The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
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selfish gene
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That's definitely one of my top tier books.
I happened to read it right after taking a class on systems of ordinary differential equations, which is the math underlying the types of complex systems in the Selfish Gene. It's an incredible articulation of the intuition underlying why complex systems work the way they do.
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must find the time and reread, time to understand even more gives the concept of the book as a whole)
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Damn you are stronger than me. I got 30 some odd pages in and gave up. I figured, I get the thesis here, let's move on. Have you read Lifespan? I am reading that now.
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Interesting, I didn't know this one. Definitely going to read this one.
I've read The Kaufmann Protocol. A bit difficult to read for part I but you learn so much about the internals of your body. In part II she goes in on molecular agents (supplements/adjuvants. Fantastic book.
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I read four books at the same time... 1 in the morning... 2 at lunch... 3 in the evening... 4 at night... Yes, I'll definitely read yours...
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The Little Engine That Could
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What other life lesson does one really need?
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Definitely going to read this one. I first heard about this on the Citadel Dispatch chat on Matrix.
The writer of the Mandibles was on a podcast with Matt Odell a few days ago at Citadel Dispatch: https://bitcointv.com/w/7rrjxMvypRXQokEPFTJsRm
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The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield 1993 The 12th Planet, Zecharia Sitchin 1976
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surely you're joking mr feynman
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@kr's book recommendations site is excellent: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations
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🙏🏻
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber
Heard about this one from Junseth when he was still doing Bitcoin Uncensored.
It should be taken with a grain of salt -- it is written by an anthropologist; not an economist. Look at it as if Howard Zinn wrote a economics book.
But it's pretty fascinating to read an alternative perspective on the history of economics that deviates from the traditional "First there was barter, then there was money, then there was credit". Ancient Sumerians were on a debt-based accounting system by like 3500BC. Primitive monies actually co-existed, instead of competed, for different purposes (sacred and secular). It's pretty interesting stuff!
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I got a good one if You are having couple of drinks and don't want to waste time with the TV:
Charles Bukowski: Women
Never laughed again while reading like the first time I read it
PS: Charles would have been a Bitcoiner for sure. But frequently losing his seeds, spending his Sats in the next Bar that accepts Lightning. Great guy!
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"Black Dogs" by Ian McEwan "Things Fall Apart" Chinua Achebe "The Great Pyramid" by John Taylor "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett "The Occult" by Colin Wilson
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Here's a few in no particular order:
Lessons of History Richest Man in Babylon The Theory of Everything Sovereign Individual The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets Influence How to Win Friends and Influence People The Fourth Turning Made in America
There are a bunch more that I really liked but this is what I can think of off the top of my head.
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Oh I must add Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.
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I really enjoyed the richest man in Babylon. Was part of my orange pilled journey
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Best book? It's more like the cultural revolution:
  • Friedrich Nietzsche: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
  • Marc Aurel: Meditations (which I highly recommend, flanked by the bio of this incredible man)
  • Gore Vidal: Julian Apostate
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Alone by Richard Evelyn Byrd
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The Bible. Yes, I'm serious.
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The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield 1993 The 12th Planet, Zecharia Sitchin 1976
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Other than the Bible, "Knowledge and Decisions" by Thomas Sowell. "A Conflict of Visions" by Thomas Sowell is a close second.
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
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Meditations.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Was going to say this. The style (especially when translated to English) has some archaic forms but it's still a really epic and charming read.
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I read it in the original french. You are right, it's epic. Revenge, adventure, fortune, and forgiveness with a background of historical events... Also based in places I have spent time in, helps imagining 🙂
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I'd say Snowden's permanent record or Snow Crash being the two most recent books I've read.
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Steinbeck, East of Eden Heller, Catch-22
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This year, I've made finding time to read a priority, with an aim to read at least one book a quarter.
I've just finished James Clear: Atomic Habits, and it is a good quality read that I would highly recommend if you want to increase your output and develop great habits.
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The Name of the Wind
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neville goddard
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Demon Haunted World probably had the biggest impact on my mental model of the world
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On my list:
"I, Claudius" - Robert Graves
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Fiction: Cat's Cradle
Non-fiction: The Righteous Mind
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The crisis of the modern world
The transgender industrial complex
Cause unknown
Easy Meat - grooming
the anti-humans
Ride the tiger - evola
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Tragedy of the euro by Philipp Bagus
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"Dune" by Frank Herbert also seems important for our age.
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wait... are you reading anything else that is not related to Bitcoin? You are such a pussy.

NGMI

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The Millionaire Fastlane
A cheesy title, but a valuable book overall
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I do not have one book cause each moment of my life corresponds to a step so i ve severals books regarding my age/where i lived/the experience i had... -Author Bernard Webber (Science FIction) -Author E.Tolle (Spirituality) -Author Krishnamurti (Spirituality) -Author Buzzati (Burlesque) -Author Christian Jacq (historical fiction) .... there are to many :)
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Atlanta has squared his shoulders
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A few non-Bitcoin books I’ve enjoyed…
  • How Paris Became Paris
  • The Omnivore’s Dilemma
  • For God, Country, and Coca-Cola
  • Where Good Ideas Come From
  • A Moveable Feast
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Sun Tsu's "The Art of War"
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance "
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2nd "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
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When money dies.
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Economics in One Lesson is a classic for a reason and a must that's a perfect gateway drug to Austrian economics.
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I think “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi is a must-read
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Ayn Rand - The Fountainhead
Mind-fuck when I read it 15ish years ago. (Right after Atlas Shrugged which is less well written but contributed as much to turning my mind inside out).
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Humberto Eco's The Island of the Day Before, The book of legendary lands, and many more.. Elias Canetti's Crowds and power Liu Cixin's The three-bodies problem Jose Luis Borges' The Aleph
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  • Bible - everyone should read it if you wanna understand the world. Even if you don't believe.
  • Confessions of an economic hitman - original not the latest
  • Economics in one lesson
  • Anthem - Ayn Rand
  • Legacy of Ashes - History of the CIA
  • Dune
  • Mandibles
  • Daemon and Freedom TM
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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
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I just finished reading Crypto by Steven Levy, it's from 2002.
It's a great book for learning about Cryptography, the minds behinds and the attempts from NSA to stop many projects.
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Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle Book 1)
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"Deep Work" by Cal Newport
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Mastering Bitcoin and 21 Lessons
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"The story of more" Hope Jahren
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Ringworld by Nevinyrral. The sense of scale is just… otherwordly. Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Non-fiction wise, I’ll have to go for The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch. That guy is a true living genius. Also, I like how the book gets VERY entertaining towards the end, unlike every other non-fiction which basically invites you to skip the last 33% because you don’t need to read it.
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Technocracy: The Hard Road to World Order
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Adams smith Wealth of nations
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