Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-12-15
Books mentioned on #347 – Michael Malice: Christmas Special
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The White Pill
The White Pill by Michael Malice is an exploration of the darkest aspects of the twentieth century, focusing primarily on the Soviet Union, communism, and historical totalitarian dictatorships.
Discussed“but on top of that you're now going in going into the darkest aspects of the 20th century with the Soviet Union and the communism with the white pill”
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Dear Reader
Dear Reader by Michael Malice is an insightful non-fiction book focusing on North Korea, its history, and the regime of Kim Jong Il.
Discussed“dear reader the uh unauthorized autobiography Kim Jong-il”
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New Right
New Right by Michael Malice is a political exploration examining the ideological fringes of American politics and the modern populist movements often associated with online political culture.
Discussed“the new right to Journey To The Fringe of American politics that's the story of uh the extremes of the United States uh political movements”
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The Anarchist Handbook
Discussed“and then the anarchist handbook that's talking about the ideologies the different flavors of ideologies of anarchism”
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that critiques totalitarianism and political corruption through the story of farm animals who overthrow their human farmer.
Discussed“and uh of course George Orwell brilliantly and probably my favorite book of his which is animal farm”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“and also in 1984. portrayed Trotsky as a a snowball in Animal Farm”
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The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus is a philosophical essay exploring the human condition, the concept of the absurd, and the fundamental meaninglessness of the universe through the metaphor of Sisyphus rolling a boulder up a hill for eternity.
Recommended“and it's funny because I reread the myth of Sisyphus which I've been recommending to people”
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Anatomy of the State
Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard is a concise political treatise that examines the nature and expansion of state power from a libertarian perspective.
Discussed“they're like sorry this is too similar to uh Murray rothbard's Anatomy estate and which is a pamphlet or short book that Mary rothbard wrote”
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Red Famine
Red Famine by Anne Applebaum is a comprehensive historical account detailing the devastating Holodomor man-made famine in Ukraine.
Recommended“you know she wrote a great book about this called red famine”
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Stalin and Europe
Stalin and Europe by Timothy Snyder and Ray Brandon is a harrowing historical examination of the devastating mass killings, state-sponsored violence, and human suffering that occurred in the borderlands between Germany and the Soviet Union during the twentieth century.
Discussed“but another excellent book on on the topic and by the way thank you for recommending that to me”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“this is a special holiday episode and it is made extra special because it's announcing the release of Michael's new book called the white pill a tale of Good and Evil”
“Johann most you know who I discuss in the book and in the anarchistan book”
“when I did the anarchist handbook which was a collection of essays from various anarchists throughout history when I submitted it to Amazon there was a lot of copyright issues”