
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
“Asimov’s Foundation books were a strong influence on me as a child”
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by Isaac Asimov
“Asimov’s Foundation books were a strong influence on me as a child”
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“Dune series by Herbert also brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence.”
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by Karl Marx
“Marx was a capitalist. He even wrote a book about it.”
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by John D. Clark
““Ignition!””
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by Sam Harris
“Sam lost me when he said that any lies at all would justify Trump losing. I mean … Sam literally wrote a book about why lying is evil! pic.twitter.com/VTbNWWeGDj”
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by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Maste
“Some audiobook recommendations: The Story of Civilization by Durant Iliad (Penguin Edition) The Road to Serfdom by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Masters of Doom by Kushner The Wages of Destruction by Tooze The Storm of Steel by Junger The Guns of August by Tuchman The Gallic Wars by Caesar Twelve Against the Gods by Bolitho Genghis Khan by Weatherford The first one on the list will take a while to get through, but is very much worthwhile. Admittedly, this is a list that appeals to those who think about Rome every day. I hope someone makes an audiobook of The Encyclopedia of Military History by Dupuy and The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Creasy.”
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by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Maste
“Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World”
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by E.M. Forster
“Worth reading The Machine Stops, an old story by E. M. Forster”
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by Robert A. Heinlein
“I like The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.”
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by Walter Isaacson
“Yeah, they’re all good, but I particularly liked his biography of Ben Franklin”
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by Robert K. Massie
“Am reading Robert Massie's book on Catherine the Great. Yeah, I know what you're probably thinking ... did she really f* a horse?”
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“Ashlee Vance's biography is mostly correct, but also rife with errors & never independently fact-checked, despite my request that he do so”
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by Montefiore
““Stalin: Court of the Red Tsar” was one of the few books so dark I had to stop reading. If only they’d listened to Lenin’s last wish, much tragedy may have been averted.”
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by John Green
“Must admit to liking "The Fault in Our Stars" too. Sad, romantic and beautifully named”
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“The @SkepticsGuide book is 👍”
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by Adam Smith
“Adam Smith FTW obv. Ironically, future automation will naturally lead to greater equality of consumption. Monopolies are true enemy of people. Competing to serve is good.”
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by William Bolitho
“Some audiobook recommendations: The Story of Civilization by Durant Iliad (Penguin Edition) The Road to Serfdom by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Masters of Doom by Kushner The Wages of Destruction by Tooze The Storm of Steel by Junger The Guns of August by Tuchman The Gallic Wars by Caesar Twelve Against the Gods by Bolitho Genghis Khan by Weatherford The first one on the list will take a while to get through, but is very much worthwhile. Admittedly, this is a list that appeals to those who think about Rome every day. I hope someone makes an audiobook of The Encyclopedia of Military History by Dupuy and The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Creasy.”
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by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Maste
“Some audiobook recommendations: The Story of Civilization by Durant Iliad (Penguin Edition) The Road to Serfdom by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Masters of Doom by Kushner The Wages of Destruction by Tooze The Storm of Steel by Junger The Guns of August by Tuchman The Gallic Wars by Caesar Twelve Against the Gods by Bolitho Genghis Khan by Weatherford The first one on the list will take a while to get through, but is very much worthwhile. Admittedly, this is a list that appeals to those who think about Rome every day. I hope someone makes an audiobook of The Encyclopedia of Military History by Dupuy and The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Creasy.”
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by Ayn Rand
“Very appealing if you’re a sophomore in college. It’s a counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness.”
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by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Maste
“Some audiobook recommendations: The Story of Civilization by Durant Iliad (Penguin Edition) The Road to Serfdom by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Masters of Doom by Kushner The Wages of Destruction by Tooze The Storm of Steel by Junger The Guns of August by Tuchman The Gallic Wars by Caesar Twelve Against the Gods by Bolitho Genghis Khan by Weatherford The first one on the list will take a while to get through, but is very much worthwhile. Admittedly, this is a list that appeals to those who think about Rome every day. I hope someone makes an audiobook of The Encyclopedia of Military History by Dupuy and The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Creasy.”
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by Ian Goodfellow
“Written by three experts in the field, Deep Learning is the only comprehensive book on the subject. It provides much-needed broad perspective and mathematical preliminaries for software engineers and students entering the field, and serves as a reference for authorities.”
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“Again, could not recommend this book more. Audio version is great.”
