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Books by Niall Ferguson mentioned on podcasts
Niall Ferguson and his various books appeared across multiple podcast discussions covering history, finance, and global crises. On The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Dr. Peterson discussed his review of Ferguson's book Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe and expressed excitement about talking to the author. The Megyn Kelly Show also referenced Doom when introducing Ferguson as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the author of several best-selling books. Furthermore, Ferguson's work The Ascent of Money received multiple recommendations on the Lex Fridman Podcast, where the host recommended it as a great resource for understanding the history of money, particularly in relation to cryptocurrency, and noted that the audiobook is amazing. On The Rubin Report, Niall Ferguson mentioned his financial history writings, specifically noting that he had written a history of the Rothschild family as part of his work in the field.
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Kissinger
Kissinger by Niall Ferguson is a comprehensive historical biography examining the early life and political rise of the influential American statesman Henry Kissinger.
Discussed“so i'm going to quote next from n Ferguson's Kissinger quote for the press the story was irresistible”
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Doom
Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson is an analytical historical study that examines how human societies throughout history have responded to wars, pandemics, and major systemic disasters.
Discussed“so I was reviewing your book Doom this morning and I've been wanting to talk to you about it for a long time”
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Civilization
Civilization by Niall Ferguson explores the historical rise of Western civilization and the distinct institutional advantages that allowed Western powers to shape the modern global order.
Discussed“you know, he kind of jokingly mentioned to me, he was like, "Josh, I'm going to mention your book, Israel and Civilization, and it's so good."”
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The Ascent of Money
The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson is a comprehensive economic history that traces the evolution of global financial systems, credit, and currency.
Discussed“Niall Ferguson talks about how the greatest parallel from the internet age is probably the printing press, and it resulted in a lot of chaos initially, but in the end, of course, it was responsible for the spreading of wisdom and of learning and of ability to, if you like, share, that transform the way that we live.”
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The House of Rothschild
Discussed“I like all the Niall Ferguson books. I read The House of Rothschild, the J.P. Morgan books.”
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The Pity of War
The Pity of War by Niall Ferguson is a historical examination that challenges conventional interpretations and myths surrounding the origins, conduct, and consequences of the First World War.
Recommended“if you're interested in the nazi period i would um you know if you if you want to learn about the first world war for instance i would um i would recommend sleepwalkers or or neil's pity of war um you know great books teach you a lot”
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The Pity of War
The Pity of War by Niall Ferguson is a historical examination that challenges conventional interpretations and myths surrounding the origins, conduct, and consequences of the First World War.
Recommended“if you're interested in the nazi period i would um you know if you if you want to learn about the first world war for instance i would um i would recommend sleepwalkers or or neil's pity of war um you know great books teach you a lot”
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The Square and the Tower
Discussed“I was just reading Neil Ferguson's new book the tower and the square it's about the tension throughout all of human history civilization”
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The great degeneration
Discussed“So you also mentioned the book, "The Great Degeneration" by Niall Ferguson, an awesome historian, he's been on this podcast, it helped you understand the inefficiencies of government regulation.”
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