For me its probably the Tao Te Ching for its spiritual wisdom as well as the courage to be disliked for how it introduced me to Adlerian psychology and teleology.

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    Ishmael: Mind opening way of looking at our current culture vs history. Not sure if I entirely agree with the thesis but it absolutely change the way I look at the world.

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      Ishmael by Daniel Quinn is fiction but you’re right about it being eye opening, If you’re interested in exploring similar concepts but in non-fiction I would recommend:

      Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan

      The Culture of Make Believe by Derrick Jensen

      A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright