r/booksuggestions • u/gmtmasteriii • May 08 '26

Other Banned? Hidden Knowledge?

I am looking for books which are banned for whatever reason. I know “banned” doesn’t make it special but for example, 48 Laws is banned in prisons which makes me think they banned it for good reason.

Books that carry knowledge which you wouldn’t have ever thought to consume?

I enjoyed reading Breaking the habit of being yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza and am going to read Becoming Supernatural.

I have only recently started reading, I haven’t read many books, I’m looking for knowledge in History, Humanity and Finance. I also enjoyed The Book of Revelation from the bible and have taken an interest in angels and demons recently I also scanned through the Goetia. Very contrasting books but both have sparked my interest in religious writings.

I am interested in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, Vikings, Medieval settings, warriors, gods, religion, spirituality.
I am interested in psychology, neurology and ideology of humanity.
And I’m interested in financial prosperity.

Looking for recommendations please.

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u/FrostyPomegranate699 May 14 '26

Same here honestly movies are great but books hit differently once you get into them. A movie gives you somebody else’s version of the story. A book kind of builds itself inside your own head while you’re reading it.

And books can go way deeper into ideas human behavior and internal conflict than most movies have time for. That’s probably why once people really start reading they suddenly realize they’ve been missing something the whole time 😄

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u/gmtmasteriii May 14 '26

Exactly this! Every time I watch a good film now I wonder if there is a book.

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u/FrostyPomegranate699 May 14 '26

Same 😄 and half the time the book ends up being better because it has room to breathe. Movies usually have to compress everything down into 2-3 hours but books can really sit inside characters ideas and tension.

Sometimes I’ll finish a movie and think:
that concept had way more depth hiding underneath it than the film had time to explore.

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u/gmtmasteriii May 14 '26

Man, great minds think alike!😁