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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
"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
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.
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 🙂
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.
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 :)
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).
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
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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