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Here is a collection of books I have read, am reading, or plan to read. Recommendations via email are welcome and encouraged!
The Divided Self - R.D. Laing
On the psychology of alienation.
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind - Julian Jaynes
On the evolution of self-awareness.
The Hidden Persuaders - Vance Peckard
On advertising and manipulation.
The Economics of Creative Destruction - John Van Reenen & Ufuk Akcigit
On innovation and disruption.
Who Gets What — and Why - Al Roth
On markets and models.
How Antitrust Failed Workers - Suresh Naidu, Eric A. Posner & Glen Weyl
On labor and competition.
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty - Albert O. Hirschman
On dissent and institutional resilience.
Inadequate Equilibria - Eliezer Yudkowsky
On success and the failure to self-correct.
The Power Broker - Robert A. Caro
On ambition and the architecture of influence.
Legacy of Ashes - Tim Weiner
On intelligence and secrecy.
The Trial of Henry Kissinger - Christopher Hitchens
On power and moral hypocrisy.
A People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn
On the American story from below.
Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
On poverty and dignity.
The Age of American Unreason - Susan Jacoby
On anti-intellectualism in public life.
The Denial of Death - Ernest Becker
On mortality and the search for meaning.
The Winner's Curse - Richard Thaler
On irrationality and bias.
Money - Martin Amis
On greed and excess.
White Noise - Don DeLillo
On media and mortality.
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
On restlessness and the pursuit of freedom.
Metropolitan Life - Fran Lebowitz
On wit and urban detachment.
The Anthony Bourdain Reader - Anthony Bourdain
On appetite and the search for authenticity.
Showtime - Jeff Pearlman
On ego and spectacle.
The Immortal Game - David Shenk
On order and creativity.
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