
Chosen by shared topics, the entries that hold them, and the people who recommended both.
A novel of wartime codebreakers and their descendants building a data haven.
Recommended by: Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel and 1 other
Rare, unforeseen, high-impact events drive history, explained only after the fact.
“The message of The Black Swan is how important it is to realize that the things everyone rules out can still come to pass.” — Howard Marks
Source: Oaktree memo 'The Limits to Negativism'
Recommended by: Howard Marks, Marc Andreessen, Nat Eliason and 18 others
Why liberal democracy may be the end state of political change, and how people react.
Recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel
Subtitled 'Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers'
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Balaji S. Srinivasan and 34 others
Hayek's 1944 warning that central economic planning corrodes political freedom alongside economic efficiency. Written for a British Left audience, it argued that the path to socialism and the path to fascism share structural features. Its critics say it proves too much; its admirers say history vindicated it.
Recommended by: Li Lu, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel
1997 forecast of digital money weakening the nation state
Recommended by: Balaji S. Srinivasan, Nat Eliason and 11 others
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