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2020-01-19 · 613 points · 388 comments · 8 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

2Slan
Slan
A.E. Van Vogt
2 here · 3 all-time · #637 overall
1House of Leaves
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
1 here · 14 all-time · #76 overall
1Propaganda
Propaganda
Jacques Ellul
1 here · 7 all-time · #202 overall
1Behave
Behave
Robert Sapolsky
1 here · 5 all-time · #296 overall
1The Technological Society
The Technological Society
Jacques Ellul
1 here · 4 all-time · #424 overall
1The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
Thomas Ligotti
1 here · 3 all-time · #547 overall
1The Story of B
The Story of B
Daniel Quinn
1 here · 3 all-time · #555 overall
1The Hidden Persuaders
The Hidden Persuaders
Vance Packard
1 here · 3 all-time · #556 overall