A Treatise Concerning Human Nature by David Hume. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume. The g Factor by Arthur Jensen. Unfortunately, what this book will demonstrate to most people is that they don't have enough g to read it. Even a real smarty-pants like myself usually gets all worn out after two or three typical paragraphs.
Some subjects are inherently difficult, that's all.
So use it as a bedside book and take only measured amounts at widely spaced intervals. Parenti's views on what is going on in the world these days in political and economic terms are pretty much mine also. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx. Das Kapital by Karl Marx. The fantastic power of capitalism explained.