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I too want more books like Strangers Drowning. I know of two books that try to do the same from a non-EA-perspective:
Heroes: From Alexander the Great & Julius Caesar to Churchill & de Gaulle
(Spoiler: Most of these can hardly be called “heroes” imo. Not recommed.)
The Triumph of Liberty: A 2000 Year History Told Through the Lives of Freedom’s Greatest Champions
IIRC it some cool stories with questionable accuracy of people with grit, and I liked it more than the previous book above, but I can’t really recommend it.
Additionally some inspiring biographies:
I know I really liked Frederick Douglass’ autobiography. He seems like he was a really good person iirc. Weakly recommend.
I wholeheartedly recommend The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought, however! Maybe not prototypical heroes, but fighting to advance thought and make a nicer world in a somewhat hostile climate while maintaining their integrity.
If you or anyone reading this has recommendations of this sort, consider yourself nudged to comment.
You really hyperlinked to the comment directly above your own? Smooth. :p
I too want more books like Strangers Drowning. I know of two books that try to do the same from a non-EA-perspective:
Heroes: From Alexander the Great & Julius Caesar to Churchill & de Gaulle
(Spoiler: Most of these can hardly be called “heroes” imo. Not recommed.)
The Triumph of Liberty: A 2000 Year History Told Through the Lives of Freedom’s Greatest Champions
IIRC it some cool stories with questionable accuracy of people with grit, and I liked it more than the previous book above, but I can’t really recommend it.
Additionally some inspiring biographies:
I know I really liked Frederick Douglass’ autobiography. He seems like he was a really good person iirc. Weakly recommend.
I wholeheartedly recommend The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought, however! Maybe not prototypical heroes, but fighting to advance thought and make a nicer world in a somewhat hostile climate while maintaining their integrity.
If you or anyone reading this has recommendations of this sort, consider yourself nudged to comment.