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Comment on Ask HN: How do you decide a non-fiction book is worth your time?

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- Recommended by someone that I have alot of respect for.

- I was already aware of what the author had done liked it. So I would read thier book to hear more of what they had to say. If I like one author I usually look for thier other books.

- If someone praises it very highly. For example someone said he "didn't know where he would be in life if it was for Dostoevsky". Also a former KGB agent said that if you want to understand psychology you have to read "Dostoevsky"

- I already know what the book is about via Wikipedia, a review a friend and I find the topic interesting so I want to know more about the topic.

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