Oil! – Upton Sinclair
A classic novel that might not be read too much anymore, it has some pretty contemporary themes. Written from back when an American could also be a socialist
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Starship Troopers – Robert A. Heinlein
The controversy around Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘Starship Troopers’ is about as interesting as the book itself.
Failures in Polymathy 