[hliyan]

There's another, similar genre of non-fiction books: Sapiens, Outliers etc. I notice these tend to be unusually popular with people who have too short an attention span to absorb knowledge rigorously (e.g. high net-worth individuals), and would rather prefer it be weaved into a narrative, even at the cost of some accuracy. Bonus if the narrative confirms their preconceived notions. For a while, I myself was guilty of consuming both these and business books. I still occasionally read them, but now I recognise them as entertainment and am under no illusion about rigour or practical application.

[lurk2]

> I notice these tend to be unusually popular with people who have too short an attention span to absorb knowledge rigorously

Airport literature.

[rodolphoarruda]

Those books switch reader's nob one click up, so they become 1% more informed than the average who haven't read the same content (yet). That 1% looks/sounds incredibly a lot more. "OMG, he said neanderthals and homo-sapiens coexisted somewhere in time. What a genius!". This kind of reaction.