Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-08-31
Books mentioned on Why Nothing Seems To Makes Sense Anymore - Rudyard Lynch
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Great Wave
David Hackett Fischer's historical study investigates long-term price revolutions and economic cycles to explain recurring waves of social and political upheaval.
Recommended“and one of my favorite books ever is The Great Wave by David hacket Fisher and he uses inflation to predict this”
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Everybody Lies
Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data-driven non-fiction book that explores how digital search footprints and big data reveal hidden human truths and desires that people rarely admit in person.
Discussed“did you ever read everybody Lies by Seth Ste that's a great book”
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The History of Manners
The History of Manners by Norbert Elias is a sweeping examination of the evolution of social etiquette, bodily shame, and human behavior in the Western world from the medieval era through the modern age.
Discussed“and another one of the most interesting books I've read is uh the history of manners by Norbert Elias and it's a history of manners in the Western World from the Middle Ages until the present”
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The Invention of Yesterday
The Invention of Yesterday by Mir Tamim Ansary is a sweeping historical narrative exploring how human societies have constructed meaning through shifting worldviews and grand ideas.
Recommended“the uh if you want to learn history as a person who's not a historian the best book to read is the invention of yesterday by tamim msar”
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Atrocities
Atrocities is a comprehensive historical study by Matthew White that documents and ranks the one hundred bloodiest conflicts, massacres, and man-made disasters in human history.
Recommended“atrocities by Matthew white is also very good it's a history of the world from the perspective of the top 100 bloodiest atrocities in history”
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Sex and power in history
Sex and Power in History by Amaury de Riencourt is a sweeping historical work examining how the relations between the sexes have profoundly shaped the rise and fall of civilizations.
Recommended“one of which is said he wrote book sex and Power in history which how the relations between the Sexes inform the rise and fall of civilizations”
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The coming Caesars
The Coming Caesars is a political and historical work by Amaury de Riencourt that explores the historical parallels between the rise of the Roman Empire and the development of American political structures.
Recommended“the coming Caesars is about uh the parallel in America and Rome that's where I got the groy stuff from”
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The soul of China
The Soul of China is a historical and sociological study by Amaury de Riencourt, with contributions by Richard Wilhelm, examining the traditional mental structures and historical trajectory of Chinese civilization.
Recommended“and then he wrote The Soul of India and the soul of China which is about the mental system and the character of Indian and Chinese civilization”
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The soul of India
The Soul of India is a comprehensive historical analysis by Amaury de Riencourt that investigates the spiritual foundations, social structures, and enduring psychological character of Indian civilization over millennia.
Recommended“and then he wrote The Soul of India and the soul of China which is about the mental system and the character of Indian and Chinese civilization”
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