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  1. Person pages list letters, writing, profiles and links as sortable tables with filters, and show each person's companies as links; Fund letters show each letter's description in its own column.
  2. Experts show a checked job title and a short description of each person; 30 more people have photographs.
  3. Every company, fund, university and publication the experts work for has a page listing the people there.
  4. Fund letters show each letter's thesis and filter by it; 225 person pages list the essays, columns and newsletter issues the person wrote.
  5. Person pages list every essay and newsletter issue a person wrote, and their own books as a table in List view.
  6. Recommends shows the five largest kinds of book and the rest under More; browse pictures load sooner.
  7. Podcasts and talks link the original episode, filter by Audio and video or Press, and list each publisher once.
  8. Pages are wider, Recommends has List and Grid, and a filter clicked again turns off.
  9. Book cards sit in a ruled grid with Open Library and Goodreads links and each book's one-line note.
  10. Funds is now Investors; each investor's styles are buttons that filter the table.
  11. Podcasts and talks on a person's page filter by year and publisher and show as a list or a grid of pictures.
  12. Quotes show only people's own words: 472 summaries written by list sites are gone.
  13. Country pages open from Browse again, and every link on the shelf lands on a page.
  14. Subject and person pages show their sections as tabs, and each book appears once on a person's page.
  15. Book cards show the quote, who said it and the source; grids show five cards to a row.
  16. On a phone, a menu holds the sections, search, Updates, Feedback and dark mode.
  17. Feedback takes a screenshot of the page with no browser prompt, opens a screenshot full size when you click it, and clears itself once sent.
  18. Book cards are centred, search names the topic each book sits in, and any text cut short shows whole on hover.
  19. Search groups its results by kind: people, companies, geographies, subjects, topics, books, funds, fund letters and papers.
  20. The Books table lists who recommended each book by name, and the browser tab names the section you are in.
  21. Feedback can take a screenshot of the page, or one you paste or choose, and opens in the corner beside Updates.
  22. Each rail button reopens its section where you left it, and Browse, Table and People show on every book and subject page.
  23. Filters grey out choices that hold nothing instead of hiding them, and Books › People filters by authors or recommenders.
  24. Feedback takes a subject line and up to three screenshots.
  25. Biographies are grouped by the person they are about: 41 new pages, from Abraham Lincoln to Lee Kuan Yew.
  26. Sport splits into 23 sports, and Religion into one topic per faith.
  27. Book lists show as cards: the cover, one recommendation quote and every recommender by name.
  28. Seventeen subjects that had two or three pages under different names now have one page each.
  29. Every page lists its Experts as authors and recommenders, with a link to them on the Experts tab.
  30. Economics, Financial history, Financial panics and Accounting are subjects of their own, with one page per financial crisis.
  31. Book, person and subject pages open inside the app, so the tabs stay in view.
  32. 996 more book covers, and photographs or logos for 227 more people and companies.
  33. Books › Browse shows every subject as cards, and the rail holds Fund letters, Papers, Experts, Books and Funds.
  34. Every topic over 150 books splits into narrower topics, each with a page of its own.

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Military History

General History

Holds histories of wars, battles, generals and soldiers, centred on the two world wars, the Holocaust and the Cold War.

Books 44Experts 1Recommenders 29
The Wages of DestructionThe Wages of Destruction
T1 The Wages of Destruction
Adam Tooze · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

The economic history of Nazi Germany.

The Pity Of War Explaining World War IThe Pity Of War Explaining World War I
T2 The Pity Of War Explaining World War I
Niall Ferguson · 1998
Open LibraryGoodreads

Britain's entry turned a continental war into a world war that was not inevitable.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The War of the World: Twentieth-Century ConfThe War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
T2 The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
Niall Ferguson · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

Why the 20th century's great progress came with unprecedented violence.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The SleepwalkersThe Sleepwalkers
T2 The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

How the 37 days after Sarajevo led Europe into the First World War.

Recommended by: Sam Altman

HiroshimaHiroshima
T4 Hiroshima
John Hersey · 1702
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Alex Blumberg

The Art of War in the Middle AgesThe Art of War in the Middle Ages
T4 The Art of War in the Middle Ages
Charles Oman · 1885
Open LibraryGoodreads

The broad lines of European military history from 378 to 1515.

