Jim O'Shaughnessy Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Dreamstate: A Conspiracy Theory
Jed McKennaJim O'Shaughnessy@StewartalsopIII I agree with Jed McKenna that Human Adulthood (being awake in the dreamstate, not from it) is the real prize. But, like you, not that I would know: "What we consider bright and beautiful in children is the inherent nature of the fully developed human, of Human Adulthood. Our… https://t.co/qdjBPwVhPP
Paperback, 2016
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Now More Than Ever: Australia's ABC
David AndersonJim O'Shaughnessy@FiSurgi Thanks David! Teaser: "Now, more than ever, we have the power not just to dream — but to do. Taking our doodles and scribbles and random thoughts and creating stories that can change minds. Applications that can change lives. Innovations that can change history" 🔜)01/01/2023
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Swann's Way: Remembrance of Things Past
Marcel ProustJim O'Shaughnessy@Chad73846501 @bfcarlson “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” ~Marcel Proust
Paperback, 2018
$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size
Tor NorretrandersJim O'Shaughnessy@AlmostMedia 1. The Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu 2. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World; by David Deutsch 3. The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size; by Tor Nørretranders 4. The Lessons of History; by Will and Ariel Durant 5. Siddharta; by Hermann Hesse… https://t.co/xP2I7sCYvI
Paperback, 1999
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Allegory of the Cave: Plato
PlatoJim O'Shaughnessy@alam_wealthkid Much like Plato's allegory of the cave, it's inhabitants don't realize that the chains which bind them have no locks. https://t.co/V6zWgqFwNq
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The Friends of Voltaire;
Evelyn Beatrice HallJim O'Shaughnessy@LynAldenContact "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" ~Evelyn Beatrice Hall attributed this to Voltaire in "The Friends of Voltaire" but the quote police have been disputing it endlessly, still agree with the sentiment
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Adventures of a Bystander
Peter DruckerJim O'Shaughnessy@rorysutherland @ContrarianJolly @michaeldsimmons I think one of Peter Drucker's best books is his "Adventures of a Bystander"
Hardcover, 2017
$180.00$155.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Uncle's Dream: "If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself"
Fyodor DostoyevskyJim O'ShaughnessyTwo thoughts from Fyodor Dostoyevsky “If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.” “Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.”
Paperback, 2019
$10.24$5.12 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blame
Paul ReadJim O'ShaughnessyI especially enjoyed Paul's comments on the making it essay by @kadavy, the whole piece is worth a read. "Making It" as a Solo Creator, Student Loans, Blame Capitalism! | #194, by @p_millerd https://t.co/BRucfMS40K
Paperback, 2017
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Practical Mysticism
Evelyn UnderhillJim O'ShaughnessyPractical Mysticism: Evelyn Underhill's Stunning Century-Old Manifesto for Secular Transcendence and Seeing the Heart of Reality https://t.co/2JiBDfZgAU via @brainpicker
Paperback, 2008
$9.49$4.74 + Free shipping50% off your first book