- title: "Small Is Beautiful"
  author: "E. F. Schumacher"
  year: "1973"
  reason: "Interested in alternative models of economics not necessarily tied to modern neoliberalism."
- title: "Deschooling Society"
  author: "Ivan Illich"
  year: "1971"
  reason: "Seeing for myself the disconnect from academic and vocational schooling with the real world, I want to see if alternate methods of education (or lack thereof) seem feasible, even in theory."
- title: "Dynasties and Interludes"
  author: "Lawrence LeDuc & Jon H. Pammett"
  year: "2016"
  reason: "Recommended by a political YouTuber [J.J. McCullough](https://www.youtube.com/c/JJMcCullough/videos); it was mentioned as a good resource for understanding modern Canadian political history and how the knowledge of this limited history can help you snuff out misinformation, unintentional or otherwise."