Looking for two book recommendations (first SciFi and "48 rules of Power" with ethics)

EntropicalVacation , 27 minutes ago

For SF, I recommend anything by Becky Chambers. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is the first of her Wayfarers series.

dandelion , 1 hour ago

For entry, easy to read sci-fi that is positive or utopian, I think the author Ursula K. LeGuin is an obvious choice.

Maybe start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dispossessed.

dandelion , 1 hour ago

Hey, just wanted to dig in deeper about the second recommendation. The two books you mention are pop self-help books. You mentioned you wanted something about how to connect to people on a respectful level. Are your goals like learning psychological tips and tricks for navigating social situations (like knowing that people like hearing their name repeated to them, or that leaning in towards someone conveys you are engaged and listening, etc.)?

I’m not sure if I have a book recommendation, I just wanted to get clear on exactly what kind of book you wanted. I worry that pop self-help books may not be the best route to help you with your goal, whatever it is, but there might be other books that could help.

GoOnASteamTrain , 2 hours ago

I saw first sci-fi and thought ooooh “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”… but, as much as it’s a great book… it is not positive by any means!

I am interested too, it’s been tricky to find positive sci-fi for me, and I’d love to read some. :)