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Investor and writer; former CTO of Coinbase, author of The Network State, and founder of Network School.
50 things
FoundationBook Isaac Asimov
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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The Lessons of HistoryBook Will Durant and Ariel Durant
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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Unqualified ReservationsOther Curtis Yarvin
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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A Short History of Nearly EverythingBook Bill Bryson
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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The Selfish GeneBook Richard Dawkins
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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Albion's SeedBook David Hackett Fischer
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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War and Peace and WarBook Peter Turchin
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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Stalin's WarBook Sean McMeekin
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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Energy and CivilizationBook Vaclav Smil
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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Who We Are and How We Got HereBook David Reich
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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The Ancient CityBook Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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The Fourth TurningBook William Strauss and Neil Howe
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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The Grey Lady WinkedBook Ashley Rindsberg
Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Albion's Seed, War and Peace and War, Stalin's War, Energy and Civilization, Who We Are and How We Got Here, The Ancient City, The Fourth Turning, The Grey Lady Winked
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Macrohistory” section.
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Imagined CommunitiesBook Benedict Anderson
Imagined Communities, Invisible Countries, The Origins of Political Order, How to Hide an Empire, The House of Government
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “New Countries” section.
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Invisible CountriesBook Joshua Keating
Imagined Communities, Invisible Countries, The Origins of Political Order, How to Hide an Empire, The House of Government
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “New Countries” section.
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The Origins of Political OrderBook Francis Fukuyama
Imagined Communities, Invisible Countries, The Origins of Political Order, How to Hide an Empire, The House of Government
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “New Countries” section.
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How to Hide an EmpireBook Daniel Immerwahr
Imagined Communities, Invisible Countries, The Origins of Political Order, How to Hide an Empire, The House of Government
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “New Countries” section.
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The House of GovernmentBook Yuri Slezkine
Imagined Communities, Invisible Countries, The Origins of Political Order, How to Hide an Empire, The House of Government
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “New Countries” section.
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A New Idea of India, China's Political Model, Seeing Like a State, Tomorrow the World, From Third World to First, When Money Dies, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Political Case Studies” section.
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A New Idea of India, China's Political Model, Seeing Like a State, Tomorrow the World, From Third World to First, When Money Dies, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Political Case Studies” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Seeing Like a StateBook James C. Scott
A New Idea of India, China's Political Model, Seeing Like a State, Tomorrow the World, From Third World to First, When Money Dies, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Political Case Studies” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Tomorrow the WorldBook Stephen Wertheim
A New Idea of India, China's Political Model, Seeing Like a State, Tomorrow the World, From Third World to First, When Money Dies, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Political Case Studies” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
From Third World to FirstBook Lee Kuan Yew
A New Idea of India, China's Political Model, Seeing Like a State, Tomorrow the World, From Third World to First, When Money Dies, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Political Case Studies” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
When Money DiesBook Adam Fergusson
A New Idea of India, China's Political Model, Seeing Like a State, Tomorrow the World, From Third World to First, When Money Dies, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Political Case Studies” section.
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of ChinaBook Ezra F. Vogel
A New Idea of India, China's Political Model, Seeing Like a State, Tomorrow the World, From Third World to First, When Money Dies, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Political Case Studies” section.
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Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet UnionBook Vladislav M. Zubok
A New Idea of India, China's Political Model, Seeing Like a State, Tomorrow the World, From Third World to First, When Money Dies, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Political Case Studies” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Where is My Flying Car?Book J. Storrs Hall
Where is My Flying Car?, Three Felonies a Day, Reputation and Power, The Power Broker
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Regulation” section.
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Three Felonies a DayBook Harvey A. Silverglate
Where is My Flying Car?, Three Felonies a Day, Reputation and Power, The Power Broker
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Regulation” section.
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Reputation and PowerBook Daniel Carpenter
Where is My Flying Car?, Three Felonies a Day, Reputation and Power, The Power Broker
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Regulation” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
The Power BrokerBook Robert A. Caro
Where is My Flying Car?, Three Felonies a Day, Reputation and Power, The Power Broker
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Regulation” section.
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The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From ScratchBook Lewis Dartnell
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From Scratch, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Principles for a Changing World Order
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Rebuilding” section.
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How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in FreedomBook Matt Ridley
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From Scratch, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Principles for a Changing World Order
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Rebuilding” section.
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How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time TravelerBook Ryan North
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From Scratch, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Principles for a Changing World Order
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Rebuilding” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtBook Mark Twain
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From Scratch, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Principles for a Changing World Order
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Rebuilding” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Principles for a Changing World OrderBook Ray Dalio
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From Scratch, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Principles for a Changing World Order
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Rebuilding” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Atomic HabitsBook James Clear
Atomic Habits, Tools For Titans, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Self-Improvement” section.
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Tools For TitansBook Tim Ferriss
Atomic Habits, Tools For Titans, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Self-Improvement” section.
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The Almanack of Naval RavikantBook Eric Jorgenson
Atomic Habits, Tools For Titans, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Self-Improvement” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Zero to OneBook Peter A. Thiel
Zero To One, Hard Thing about Hard Things, High Growth Handbook, AI Superpowers
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Tech” section.
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The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsBook Ben Horowitz
Zero To One, Hard Thing about Hard Things, High Growth Handbook, AI Superpowers
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Tech” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
High Growth HandbookBook Elad Gil
Zero To One, Hard Thing about Hard Things, High Growth Handbook, AI Superpowers
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Tech” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
AI SuperpowersBook Kai-Fu Lee
Zero To One, Hard Thing about Hard Things, High Growth Handbook, AI Superpowers
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Tech” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
The Bitcoin StandardBook Saifedean Ammous
The Bitcoin Standard, Broken Money, The Sovereign Individual, The Truth Machine, Daemon
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Crypto” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Broken MoneyBook Lyn Alden
The Bitcoin Standard, Broken Money, The Sovereign Individual, The Truth Machine, Daemon
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Crypto” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
The Sovereign IndividualBook James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg
The Bitcoin Standard, Broken Money, The Sovereign Individual, The Truth Machine, Daemon
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Crypto” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
The Truth MachineBook Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna
The Bitcoin Standard, Broken Money, The Sovereign Individual, The Truth Machine, Daemon
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Crypto” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
DaemonBook Daniel Suarez
The Bitcoin Standard, Broken Money, The Sovereign Individual, The Truth Machine, Daemon
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Crypto” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Communistic Societies of the United StatesBook Charles Nordhoff
Communistic Societies of the United States, The Significance of the Frontier in American History, The Network State
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Startup Societies” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
The Significance of the Frontier in American HistoryBook Frederick Jackson Turner
Communistic Societies of the United States, The Significance of the Frontier in American History, The Network State
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Startup Societies” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
The Network StateBook Balaji Srinivasan
Communistic Societies of the United States, The Significance of the Frontier in American History, The Network State
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Startup Societies” section; the book is his own.
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