Eric Jorgenson 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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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 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
Exhalation
Ted Chiang
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
The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
William Strauss
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
The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
Paul Vigna
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
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth about Extraordinary Results
Gary Keller
"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
The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5
Taylor Pearson
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
The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution
Yuri Slezkine
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
History Has Begun: The Birth of a New America
Bruno Maçães
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
Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
Harvey Silverglate
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
The Gray Lady Winked
Ashley Rindsberg
.@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