Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-04-30
Books mentioned on #180 – Jeremi Suri: History of American Power
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Henry Kissinger and the American Century
Discussed“speaking of war you wrote a book on henry kissinger”
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Complete Works of Thomas Brooks
Discussed“so one of my favorite novels that i read actually when i was in graduate school is thomas mons button brooks and it's the story of a family in lubeck in northern germany living through the 19th century and the rise and fall of families cycles of life”
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Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann is a sweeping historical novel that chronicles the decline of a prosperous merchant family across four generations in northern Germany.
Recommended“one of my favorite novels that i read actually when i was in graduate school is thomas mons button brooks”
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War and Peace
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a massive epic novel that chronicles Russian society and the devastating impact of the Napoleonic Wars through the interwoven lives of several aristocratic families.
Recommended“i'm very moved by tolstoy's war and peace”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The impossible presidency
“you've uh written a book about how the role and power of the presidency has changed”