What books would you recommend someone read to improve their general knowledge of the world?
Here are some books that can help improve one's general knowledge of the world:
 
 *Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Revised by Jared Diamond
 
 * The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design by Richard Dawkins
 
 * The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jon Haidt
 
 * The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Housel Morgan
 
 * Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos by Mitch Waldrop
 
 * Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini 
  
 * Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  
 * How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
  
 * Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life by Daniel Dennett
  
 * Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
 
 * Moneyball by Michael Lewis
  
 * The Halo Effect: ... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive by Phil Rosenzweig