The form of the blog post reminded me very much of Jon Berger's Ways of Seeing, a life-changing political book on art history that changes the way you look at the world.

I'd be surprised if the author hadn't read it, or one of its descendants.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ways-Seeing-Penguin-Modern-Classics/...

I'll bite. I'd start with Ways of Seeing by John Berger http://www.amazon.com/Ways-Seeing-John-Berger/dp/014103579X