freedom.
  - The worse enemy is those that appears to be an ally.
  - Comunism/socialism is a brutal strategy to concentrate power. To control the rich, the state need to be even more rich.
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/b854609c7bdc9fc98c151ad4b60cb757

Jordan B. Peterson - 12 Rules for Life - An Antidote to Chaos

name: 12 Rules for Life - An Antidote to Chaos
author: Jordan B. Peterson
category: psychology
fiction: false
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: Friendly start for awareness of the psychology area through personal relates. Brings many interesting insights and inspires to do the "right thing". Introduces some topics and technical terms for further learning.
keypoints:
  - Dig deeper inside yourself
  - Do not be hypocrite
  - Need for a angular stone
  - Rules are key needs
url: https://annas-archive.li/md5/52c45104b9916907e667fa12a1615b2b