Let’s crowd-source a list of books that people have found useful — particularly books outside of the “EA canon.” So please share some books that you like or have found useful!
You could also ask for recommendations on particular topics.
There are already some book recommendations on the Forum (see also LessWrong) — but many people probably haven’t seen those, and it’s been a while since the last thread like this. Even if a book has already been mentioned or discussed on the Forum, I’m probably still happy to see it here. (If it’s got its own topic page, it’s probably too well known, although I don’t mind those getting added, either, if you want to provide some commentary.)
Suggested format & info to include:
Consider using the following formats, but feel free to modify them if that's more useful:
If you’re recommending a book — see also my comment:
[Hyperlinked title] by [Author]
What/who it’s for/context: [Go here]
Why/my thoughts: [Go here]
Other notes: [Go here (are there good reviews you’re aware of?)]
If you’re asking for a recommendation — see also my comment:
🔭 Looking for good books [on topic]
Some notes on why I’m interested: [Notes]
See also:
- Reading books vs. engaging with them (Cold Takes post by Holden Karnofsky)
- Recommendations:
- Books (EA Forum topic page)
- A ranked list of all EA-relevant (audio)books I've read (MichaelA, February 2021)
- What book(s) would you want a gifted teenager to come across? (Alex Lawsen, August 2019)
- I scraped all public "Effective Altruists" Goodreads reading lists (MaxRa, March 2021)
🔭 Same (also looking for good content on financial regulation), but for a different topic — forecasting/prediction markets. Would love reccs!