American Professor Noam Chomsky Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around
Educating yourself with books is one of the most powerful ways to increase your knowledge and grow as a person. Noam Chomsky – American professor and ‘one of our generation’s greatest thinkers’ known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism – knows this. The prolific author and activist has published countless works critiquing media manipulation, corporate greed, and other systemic injustices.
He read and recommended many more. From books about the economics, history and sociology: Noam Chomsky’s personal reading list is packed with incredible reads sure to open minds while posing thought-provoking questions about what lies ahead for humanity in a world shaped by technology.
Blinkist, the knowledge app that Apple ranks as one of the top apps for lifelong learning, has compiled a comprehensive overview of his all-time favorite books after carrying out an in-depth exploration of Noam Chomsky’s most beloved reads through interviews, social media posts, podcasts, and articles. Let’s take a look at what these five books can do for you.
5 Books From Noam Chomsky’s Reading List
1. Manufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
Manufacturing Consent
- 20 min reading time
- audio version available
This groundbreaking book unveils how the mass media operates as a propaganda machine that suppresses dissent and manufactures consent for the policy agendas of dominant elite interests. A must-read for anyone seeking to deconstruct the subtle ways news and information are distorted. Get the key ideas on Blinkist in just 20 minutes.
2. Failed States by Noam Chomsky
Failed States
- 21 min reading time
- audio version available
Chomsky delivers a searing critique of America’s own record as a “failed state” that repeatedly violates international law and human rights through interventionist policies abroad. An eye-opening account. Get the key ideas on Blinkist in just 21 minutes.
3. No Logo by Naomi Klein
No Logo
- 15 min reading time
- audio version available
This groundbreaking work by the author of The Shock Doctrine explores the dehumanizing effects of corporate branding and globalization on individuals and communities worldwide.
Get the key ideas on Blinkist in just 16 minutes.
4. The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
The Shock Doctrine
- 19 min reading time
- audio version available
Klein unveils how crises and shocks have been systematically exploited to impose sweeping pro-corporate policies that enrich a small elite at the expense of the masses. Get the key ideas on Blinkist in just 19 minutes.
5. Understanding Power by Noam Chomsky
Understanding Power
- 18 min reading time
- audio version available
A powerful collection exploring Chomsky’s vital perspectives on U.S. imperialism, propaganda, the realities of class warfare, and paths toward meaningful social change. Get the key ideas on Blinkist in just 18 minutes.
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