Taylor’s masterpiece is quite a dense read, and I wouldn’t recommend it, The Struggle for Mastery in Europe. That’s the book I most admire, but it’s probably the last thing to start with.
The Tim Ferriss Show, "Niall Ferguson, Historian — The Coming Cold War II, Visible and Invisible Geopolitics, Why Even Atheists Should Study Religion, Masters of Paradox, Fatherhood, Fear, and More (#634)"; on A. J. P. Taylor, their schoolboy hero; they say it is not where to start. The guest's own words in the transcript Tim Ferriss published on tim.blog.
Tom Holland has this terrific book, Dominion, which points out that although we think we are secular, in reality, we are still a highly Christian society.
The Tim Ferriss Show, "Niall Ferguson, Historian — The Coming Cold War II, Visible and Invisible Geopolitics, Why Even Atheists Should Study Religion, Masters of Paradox, Fatherhood, Fear, and More (#634)"; on why even atheists should study religion. The guest's own words in the transcript Tim Ferriss published on tim.blog.
Chris Miller’s new book, Chip War, which I highly recommend, is just the best book on why semiconductors really matter.
The Tim Ferriss Show, "Niall Ferguson, Historian — The Coming Cold War II, Visible and Invisible Geopolitics, Why Even Atheists Should Study Religion, Masters of Paradox, Fatherhood, Fear, and More (#634)"; on the work that came out of their Cold War II discussions. The guest's own words in the transcript Tim Ferriss published on tim.blog.
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