Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2023-10-11
Lex Fridman & Jared Kushner: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #399
#399 – Jared Kushner: Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Iran, and the Middle East
Jared Kushner is a former Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump and author of Breaking History.
Lex Fridman recommended Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall, and discussed The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman, Thirteen days in September by Lawrence Wright, The great degeneration by Niall Ferguson, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, and The Hundred-Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Guns of August
Discussed“You told me about "The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuckman. It's a book on World War I, and I went down a whole rabbit hole there.”
Where to get it
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Thirteen days in September
Discussed“to do another book reference, you mentioned the book "Thirteen Days in September" by Lawrence Wright in discussing all the work you've done in in Israel and the Middle East.”
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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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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Discussed“One of my favorite quotes is from 'Alice in Wonderland,' where the Cheshire Cat says, 'If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter which path you take.'”
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Prisoners of Geography
Recommended“- And I should mention, 'cause you mentioned geography, one of the many books you've recommended to me that gives a very interesting perspective on history, it's called "Prisoners of Geography" by Tim Marshall.”
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The Hundred-Year Marathon
Discussed“- So you mentioned to me the book, "The Hundred-Year Marathon" by Michael Pillsbury when we discussed China.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Breaking History
“- The following is a conversation with Jared Kushner, former senior advisor to the President during the Donald Trump administration, and author of Breaking History, a White House memoir.”