Book List of 2020

 I am giving a list of my favorite books that I read of 2020. Note, these are not books that just came out in 2020, but these are books that I read for the first time in 2020.

The Basics: Philosophy by Nigel Warburton. A basic introduction to philosophy that discusses ideas like the existence of God and voluntary assisted suicide. A good introduction to philosophy that is written in a conversational style.

Bad Boys, Bad Men by Donald Black, MD. Black is a psychiatrist who has extensively studied Anti-social Personality Disorder (ASPD). Anti-social personality disorder is costly to society and the people are those with the disorder, because of the havoc they cause because sufferers break so many social norms.

Crazy by Pete Earley. Earley is a journalist by training, whose son experienced psychosis after graduating from college. The book is about the criminalization of people with mental illness, and how jails and prisons are now the largest provider of psychiatric services in the United States. Since the closing the mental hospitals in the 1960s, prisons and jails have become the treatment centers for people with mental illness.

The Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel. Sandel is a professor of philosophy at Harvard, where he studies morality and society. The book argues against structuring society as a meritocracy. Sandel's other books, Justice and What Money Can't Buy, are also worth reading.

Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs by Patrick O'Donnell. This book is a history of the OSS during World Was II. The OSS was the predecessor to CIA, and conducted operations behind enemy lines the run-up to D-Day and throughout the war.

Happy reading and I hope 2021 is an improvement over 2020! Happy New Year!

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