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I just finished The Big Picture by Sean Carroll and now I dont know what the fuck to do with myself. Help me.

On the Historicity of Jesus by Richard Carrier.

Pretty much sold me on Mythicism.

A World Lit Only by Fire, by William Manchester

https://www.amazon.com/World-Lit-Only-Fire-Renaissance/dp/0316545562

Oooh, I have a few suggestions:

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.
It's both a book about physics and something of a sociological study on how we do physics, whose opinions matter, who gets credit, and why. She herself is a particle physicist.

Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander and the Bloody Fight for His Empire by James Romm
This one's a history book obviously, but Romm writes it with such verve it feels like you're reading an epic novel. He picks up the thread in Alexander's last days and recounts the early Diadochi Wars through to the defeat and death of Eumenes the Greek and the extinction of the Argead dynasty.

There, that's two for you.

Lost Airline Colours of Europe Timelines by Matt Falcus

"Airlines the world over delight in showcasing attractive liveries on their aircraft which reflect their branding and sense of style to the travelling public and those on the ground. The nature of the airline industry means that the colour schemes and familiar names we are used to in our skies often change or disappear for good.

Even the airlines that have lasted the distance reflect changes in styles through periodic upgrades to their look and branding over the years, from the fussy schemes of the 1950s and 60s through the kitsch of the 1970s and infamous Eurowhite of recent years.

This book traces many of the schemes which were familiar across Europe, including national carriers, leisure airlines from the holiday charter boom, and regional airlines feeding our smaller airports. Many airlines in these pages have now been lost forever, and others continue in a completely revised scheme."

ummmmm a little thing called THE BIBLE??

Vilem Flusser - Freedom of the Migrant

Henry Miller - Big Sur and The Oranges of Hieronymous Bosch

Kurt Vonnegut - Man Without A Country

More.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King.

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

The Pelopensian War by Thuyclides

Lord of the Rings

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle by Chris Hedges

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote