Topics
Books recommended in long conversations, by subject.
The Ancient World
15 books recommended · 22 mentioned
By the Spear · The Iliad · Meditations
Medieval & Early Modern
9 books recommended · 15 mentioned
Powers and Thrones · Children of Ash and Elm · Forge of Christendom
The World Wars
18 books recommended · 24 mentioned
The Wages of Destruction · As We Go Marching · East West Street
War & Strategy
17 books recommended · 26 mentioned
Formula · The Art of War · Conquest and Empire
Modern History
25 books recommended · 49 mentioned
Powers and Thrones · The Lessons of History · Why Nations Fail
China
3 books recommended · 4 mentioned
Breakneck · China Marches West · Empire of Horses
Russia & Eastern Europe
1 book recommended · 3 mentioned
Secondhand Time
The Middle East
1 book recommended · 5 mentioned
People Love Dead Jews
America
9 books recommended · 19 mentioned
Means of Ascent · The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York · Days of Rage
Politics & Power
29 books recommended · 57 mentioned
Conspiracy · Nineteen Eighty-Four · Means of Ascent
Economics
33 books recommended · 64 mentioned
The Theory of Moral Sentiments · The Wealth of Nations · The Innovator's Dilemma
Investing & Finance
15 books recommended · 28 mentioned
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars · Zero to One · The Man Who Solved the Market
Founders & Companies
37 books recommended · 53 mentioned
Return to the Little Kingdom · Runnin' Down a Dream · Enzo Ferrari
Management & Leadership
22 books recommended · 32 mentioned
Creativity, Inc. · Runnin' Down a Dream · Play Nice but Win
Technology
20 books recommended · 38 mentioned
Return to the Little Kingdom · A History of Great Inventions · In the Company of Giants
Artificial Intelligence
3 books recommended · 5 mentioned
Gödel, Escher, Bach · Nvidia Way · The Singularity Is Near
Science
15 books recommended · 54 mentioned
A History of Great Inventions · Mathematica · The Perfect Storm
Psychology & Decisions
22 books recommended · 63 mentioned
Conspiracy · Primal Intelligence · Quiet
Health & Medicine
8 books recommended · 21 mentioned
Dopamine Nation · Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming · Healing Back Pain
Philosophy
27 books recommended · 50 mentioned
The Theory of Moral Sentiments · The Lessons of History · Meditations
Religion
10 books recommended · 12 mentioned
Forge of Christendom · The Age of Faith · A History of Christianity
Society & Culture
28 books recommended · 73 mentioned
Children of Ash and Elm · Quiet · Seeing Like a State
Art, Music & Craft
22 books recommended · 33 mentioned
Born to Run · Creativity, Inc. · The Creative Act
Habits & Self-Improvement
11 books recommended · 25 mentioned
The Creative Act · Atomic Habits · Be Useful
Biography & Memoir
37 books recommended · 51 mentioned
By the Spear · Born to Run · Enzo Ferrari
Fiction
31 books recommended · 50 mentioned
Nineteen Eighty-Four · Anna Karenina · Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. HC)
Science Fiction & Fantasy
7 books recommended · 13 mentioned
The Three-Body Problem · Foundation · Neuromancer
Classics
19 books recommended · 37 mentioned
The Iliad · Anna Karenina · Green Hills of Africa