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“SBF’s Mom wrote a book about how being a moral squiggly worm is ok and his Dad teaches people how to avoid taxes while simultaneously writing Sen Karen’s evil tax policy! pic.twitter.com/Xq17G5J0Cv”
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by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Maste
“Some audiobook recommendations: The Story of Civilization by Durant Iliad (Penguin Edition) The Road to Serfdom by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Masters of Doom by Kushner The Wages of Destruction by Tooze The Storm of Steel by Junger The Guns of August by Tuchman The Gallic Wars by Caesar Twelve Against the Gods by Bolitho Genghis Khan by Weatherford The first one on the list will take a while to get through, but is very much worthwhile. Admittedly, this is a list that appeals to those who think about Rome every day. I hope someone makes an audiobook of The Encyclopedia of Military History by Dupuy and The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Creasy.”
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“It is interesting to read Orwell’s account of the Spanish civil war. He started out fighting for the communists …”
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by Stuart Russell
“Worth reading “Human Compatible” by Stuart Russell (he’s great!) about future AI risks & solutions”
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by Stephen Webb
“Great book. Read it when it came out.”
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by Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway
“Worth reading Merchants of Doubt. Same who tried to deny smoking deaths r denying climate change”
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by Dieter K. Huzel
“Ignition by John Clarke, Huzel & Wang book on propulsion, Asimov's Foundation, [and] Heinlein's MiaHM [are my favorite books about space.]”
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“If a severe global recession were to dry up capital availability / liquidity while SpaceX was losing billions on Starlink & Starship, then bankruptcy, while still unlikely, is not impossible. GM & Chrysler went BK last recession. “Only the paranoid survive.” – Grove”
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by James Barrat
“While on the subject of AI risk, Our Final Invention by @jrbarrat is also worth reading”
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“I read a translation of the Quran when I was around 12. Helpful to understand.”
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by Richard Branson
“Liked "Screw Business as Usual" a lot. This approach should be taken to heart by all, as it really is the smart move.”
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by Robert A. Heinlein
“I like Stranger in a Strange Land, although it kind of goes off the rails at the end.”
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by J.E. Gordon
“There’s a good book on structural design called Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down. It is really, really good if you want a primer on structural design.”
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by Nick Bostrom
“Worth reading Superintelligence by Bostrom. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.”
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“This book is an excellent explanation of why capitalism is not just successful, but morally right, especially chapter 4”
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“In his 18th Brumaire essay (in which he does make some good points), Marx famously said history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. This is now ironically happening with Marxism.”
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by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Maste
“Some audiobook recommendations: The Story of Civilization by Durant Iliad (Penguin Edition) The Road to Serfdom by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Masters of Doom by Kushner The Wages of Destruction by Tooze The Storm of Steel by Junger The Guns of August by Tuchman The Gallic Wars by Caesar Twelve Against the Gods by Bolitho Genghis Khan by Weatherford The first one on the list will take a while to get through, but is very much worthwhile. Admittedly, this is a list that appeals to those who think about Rome every day. I hope someone makes an audiobook of The Encyclopedia of Military History by Dupuy and The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Creasy.”
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by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Maste
“Some audiobook recommendations: The Story of Civilization by Durant Iliad (Penguin Edition) The Road to Serfdom by Hayek American Caesar by Manchester Masters of Doom by Kushner The Wages of Destruction by Tooze The Storm of Steel by Junger The Guns of August by Tuchman The Gallic Wars by Caesar Twelve Against the Gods by Bolitho Genghis Khan by Weatherford The first one on the list will take a while to get through, but is very much worthwhile. Admittedly, this is a list that appeals to those who think about Rome every day. I hope someone makes an audiobook of The Encyclopedia of Military History by Dupuy and The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Creasy.”
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“My kids love "The Lost Planet" by @RachelSearles. Now on a rare second read!”
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by Samuel Beckett
“Have recently come to appreciate the awesome, absurdist humor of Waiting for Godot. We so often wait, without knowing why, when or where.”
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by George R. R. Martin

by George R. R. Martin

by George R.R. Martin

by George R.R. Martin


by George R.R. Martin

by Frank Herbert

by Frank Herbert

by Iain M. Banks


by Walter Isaacson

by Iain M. Banks

by Isaac Asimov

by Frank Herbert

by Frank Herbert

by Donald L. Barlett

by Iain M. Banks

by Max Tegmark

by Iain M. Banks

by William Golding


by Iain M. Banks

by Carl von Clausewitz

by Isaac Asimov

by Isaac Asimov

by Iain M. Banks

by Walter Isaacson

by Iain M. Banks

by Will & Ariel Durant


by Jimmy Soni


by Douglas Adams

by J.R.R. Tolkien

by Iain M. Banks

by Homer

by J.R.R. Tolkien

by Iain M. Banks

by Richard Dawkins


by Iain M. Banks

by Tim Urban

by Peter Thiel