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An Idiosyncratic List of Influential Books

This is an eclectic list of books that have influenced the way I think about, write about, and interact with the world. It includes novels from several genres, as well as books in anthropology, systems theory, and other strange, arcane subjects.
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The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
1
Joe Abercrombie
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
2
Isaac Asimov
Steps to an Ecology of Mind (Gregory Bateson)
Steps to an Ecology of Mind
3
Gregory Bateson
The October Country
The October Country
4
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
5
Ray Bradbury
The Whole Earth Catalog (Various)
The Whole Earth Catalog
6
Various
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
7
Teachings of Don Juan (Castenada)
Teachings of Don Juan
8
Castenada
In Small Things Forgotten (James Deetz)
In Small Things Forgotten
9
James Deetz
The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores the Mysteries of Man and Natu (Loren Eiseley)
The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores the Mysteries of Man and Natu
10
Loren Eiseley
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
11
Harlan Ellison
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
12
Philip José Farmer
Mistress of the Art of Death (Ariana Franklin)
Mistress of the Art of Death
13
Ariana Franklin
The Rites of Passage (Arnold Van Gennep)
The Rites of Passage
14
Arnold Van Gennep
The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll (Charlie Gillett)
The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll
15
Charlie Gillett
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
16
Malcolm Gladwell
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
17
Yuval Noah Harari
Conan
Conan
18
Making (Tim Ingold)
Making
19
Tim Ingold
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
20
John Irving
Arsenic and Old Lace (Joseph Kesselring)
Arsenic and Old Lace
21
Joseph Kesselring
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
22
Stieg Larsson
Freedom and Culture (Dorothy Lee)
Freedom and Culture
23
Dorothy Lee
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Are Friends
24
Arnold Lobel
The Dunwich Horror and Others (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Dunwich Horror and Others
25
H.P. Lovecraft
How Things Shape the Mind (Lambros Malafouris)
How Things Shape the Mind
26
Lambros Malafouris
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
27
George R.R. Martin
The Gutenberg Galaxy (Marshall McLuhan)
The Gutenberg Galaxy
28
Marshall McLuhan
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
29
Time Wars (Jeremy Rifkin)
Time Wars
30
Jeremy Rifkin
Straight Man (Richard Russo)
Straight Man
31
Richard Russo
Human Scale (Kirkpatrick Sale)
Human Scale
32
Kirkpatrick Sale
Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World (Scott Russell Sanders)
Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World
33
Scott Russell Sanders
Dear Committee Members (Julie Schumacher)
Dear Committee Members
34
Julie Schumacher
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
35
Dr. Seuss
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Jean Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
36
Jean Shepherd
Sciences of the Artificial (Herbert Simon)
Sciences of the Artificial
37
Herbert Simon
Triplanetary (E.E. "Doc" Smith)
Triplanetary
38
E.E. "Doc" Smith
Topper
Topper
39
Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock, & Soul (Irwin Stambler)
Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock, & Soul
40
Irwin Stambler
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