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4 books recommended · 1 critiqued · 1 episode
Books they recommend that someone else wrote.
“I think the best book I've read was A Conflict of Visions recently by Thomas Sowell. I just find that is an incredibly insightful book by creating a prior to a lot of sort of political conversations…”
Why: It provides incredible insight into political differences and human limitations.
A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell
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“Lord of the Rings is an amazing management book, if you will. The way Gandalf shows up in just the right time and has the exact right combination of worlds is certainly something that's extremely valuable.”
Why: It offers valuable lessons on management and leadership roles.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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“Seeing Like a State is just a fantastic book. He just passed away. You probably saw that on Twitter.”
Why: It is a fantastic and unique book with a wonderful mind behind it.
Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
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“I've been fascinated with the Burnham books. You mean Managerial Revolution? And Machiavellians are just like, especially for when they were written incredible books.”
Why: They are incredible books for when they were written, addressing problems that persist today.
The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham
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Books they argue against or name the limits of.
“there was some cross-pollination from the lean startup book to the retail world and i think that's especially in retail this has been bad…”
Why: It can lead to an abdication of vision if you let customers dictate what needs to be built rather than having builders solve problems.
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
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Named without an opinion attached.
“written stein's Tracatus is an example of this. It's like the English translation is so much better…”
Tractatus logico-philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein
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