Non-fiction recs for readers of Gravity's Rainbow?
Hey everyone -
I just read Gravity's Rainbow for the first time. And, like many of my other favorite novels, it has ignited my interest in several real-world events and subjects. So, I thought I'd ask this sub for some non-fiction recommendations.
I'll list a few topics I had in mind, but please recommend anything at all that you think would be relevant to GR. I'm thinking of:
history of IG Farben
fascism as corporatism (not just Nazi Germany)
history of chemistry for a lay reader (maybe Kekulé specifically)
history of the V-2 (though I'm pretty bored by military history)
anything about governments' (Allies, Axis, or anyone else, really) experiments with the supernatural (CIA experimenting with remote viewing, stuff like that)
early days of psychedelics (were people already using LSD and psilocybin during WWII? was cannabis use that widespread?)
any alt-history/conspiracy-minded stuff about the war (no far-right racist shit, please), specifically about business interests
your favorite Plasticman stories
...und so weiter. Danke schön!