Flying offers the opportunity to disconnect from the internet — unless you pay for it — and turn your mind off from the constant barrage of phone notifications.
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7 books that will make you smarter in a single plane ride
Looking for good books to read during holiday travel? Grab one, or a few, of the books on this list, and get smarter by the time you deplane.
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Why not spend that time getting smarter on a topic you've always wanted to learn more about.
With that in mind, Business Insider found seven smart books you can finish over the course of a single plane ride. They are short, visually stimulating, or both. For this list we selected an array of lengths, from a 64-page book that's perfect for your hour-long flight, to a 320-page book that would fit the bill if you fly coast-to-coast.
Below we've listed them in order of length, from shortest to longest.
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So grab one, or a few, for your next flight, and get smarter by the time you've deplaned.
'Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words' by Randall Munroe
'We should all be feminists' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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'The War of Independence' by John Fiske
Originally published in 1890, this 115-page book provides a historical perspective on the American Revolution 100 years following the war, rather than today's more than 230 years. It was written by a historian and scholar who graduated from Harvard Law School.
'Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations' by Dan Ariely
This 128-page
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'Real Artists Don't Starve' by Jeff Goins
This 240-page book explores the competitive benefits of being creative, and opines creative people have a powerful tool that needs to be harnessed.
'The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia' by David McCandless
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'The Visual Miscellaneum' uses graphs, charts, and illustrations in its 256 pages to help readers make sense of facts and statistics. It covers topics from
'Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics' by Tim Marshall
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