A brief history of Europe
If I can only recommend one original introductory book, I will recommend minimalist European history, because it perfectly meets two criteria: the text is simple enough and the subject matter is interesting enough. How simple is the text in this book? This is a screenshot of one of the pages:
It can be seen that this kind of difficult text can be easily read even if it is only the English level of high school graduates.
A Brief History of Europe is a pamphlet introducing European history. The whole book is only over 200 pages. The full text does not use boring technical terms, but it is very logical. After reading it, you will have a complete understanding of the whole of Europe.
Willpower instinct
Self-control is an excellent psychology textbook. Author Kelly? Kelly McGonigal, a psychology professor at Stanford University, has been working to help people manage stress and make positive changes in their lives. What is commendable is that although this book is an academic reading, the author writes it easily, and the discussion style of the book also makes readers feel like a spring breeze. The English difficulty of this book is also very low, and CET-4 can completely understand it.
the road less traveled
The Road Few People Walk is not a popular psychological chicken soup on the market, but a serious book about mental growth. Scott Peck's first sentence: Life is hard. This sentence also constitutes the keynote of this book's argument: life is full of pain, and only by facing this point squarely can we accept all kinds of difficulties encountered on the road of growth and strive to overcome them.
Zero to one
Peter thiel, the author of From Zero to One, is the founder of PayPal. He was once called a thinker in the American investment field. From 0 to 1 is the crystallization of peter thiel's thinking about the Internet and business. In his book, he put forward many refreshing ideas, for example, when enterprises are caught in competition, then the industry can't make money, and only by forming a monopoly can it make a lot of profits (which also explains why Didi and Kuai, as well as the merger of Meituan and Public Comment). The methodology in the book is not only effective for the Internet industry, but also applicable to life and workplace. If you are interested in business, competition and the Internet, I recommend you to read this book during your holiday.
A brief history of almost everything.
A Brief History of Everything covers a wide range of topics, from prehistoric humans to space to cells, from physical chemistry to evolution. It can be said that all the subjects you can think of are included. There are not many formulas and symbols commonly found in popular science books in this book. It only uses two most common formulas: gravity formula and mass-energy equation, to ensure that everyone can understand it. At the same time, no matter how complicated the theory is, the author can express it in concise and humorous language, which is very enjoyable to read.