You'll see potatoes with brand-new 'eyes'!
I finished 1493, Charles Mann's companion book to 1491. You know how small bits of new information can completely shift your paradigm about something? For instance, a nurse might feel a secret loathing for a disheveled emergency room patient who acts drunk or drugged until a quick test reveals no drugs or alcohol but a dangerously low blood sugar and under normal conditions the patient is a cancer research Nobel prize winner. This set of books, containing thousands of small bits of new information, will do that to your prior knowledge of, oh well, let's see - everything! I recommend as Standard Core textbooks for everyone who thinks they're the center of the universe, which is, well, everyone!
"The love of money is the root of all evil."
Who knows? Fisher knows.
Before Jack Reacher emerged from the mold of laissez faire crime-solvers, Horne Fisher warmed it up. I'd never read Chesterton before finding this freebie on Amazon; I'm hooked! It's a series of short mystery vignettes with seemingly impossible solutions until Mr. Fisher applies his powers of observation and deep knowledge of the human condition. Great nightstand read!
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