Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-12-20
Books mentioned on Yes, Biden’s Green Future Can Still Happen Under Trump
Jigar Shah recommended Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and Romney by McKay Coppins.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular exploration of the massive role that chance, luck, and probability play in human success, finance, and everyday life.
Recommended“well you know the book that has forever changed my life is Nim Nicholas talib's book Fooled by Randomness I read it before I started son Edison a long time ago and it reminds me today that like all the things that people take credit for a lot of it was luck”
Where to get it
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What If We Get It Right?
What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a collection of conversations and essays that explores hopeful, actionable, and constructive pathways for addressing the global climate crisis.
Recommended“the second book would be what if we get it right by Ayanna Elizabeth Johnson and she is such an inspiring person”
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Romney
McKay Coppins's Romney: A Reckoning is a biographical study examining the political career, ideological shifts, and personal journals of Mitt Romney.
Recommended“and then the last book was I recently read um Romney a reckoning by I think McKay coppins and I think I think that when you think about his journey right and the journey of many folks who just want to do right by people”
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