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Eric Jorgenson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Writing books (Almanack of Naval/Anthology of Balaji) + writing checks (https://t.co/4NpPgXVdTp) + podcasting (Smart Friends) for the next industrial revolution ☢️⚛️🧬🛰🔋

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Book Cover for: Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past, David Reich

Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

David Reich
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

Who We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich "History is a boneyard. There’s probably not a single ethnic group on the planet that simply peacefully occupied their plot of land since “time immemorial.” https://t.co/dhJ70CJQA6

Paperback, 2019

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Exhalation, Ted Chiang

Exhalation

Ted Chiang
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

Finally read "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang, recommended often by @naval. Beautiful metaphor for entropy, and call to appreciate the miracle of the universe in the present.

Paperback, 2020

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny, William Strauss

The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

William Strauss
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy by William Strauss and Neil Howe "How a cyclic theory of history forecasts a serious American conflict in the 2020s (written in the mid-1990s)." https://t.co/TD1HFG5BvA

Paperback, 1997

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything, Paul Vigna

The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything

Paul Vigna
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

The Truth Machine by Michael Casey & Paul Vigna "More and more frequently, I point people here for an accessible explanation of how blockchains allow us to establish certain kinds of truths even in adversarial environments." https://t.co/V35oaPtkdb

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth about Extraordinary Results, Gary Keller

The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth about Extraordinary Results

Gary Keller
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

"Rather, I believe in the concept illustrated by Gary Keller in his book The ONE Thing. That book teaches you to fix the one thing that makes all other problems irrelevant or easy."

Hardcover, 2013

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5, Taylor Pearson

The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5

Taylor Pearson
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

Had an awesome conversation about anti-fragility and long volatility with @TaylorPearsonMe, author of the Amazon best-seller The End of Jobs, and founder of Mutiny Fund Listen to the full episode now: https://kite.link/jsoundbox42t

Paperback, 2015

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution, Yuri Slezkine

The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution

Yuri Slezkine
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution by Yuri Slezkine "About how the Soviet Union actually worked." https://t.co/LUJ8mRP05K

Paperback, 2019

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: History Has Begun: The Birth of a New America, Bruno Maçães

History Has Begun: The Birth of a New America

Bruno Maçães
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

History Has Begun by Bruno Maçães "Bruno’s thesis is that America is increasingly becoming a virtual society. I have to agree. This novel vantage point unifies many otherwise opposed schools of thought." https://t.co/hg4amYm7Jy

Hardcover, 2020

$37.99$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent, Harvey Silverglate

Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

Harvey Silverglate
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent https://t.co/h2w5EkZGNl "This is all about enforcement discretion. In the DOJ, US Attorneys have plenary authority in their territory and the ability to press charges or not as is their wont."

Paperback, 2011

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Gray Lady Winked, Ashley Rindsberg

The Gray Lady Winked

Ashley Rindsberg
Eric JorgensonEric Jorgenson

.@AshleyRindsberg, author of “The Gray Lady Winked” talks about some “ill-gotten” Pulitzer Prizes that the New York Times still haven’t given back. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/Bnji04HfTx https://t.co/dUdpFP9Zow

Paperback, 2021

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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