Books & Resources
History & Politics
Most of my knowledge regarding history and politics comes from books, debates, YouTube Documentries and online sources like Wikipedia,
I have listed as many of them I can recall down below.
Issac Asimov’s books
- The Egyptians
- The Roman Republic
- The Roman Empire
- The Greeks - A Great Adventure
- The Dark Ages
Other books on History
- প্রাচীন ভারত - শ্রীযোগীন্দ্রনাথ সমাদ্দার
- The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order - Samuel P. Huntington
- Ages of Discord: A Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History - Peter Turchin (Need to read)
Online resources
- OverSimplified - Good videos for quick recaps of various historical events, useful for people who are interested in the field and want a starting point.
- Kings and Generals - Tons of great documentries on various historical eras and events.
- Eyes Wide Open - Fantastic documentries on (mostly) US clandestine organizations and operations.
- UsefulCharts - Fantastic channel if you want visualizations of various historical events, religious sects and more.
- Whatifalthist - Primarily focused on alt. history (what if xyz happened instead of abc) and geopolitical analysis.
- Dr. Roy Casagranda - Good lectures on modern middle-eastern history.
- Vinay Lal - Good lectures on ancient and modern-day Indian history.
Psychology
I am still a novice in this field.
Alot of my knowledge comes from Prof. Sam Vaknin’s videos.
- Games People Play - Eric Berne
- The Social Animal - Elliot & Joshua Aronson
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Health Disorders. (DSM) (5th ed.)
Literature
Most literature I have read (incl. comics)
Bangla
As most Bangla literature I have read were ether in compilations created by various publishers, I will list the names of the authors whose works I have read instead where applicable.
- The works of সুকুমার রায়
- The works of সত্যজিৎ রায়
- The works of শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়
- চাঁদের পাহার - বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
- হীরা মাণিক জ্বলে - বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
- Other works of বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
- কাকাবাবু সমগ্র - সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়
- বাঙ্গালীর হাঁসির গল্প - জসীমউদ্দিন
English
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
- The Adventures of Tintin
- Asterix and Obelix