Books Recommended by Nick Thompson
Nonzero
Robert Wright
Source: "Among my five favorite books of all time." - Nick Thompson
Why Buddhism is True
Robert Wright
Source: "A story about mindfulness and about the science of Buddhism and the current neurosciencee." - Nick Thompson
The Survival of the Bark Canoe
John McPhee
Source: "An unknown book but just brilliant." - Nick Thompson
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo
Source: "[The author] doesn’t write a ton, but she writes is extraordinary." - Nick Thompson
Strangers Drowning
Larissa MacFarquhar
Source: "A story about people who make extraordinary moral choices like the choice to adopt 23 children and bring them into your lives, [...] and why they make those choices." - Nick Thompson