Lesser known books that you must read

Twelve against the gods

It tells the stories of twelve famous adventurers from history, who pushed the boundaries of exploration.

The jungle

It details the harsh conditions and exploitation immigrants in Chicago suffered during the early 20th century.

Outliers

One of the fundamental points I took away from the book was just how many hours you need to put in to be successful in any field.

Inverting the pyramid

The book details the evolution of tactics in football from its beginnings to the present day.

On the shortness of life

The profound message of the book is that every day we are running out of the one resource we cannot accumulate more of, time.

Airframe

The book explores the fallacy of placing these people in charge of complex systems and the consequences that follow.

Heart of darkness

The importance of this book is its themes of racism and imperialism which lead people to develop a sense of superiority that may be misplaced.