Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-11-15
Books mentioned on #634: 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
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that uses a farmyard setting to satirize the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism following the Russian Revolution.
Recommended“In the same way that if you want to get to Orwell, don't just read Animal Farm and 1984. Read Orwell's amazing essays.”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a grim totalitarian future defined by perpetual surveillance, historical denial, and thought control.
Recommended“In the same way that if you want to get to Orwell, don't just read Animal Farm and 1984. Read Orwell's amazing essays.”
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Destined for War
Destined for War by Graham T.
Discussed“There is also a geopolitical dimension to this conventional territorial dimension. And this is a point Graham Allison made in his book, Destined for War.”
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Chip War
Chip War by Chris Miller is a comprehensive exploration of the global semiconductor supply chain and the geopolitical forces shaping the technology industry.
Recommended“Chris Miller's new book, Chip War, which I highly recommend, is just the best book on why semiconductors really matter.”
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Dominion
Dominion by Tom Holland is a sweeping historical work examining how Christianity shaped Western culture, secular values, and modern moral frameworks.
Recommended“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.”
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Infidel
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a powerful memoir detailing the author's escape from a oppressive upbringing in Somalia and her eventual journey of self-discovery and political awakening in the West.
Recommended“Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel is a pretty good place to start. That's her life story, her early life story”
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Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“He's the author of 16 books, good Lord, that's a lot of books, including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist”
“He's the author of 16 books, good Lord, that's a lot of books, including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist”
“His 2018 book, The Square and the Tower, was a New York Times bestseller and also adapted for television by PBS as Niall Ferguson’s Networld.”
“His latest book, Doom, subtitled, The Politics of Catastrophe, was published last year by Penguin and was shortlisted for the Lionel Gerber Prize.”
“We were doing Hillbilly Elegy before J.D. Vance was even born, I think.”
“And I wrote a lot about that in The Pity Of War and in the book Virtual History because I think it's important for people to understand”
“My book Doom makes fun of the pattern where the incentives to predict the end of the world are very strong”