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176 books that people in the directory recommended, matched to history. Top of the list: Sapiens, picked by Derek Sivers, Reid Hoffman, Sebastian Junger and 5 more.
176 books · 216 recommendations from 80 people
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8recommendersSapiens 8 recommendersDerek Sivers, Reid Hoffman, Sebastian Junger, James Clear, Mark Manson, Naval Ravikant, Daniel Ek, Matt Mullenweg
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3recommendersThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 3 recommendersStewart Brand, Neal Stephenson, Tom Holland
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4recommendersThe Better Angels of Our Nature 4 recommendersStewart Brand, Bruce Schneier, Mark Manson, Fareed Zakaria
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3recommendersThe Discoverers 3 recommendersStewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, Brian Eno
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2recommendersA History of the World in 100 Objects 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Brian Eno
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2recommendersCivilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Century 2 recommendersBrian Eno, Neal Stephenson
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2recommendersGuns, Germs, and Steel 2 recommendersJames Clear, Daniel Ek
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3recommendersHistory of the Peloponnesian War 3 recommendersJoseph Nye, Mark Manson, Robert Greene
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3recommendersThe Lessons of History 3 recommendersDavid Perell, Mark Manson, Naval Ravikant
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2recommendersCollapse 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Matthew Yglesias
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A People's History of the United States Picked by David Bowie
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Civilization Picked by Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo
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2recommendersOn Tyranny 2 recommendersAustin Kleon, Mark Manson
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Origin Story Picked by Bill Gates
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2recommendersThe Master Switch 2 recommendersDaniel Suarez, Timothy Garton Ash
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2recommenders1491 2 recommendersNeal Stephenson, Mark Manson
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2recommenders21 Lessons for the 21st Century 2 recommendersBill Gates, Matt Mullenweg
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2recommendersThe Argumentative Indian 2 recommendersWilliam Dalrymple, Pankaj Mishra
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2recommendersThe Emperor of All Maladies 2 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Prince 2 recommendersMark Manson, Robert Greene
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Empires of the Indus Picked by Fatima Bhutto
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The Wheels of Commerce Picked by Robert Reich
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Upheaval Picked by Bill Gates
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Citizenship between Empire and Nation Picked by Thomas Piketty
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Civilization and Its Discontents Picked by Mark Manson
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Data Empire Picked by Barack Obama
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Empire of the Summer Moon Picked by Sam Parr
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Empires of the Atlantic World Picked by Bernard Bailyn
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Masters of Doom Picked by Alexis Ohanian
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Money Changes Everything Picked by Tim Harford
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Picked by Mark Manson
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The Hidden History of Women’s Ordination Picked by Bettany Hughes
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The Mosquito Picked by Mark Manson
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Picked by Mark Manson
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2recommendersA Brief History of Time 2 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson
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2recommendersDialogues and Natural History of Religion 2 recommendersSimon Blackburn, Julian Baggini
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2recommendersA People’s Tragedy 2 recommendersThomas Keneally, David Bowie
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2recommendersBloodlands 2 recommendersAntony Beevor, Norman Naimark
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Interpreting the French Revolution Picked by Lynn Hunt
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2recommendersInto Thin Air 2 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson
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2recommendersOrdinary Men 2 recommendersNorman Naimark, Jordan Peterson
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Presidents of War Picked by Bill Gates
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2recommendersThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 2 recommendersGretchen Rubin, James Clear
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Picked by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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The Face of Battle Picked by Brian Eno
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2recommendersThe Fish that Ate the Whale 2 recommendersNat Eliason, Ryan Holiday
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2recommendersThe Great Influenza 2 recommendersBill Gates, Ryan Holiday
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2recommendersThe Rise and Fall of American Growth 2 recommendersPatrick Collison, Martin Wolf
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The Roman Triumph Picked by Tom Holland
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2recommendersThe Story of Writing 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Kevin Kelly
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A History of the Muslim World Picked by Tyler Cowen
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A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 Picked by Robert Barro
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Byzantium Picked by Bettany Hughes
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Caste Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Natasha’s Dance Picked by Thomas Keneally
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Patriot Picked by Barack Obama
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Teenage Picked by David Bowie
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The Greeks and the Irrational Picked by Mary Beard
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The New Roman Empire Picked by Tyler Cowen
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Picked by David Bowie
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This America Picked by Yuli Tamir
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Violent Land Picked by Steven Pinker
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A Brief History of Everything Picked by Dan Koe
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A History of Insects Picked by Ann Widdecombe
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A History of Religious Ideas Picked by Jordan Peterson
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Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideology Picked by Mary Beard
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Future Shock Picked by Kevin Kelly
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Growth Picked by Bill Gates
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The Age of American Unreason Picked by David Bowie
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The Great Transformation Picked by Dani Rodrik
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A Problem from Hell Picked by Norman Naimark
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About Face Picked by Jocko Willink
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Alexander Hamilton Picked by Mark Manson
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American Prometheus Picked by Ben Carlson
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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning Picked by Alastair Humphreys
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Atomic Spaces Picked by Kate Brown
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Bass Culture Picked by Daniel Ek
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Becoming Picked by Selena Gomez
