Incredible Books that Were NOT Recommended to Me

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"What book are you constantly recommending to others that was not recommended to you?"

That question, asked recently by the writer David Perell, really made me think: what uncommon literary gems are on my bookshelf that I could pass on to others?

It made me think of an essay by the culture critic Walter Benjamin's 1931 essay, Unpacking My Library, in which the writer noticed new connections and associations between his books emerge as he was in the midst of moving. In the spirit of that essay, this video begins with the book that I recommend which was not recommended to me, and then through a series of spontaneous associations, introduces 10 other books that I think viewers of this channel are sure to love. Enjoy x

Books discussed:
The Gift – Lewis Hyde: https://amzn.to/3TyF9p5
All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy: https://amzn.to/4e23rAd
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce: https://amzn.to/3Zmm7WR
The Collected Works of W.S. Merwin: https://amzn.to/3TvPDWm
Skin in the Game - Nassim Nicholas Taleb: https://amzn.to/4gt6l2g
Mating in Captivity - Esther Perel: https://amzn.to/3za01w5
Sapiens (Graphic Novel) - Yuval Noah Harari: https://amzn.to/4grS06d
The Beginning of Infinity - David Deutsch: https://amzn.to/3Bh90Mk
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Peter Wohlleben: https://amzn.to/4d9Xhwx
The Vegetarian - Han Kang: https://amzn.to/4gt6UsS
The Overstory - Richard Powers: https://amzn.to/3zs2nGw