[joyeuse6701]

1. Breathe - James Nestor I was a lifelong nighttime mouth breather due to a very dry winter climate growing up in Chicago, clogged up my sinuses. The book inspired me to look into solutions for this problem and now wake up with considerably less brain fog than I did before.

2. War and Peace / Anna Karenina - I wanted some sort of insight into Russian Imperialism and was surprised by how much my father was like some of the characters (his grandfather was a 'count'). I thought his personality was just a quirk of his since he was unlike anyone I knew growing up. He fit the Tolstoyan characterization of a noble like a glove, warts and all.

3. History of the Peloponnesian War - So many of the conflicts today are exemplified in the ancient Greek world and the relationships between the city states as described in the book. Hard to believe (I don't believe) that Thucydides could remember these lengthy speeches given by emissaries in various scenarios, but what is written is nonetheless riveting. It's great context for my current read, Plato's Republic, which was heavily influenced by the Athenian (democracy's) defeat against the Spartan oligarchy.

4. Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski

Shedding light on different sexual perspectives and experiences for something that is usually kept deep in the dark.

[guiambros]

Another good one by Emily Nagoski with her sister Amelia is "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle".

It really helped me understand better how to deal with stress, burnout, and how to talk about it at work.

[clydethefrog]

Interesting list.

What was your solution for nighttime mouth breathing?

[TurkishPoptart]

Not OP, but I know some people will use medical tape to hold their mouth shut at night.