If you could force everyone in the world to read and internalize one book what would it be and why?

Fahrenheit 451

Why?

God is Not Great - Christopher Hitchens

The vast majority of our species leans on religion for anything they don't understand, and we'd be better off if people didn't do that.

Siddhartha

Great choice in my opinion, why did you choose it?
- It teaches the ultimate in human empathy. It taught me that we are all brothers and sisters. It taught me that time is an illusion and that we are all one in the stream of life.

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

It's basically a letter from a father to his son about all the concerns an African American person has regarding their children's safety. That is a very poor explanation of this book. It's one of the few books I have read that has shaken me to my soul. I have been forever changed by this book. As a white person, it opened my eyes to things I never thought about. It is a captivating and moving read, but you will not view the world the same way ever again.

I really enjoyed Tao te Ching. I loved the parables and knowing that it was an influential person trying to teach the next king to come how to be more reasonable. My favorite parable from the book is “yield and overcome”.

1984 so everyone would stop misusing it

As a privacy enthusiast, I cringe whenever people refer to 1984 as being about privacy and how “big brother” is watching them at all times. It’s not about that.