Ten Hard Books I Want to Read (But It’s Fine If You Don’t)

In which I show some of the big, difficult books I'm excited to read in the future (while also insisting you not feel any pressure to read them yourself). The other BookTubers who are showcasing similarly tough books they're excited about: ‪@ThatReadingGuy28‬ ‪@BookishTexan‬ ‪@materiagrix‬ ---------------------- Join my Patreon (With Extra Videos Sometimes!):   / toreadersitmayconcern   Buy Me a Coffee (Thank You!): https://ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern Surprise Me with a Book (Thank You!): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... Become a Channel Member (Thank You!):    / @toreadersitmayconcern   ---------------------- ---------------------- Chapters: ---------------------- 00:00 Intro 01:37 Book 1 (Philosophy) 05:47 Book 2 (Historical Fiction) 09:31 Book 3 (History/Philosophy) 11:38 Book 4 (Fiction) 14:08 Book 5 (Science) 16:55 Book 6 (History) 19:29 Book 7 (History) 21:42 Book 8 (Science/History) 23:24 Book 9 (Science/Philosophy) 25:53 Book 10 (Fiction) 28:59 Bonus (Philosophy) 30:22 Outro ---------------------- Books Featured (With Global Amazon Links): [Let me know if links break.] ---------------------- On What Matters by Derek Parfit: https://amzn.to/4dDJXRL The Dying Grass by William T. Vollmann: https://amzn.to/3WIRRlX The Main Currents of Marxism by Leszek Kolakowski: https://amzn.to/4dgdmS8 Ha! A Self-Murder Mystery by Gordon Sheppard: https://amzn.to/4dpaQcA The Structure of Evolutionary Theory by Stephen Jay Gould: https://amzn.to/4dESofo The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant: https://amzn.to/3TKIj8n The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia by Orlando Figes: https://amzn.to/43Qr62g The Modern Mind by Peter Watson: https://amzn.to/3xjCojp The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World by Iain McGilchrist: https://amzn.to/43F7det Bottom’s Dream by Arno Schmidt: https://amzn.to/3vNhkRE The Open Society & Its Enemies by Karl Popper: https://amzn.to/3THgEp1 I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel. ---------------------- Bookshop to support local bookstores and this channel (U.S.): https://bookshop.org/shop/ToReadersIt...