Curated stack of books:

THE POSTHUMAN DADA GUIDE by Andrei Codrescu
A CONTRACT WITH THE EARTH by Newt Gingrich
THE PLEASURES AND SORROWS OF WORK by Alain de Botton
AGAINST THE MACHINE by Lee Siegel
THE LIFE OF THE SKIES by Jonathan Rosen
HOW TO LIVE by Henry Alford
HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS AND HOW EASILY IT CAN BE BROKEN by Daniel Mendelsohn
ONE PERFECT DAY by Rebecca Mead