“Oman, The Art of War in the Middle Ages” — Paul Graham

Source: Rarely-Asked Questions — paulgraham.com

Recommended by: Paul Graham, Sam Altman

The Rise and Fall of the Third ReichThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
T4 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer · 1901
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Sam Parr

Homage to CataloniaHomage to Catalonia
T4 Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell · 1938
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Marc Andreessen

The German Generals TalkThe German Generals Talk
T4 The German Generals Talk
B.H. Liddell Hart · 1948
Open LibraryGoodreads

Interviews with German generals of the Second World War and their military lessons.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Paul Graham

Hiroshima DiaryHiroshima Diary
T4 Hiroshima Diary
Michihiko Hachiya · 1955
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Nat Eliason

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the WorldThe Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
T4 The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
Edward Shepherd Creasy · 1955
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Peter Thiel

Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in BurmaDefeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
T4 Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
William Slim · 1956
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Spanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil War
T4 The Spanish Civil War
Hugh Thomas · 1961
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Marc Andreessen

The Guns of AugustThe Guns of August
T4 The Guns of August
Barbara W. Tuchman · 1962
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Brad Feld

The Causes of WarThe Causes of War
T4 The Causes of War
Geoffrey Blainey · 1973
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Stewart Brand

American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
T4 American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
William Manchester · 1978
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Long Gray LineThe Long Gray Line
T4 The Long Gray Line
Rick Atkinson · 1989
Open LibraryGoodreads

“I read a wonderful book recently called "The Long Gray Line," and it's by a gentleman named Rick Atkinson.” — Thomas Gayner

Source: Masters in Business transcript: Thomas S. Gayner, Markel Corp

Recommended by: Thomas Gayner

The Second World WarThe Second World War
T4 The Second World War
John Keegan · 1989
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Casey Neistat

Why the Allies WonWhy the Allies Won
T4 Why the Allies Won
Richard Overy · 1995
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Paul Graham

StalingradStalingrad
T4 Stalingrad
Antony Beevor · 1998
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Richard Branson

The Diary of a Young GirlThe Diary of a Young Girl
T4 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank · 1998
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bill Gates

Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945
T4 Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945
Volker Ullrich · 2001
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Marc Andreessen

Titan IITitan II
T4 Titan II
David Stumpf · 2002
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bill Gates

To Rule the WavesTo Rule the Waves
T4 To Rule the Waves
Arthur Herman · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Nick Szabo

The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean WThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
T4 The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
David Halberstam · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

BloodlandsBloodlands
T4 Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Eric Weinstein, Peter Thiel

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
T4 Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Mohnish Pabrai

AuschwitzAuschwitz
T4 Auschwitz
Miklós Nyiszli · 2011
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

Freedom's ForgeFreedom's Forge
T4 Freedom's Forge
Arthur Herman · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

How Knudsen and Kaiser led America's industrial build-up for the Second World War.

“One of the best books I've read, it's a great story of industrial production and heroes.” — Christopher Bloomstran

Source: Semper Augustus 2020 Letter to Clients, 'To Read or Not to Read', p. 57

Recommended by: Christopher Bloomstran, Patrick Collison

Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers WhEngineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
T4 Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
Paul Kennedy · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Small Wars, Faraway Places: Global InsurrectSmall Wars, Faraway Places: Global Insurrection and the Making of the Modern World, 1945-1965
T4 Small Wars, Faraway Places: Global Insurrection and the Making of the Modern World, 1945-1965
Michael Burleigh · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Guns at Last LightThe Guns at Last Light
T4 The Guns at Last Light
Rick Atkinson · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Morgan Housel

Natural Born HeroesNatural Born Heroes
T4 Natural Born Heroes
Christopher McDougall · 2014
Open LibraryGoodreads

How ancient Greek heroes' secrets of strength live on in Crete, via a WWII kidnap.

Recommended by: Patrick O'Shaughnessy

19441944
T4 1944
Jay Winik · 2015
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Keith Rabois

​Dead Wake​Dead Wake
T4 ​Dead Wake
Erik Larson · 2015
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Chris Dixon, Sahil Bloom

Spain In Our HeartsSpain In Our Hearts
T4 Spain In Our Hearts
Adam Hochschild · 2016
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Marc Andreessen

The Happiest Man on EarthThe Happiest Man on Earth
T4 The Happiest Man on Earth
Eddie Jaku · 2020
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Library Mindset

Road to Surrender
T4 Road to Surrender
Evan Thomas · 2023
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson

The Nazi ConspiracyThe Nazi Conspiracy
T4 The Nazi Conspiracy
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch · 2023
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
T4 Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
Norman Ohler
Goodreads

Recommended by: Sam Parr

Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese StKamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers
T4 Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Goodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

Stalin's War
T4 Stalin's War
Goodreads

Recommended by: Balaji S. Srinivasan

The Battle of AlcazarThe Battle of Alcazar
T4 The Battle of Alcazar
E.W. Bovill
Goodreads

The 1578 battle in Morocco that destroyed Portugal's King Sebastian and his army.

Recommended by: Graham Duncan, Paul Graham

The thirty years warThe thirty years war
T4 The thirty years war
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

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