1/ In the @pmarca spirit, here are some books I've read recently and enjoyed.
All of them are short or under-rated.
First up: "The Death of Ivan Illych"
A short book by Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian Novelist.
First published in 1886.
amazon.com/Death-Ivan-Ily…
All of them are short or under-rated.
First up: "The Death of Ivan Illych"
A short book by Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian Novelist.
First published in 1886.
amazon.com/Death-Ivan-Ily…
2/ Excellent intro to Rene Girard's Mimetic Theory.
Imitation is at the root of all human behavior.
“We don’t know what we want or who we are; we don’t really have values and beliefs of our own; what we have instead is an instinct to copy and compare.”
amazon.com/dp/B00AYTH57I/…
Imitation is at the root of all human behavior.
“We don’t know what we want or who we are; we don’t really have values and beliefs of our own; what we have instead is an instinct to copy and compare.”
amazon.com/dp/B00AYTH57I/…
3/ "The Bitcoin Standard"
You do not need to know a lot about Bitcoin to get a ton out of this book.
It's less about Bitcoin and more about Austrian economics. You'll also learn about inflation, sound money, and the gold standard.
Well done, @saifedean.
amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standa…
You do not need to know a lot about Bitcoin to get a ton out of this book.
It's less about Bitcoin and more about Austrian economics. You'll also learn about inflation, sound money, and the gold standard.
Well done, @saifedean.
amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standa…
4/ "The Great Stagnation"
This is less of a book and more of a long essay.
In just 128 pages, @tylercowen shook my worldview.
An under-rated, important book.
amazon.com/dp/B004H0M8QS/…
This is less of a book and more of a long essay.
In just 128 pages, @tylercowen shook my worldview.
An under-rated, important book.
amazon.com/dp/B004H0M8QS/…
5/ "Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World"
A collection of interviews with Lee Kuan Yew, the long-time Prime Minister of Singapore.
Americans don't know enough about Singapore.
Here's my book review.
perell.com/blog/story-of-…
A collection of interviews with Lee Kuan Yew, the long-time Prime Minister of Singapore.
Americans don't know enough about Singapore.
Here's my book review.
perell.com/blog/story-of-…
6/ "Energy and Equity" by Ivan Illich
96 pages.
Written in 1974.
A book about cities, energy, and modernity. Filled with ideas that you'll rarely find in the news or contemporary discourse.
amazon.com/dp/B007EDLBGS/…
96 pages.
Written in 1974.
A book about cities, energy, and modernity. Filled with ideas that you'll rarely find in the news or contemporary discourse.
amazon.com/dp/B007EDLBGS/…
