There's a set of books I picked right in freshman year that marked me:
"Pensées" - Blaise Pascal: It showed me the clarity of thought a human being could have with a brain that functions correctly. Reading this is humbling. It is often reduced to a "theological" book and this is what you often see it described as.
"The Prince" - Niccolo Machiavelli: Shrewd but so much more nuanced than what 99%
While writing La Comédie Humaine - 92 books and many more unfinished, from 1829 to 1850 - Balzac is said to have started his days around midnight. He would write till 8am, with some breaks for walks, rest for an hour, then write again till 4p. At that time he would bathe, receive friends for dinner, and go to bed at 6p or 7p. He drank a lot of coffee.
Brave New world by Aldous Huxley(20th century), La Comédie humaine by Honoré de Balzac(19th century)…..but I get the concept, I was just thinking since a recommendation app it would work well with a scarce niche and so that whenever I want unpopular old books I know where to go
我大一那会儿挑了几本书，对我影响极深： 《思想录》（Blaise Pascal 著）：它让我见识到了，一个大脑运转正常的人类能拥有何等清晰的思维。读这本书会让人心生敬畏。它常被贬低为一本“神学”书，大家也经常看到它是被这么描述的。 《君主论》（Niccolo Machiavelli 著）：精明老辣，但远比99%的人以为的更有层次…
There's a set of books I picked right in freshman year that marked me: "Pensées" - Blaise Pascal: It showed me the clarity of thought a human being could have with a brain that functions correctly. Reading this is humbling. It is often reduced to a "theological" book and this is what you often see it described as. "The Prince" - Niccolo Machiavelli: Shrewd but so much more nuanced than what 99%
据说巴尔扎克在写《人间喜剧》（La Comédie Humaine）期间——从 1829 年到 1850 年，写了 92 部，还有很多没写完——他的一天大概是从半夜开始的。他会一直写到早上 8 点，中间穿插散散步，休息一个小时，然后再写到下午 4 点。那个时候他会洗个澡，招待朋友吃晚餐，然后在晚上 6 点或 7 点上床睡觉。他咖啡喝得特别凶。
While writing La Comédie Humaine - 92 books and many more unfinished, from 1829 to 1850 - Balzac is said to have started his days around midnight. He would write till 8am, with some breaks for walks, rest for an hour, then write again till 4p. At that time he would bathe, receive friends for dinner, and go to bed at 6p or 7p. He drank a lot of coffee.
阿道斯·赫胥黎的《美丽新世界》（20世纪），奥诺雷·德·巴尔扎克的《人间喜剧》（19世纪）……不过我懂你的意思了，我刚才只是在想，作为一个推荐类 app，如果深耕小众稀缺领域效果应该会挺好的，这样每当我想找冷门古籍时就知道该去哪儿了
Brave New world by Aldous Huxley(20th century), La Comédie humaine by Honoré de Balzac(19th century)…..but I get the concept, I was just thinking since a recommendation app it would work well with a scarce niche and so that whenever I want unpopular old books I know where to go