Person
Every book Chris Miller recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Chris Miller appears on, in one place — not just one.
Chris Miller appeared as a guest on podcast discussions to share insightful reading recommendations focused on global networks, commodities, and political decision-making. He strongly recommended The World for Sale by Gilbert Parker, describing it as an extraordinary and eye-opening account that reveals the unseen role commodity traders play in managing the global networks responsible for delivering vital oil, minerals, and metals. Miller also recommended Nexus by Jonathan Winkler, highlighting it as a study of early twentieth-century telegraph cables that demonstrates how governments historically viewed infrastructure and connectivity. Finally, he recommended Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion by Joseph Torigian, praising the book as an exceptional account of high politics and political decision-making in China over the last half century. Miller consistently offered these titles to listeners seeking a deeper understanding of the complex commercial and political forces that shape international relations, global supply chains, and historical government networks across the modern world.
Books recommended by Chris Miller
-
Coercion
Coercion is a deep exploration of high political decision-making and strategic governance.
Recommended“and then a third book which was published last year which I strongly recommend is a book on decision-making in China called Prestige manipulation and coercion which is an extraordinary account of high politics in in China over the last half century that illustrates with just a really exceptional archival documentation how how Chinese politics has has shifted and the”
Where to get it
-
Nexus
Nexus is an in-depth historical study examining telegraph cables and global government communication networks during the early twentieth century.
Recommended“a second book I'd recommend which picks up on a lot of the discussions we've had about networks is a book called Nexus by Jonathan Winkler which is a a study of telegraph cables during the early 20th century and what's striking about it is the extent to which all of the world's governments saw telegraph cables as not only”
Where to get it
-
Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion
Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion is a detailed historical and political examination focusing on high-level decision-making and governance in China.
Recommended“and then a third book which was published last year which I strongly recommend is a book on decision-making in China called Prestige manipulation and coercion which is an extraordinary account of high politics in in China over the last half century that illustrates with just a really exceptional archival documentation how how Chinese politics has has shifted and the”
Where to get it
-
The World for Sale, Complete
The World for Sale, Complete by Gilbert Parker is an eye-opening investigative account that explores the secretive world of global commodity traders and their unseen role in distributing the world's raw materials, oil, and minerals.
Recommended“well I'd start with the world for sale which is an extraordinary account of commodity traders who play a unseen role in the middle of the networks that deliver oil and minerals and metals that we require it's sort of a eye-opening view as to to how all the world's raw materials get shipped around the world”
Where to get it
-
The Good War
Discussed“there's this book Studs Turkl wrote this war book book called the good war this book about um World War II and he interviewed his oral history interviewed all these famous people senators titans of industry you know all these people that have been fabulously successful and he asked what was the most important thing you did in your career”
Where to get it
Books Chris Miller wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“you know, I wrote the book and I um made an obligation to the publisher that I would push the book, right? That's the way it raised.”
“remember uh I tell in my book story I had a buddy next to me he was flashing back being in Iraq uh when he had to go find the head”
“and it's in my book it's pretty funny story I was dressed pretty poorly and uh and you they always ask you you know they're not going to send you in to see the president”