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Becoming Steve Jobs Picked by Darius Foroux
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Before the Deluge Picked by David Bowie
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Blood and Soil Picked by Norman Naimark
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Born a Crime Picked by Mark Manson
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Built from Scratch Picked by Codie Sanchez
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California Picked by Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Castes of Mind Picked by Thomas Piketty
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Citizens Picked by Lynn Hunt
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City of Gold Picked by Derek Sivers
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Confederate Reckoning Picked by Drew Gilpin Faust
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Dancing in the Glory of Monsters Picked by Patrick Collison
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Dark Sun Picked by Neal Stephenson
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Debt Picked by Mark Manson
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Eradication Picked by Bill Gates
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Picked by Mark Manson
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Gold and Freedom Picked by Thomas Piketty
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Guernica! Guernica! Picked by Paul Preston
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Hard Landing Picked by Patrick Collison
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Hiroshima Diary Picked by Nat Eliason
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Histories Picked by Timothy Garton Ash
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Hitler Picked by Antony Beevor
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How the Word Is Passed Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Imperial Spain 1469-1716 Picked by Rowan Williams
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In Spite of the Gods Picked by William Dalrymple
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In the Heart of the Sea Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Iron Kingdom Picked by Norman Davies
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King Picked by The Pulitzer Prizes
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Kitchen Confidential Picked by Sam Parr
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Leadership Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Leading Picked by Daniel Ek
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Leningrad Picked by Antony Beevor
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Life and Death of the Spanish Republic Picked by Paul Preston
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Marie Antoinette Picked by Robert Greene
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Merchant Princes Picked by Malcolm Gladwell
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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders Picked by David Bowie
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Picked by James Clear
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Nixonland Picked by Aaron Swartz
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On the Move Picked by James Clear
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Pagans and Christians Picked by Tom Holland
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Philosophy as a Way of Life Picked by Darius Foroux
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Political Fictions Picked by Aaron Swartz
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Portrait of a Priestess Picked by Bettany Hughes
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Printing and the Mind of Man Picked by Brian Eno
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Producing Power Picked by Kate Brown
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Race and Reunion Picked by Drew Gilpin Faust
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Reading Lolita in Tehran Picked by Mark Manson
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Realm of the Black Mountain Picked by Norman Davies
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Seabiscuit Picked by James Clear
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Sherman Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Sidereus Nuncius Picked by Dava Sobel
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Statistics of Deadly Quarrels Picked by Steven Pinker
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Teresa of Avila Picked by Rowan Williams
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The American Political Tradition Picked by Matthew Yglesias
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The Annals Picked by Mary Beard
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The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Picked by Drew Gilpin Faust
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The Assassination of Federico García Lorca Picked by Paul Preston
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Picked by Chris Guillebeau
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The Book Nobody Read Picked by Dava Sobel
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The Boys in the Boat Picked by James Clear
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The British Atlantic World, 1500-1800 Picked by Bernard Bailyn
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The Bully Pulpit Picked by Bill Gates
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The Churchill Factor Picked by Arnold Schwarzenegger
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The Coast of Utopia Picked by David Bowie
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The Copernican Question Picked by Dava Sobel
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The Dream Machine Picked by Patrick Collison
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The Emergence of Globalism Picked by Thomas Piketty
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The Forgotten Highlander Picked by Chris Williamson
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The Goths Picked by Norman Davies
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The Great Demarcation Picked by Thomas Piketty
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The Grid Picked by Bill Gates
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Picked by Anne Applebaum
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The Information Picked by Maria Popova
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The Last Days of Hitler Picked by Timothy Garton Ash
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The Last King of Poland Picked by Norman Davies
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The Library Book Picked by Reese Witherspoon
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb Picked by Neal Stephenson
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The Medieval Machine Picked by Daniel Suarez
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The Mediterranean in History Picked by Norman Davies
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The Myth of the Strong Leader Picked by Bill Gates
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The Origins of Political Order Picked by Mark Manson
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The Power Broker Picked by Mark Manson
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The Rape of Nanking Picked by Jordan Peterson
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The Rational Optimist Picked by Naval Ravikant
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The Remnants of War Picked by Steven Pinker
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The Spanish Civil War Picked by Paul Preston
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The Spy and the Traitor Picked by Bill Gates
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The Swerve Picked by Mark Manson
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger Picked by David Bowie
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The Twelve Caesars Picked by Tom Holland
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The Worldly Philosophers Picked by Brad Delong
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The Years of Extermination Picked by Norman Naimark
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These Truths Picked by Bill Gates
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Tunnel 29 Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Turing's Cathedral Picked by Stewart Brand
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Twelve Who Ruled Picked by Lynn Hunt
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Ukraine Picked by Serhii Plokhy
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Victoria Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Washington Picked by Barack Obama
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