Allen Morgan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Sherpa to startups & active angel investor. Managing Director, Idealab New Ventures Group. Former startup lawyer and Mayfield partner.
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World--And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Hans RoslingAllen Morgan‘Yet here’s the paradox: the image of a dangerous world has never been broadcast more effectively than it is now, while the world has never been less violent and more safe.” — Hans Rosling in “Factfulness”
Paperback, 2020
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After Europe
Ivan KrastevAllen MorganBe careful: in human societies, a harsh shock can quickly turn the unthinkable into the inevitable. -- Ivan Krastev, "After Europe"
Hardcover, 2017
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Lord of the Flies: (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
William GoldingAllen MorganGreat description of the dangers of monomania: “...in the moment of vision, the eyes see nothing.” —William Golding in his novel, “The Spire” (he’s more famous for writing “Lord of the Flies”)
Paperback, 1999
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Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future
Andrew McAfeeAllen Morgan"Architecture is politics." -- Mitch Kapor "It's also economics." -- Andy McAfee & Erik Brynjolfsson in "Machine, Platform, Crowd"
Paperback, 2018
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Spire
William GoldingAllen MorganGreat description of the dangers of monomania: “...in the moment of vision, the eyes see nothing.” —William Golding in his novel, “The Spire” (he’s more famous for writing “Lord of the Flies”)
Paperback, 2002
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The Growth Delusion: Wealth, Poverty, and the Well-Being of Nations
David PillingAllen MorganWant a real downer? Read this: only one-half of 15-year old boys in the U.S. live with their biological father. Divorce is becoming recognized as a leading cause of adolescent suicide. Those items are not juxtaposed by accident. — David Pilling, “The Growth Delusion”
Paperback, 2019
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