Book Recommendations From Saagar Enjeti - Lex Fridman Episode
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Welcome Lex Fridman listeners! Last time I was on the show in 2021 I got tremendous feedback asking for curated book lists which I did after the show. This time I thought I would be proactive and compile a list of all the books I used to prepare for this episode and those that I mention.
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ORIGINS OF TRUMP
Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders by
Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream
The Unwinding by George Packer
Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
ESSAY: Rise of the Barstool conservatives
ORIGINS OF THE MODERN LEFT
The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics
The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy
40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation
HISTORY
The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974
The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1)
Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Volume 2
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Volume 3
The Passage of Power: The Years Of Lyndon Johnson Volume 4
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
What It Takes: The Way to the White House
Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy
MY FAVORITE: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
MY FAVORITE: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole
I listened to your interview with Lex today and enjoyed it! And to your comments on your bias towards being well mannered, we'll spoken and empathetic...etc. all of whichbJD is. But there is something to be said about the "larger than life" personality that Tru.ph bbri is to the table...that will spoken folks might not be able to accomplish. But you said it right - You take the good with the bad or the bad with the good.Whichever way you want to say it!
Thank you so much for this list! Would love to see more substack shares!