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Every book Dan Kokotov recommended on podcasts
Dan Kokotov’s most recommended books
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman
- 1984 by George Orwell
- God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert
- Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
- Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda
- Dune by Frank Herbert
Dan Kokotov is a speech recognition expert and professional who has appeared on the Lex Fridman Podcast to discuss artificial intelligence, human interaction, and his reading preferences. During the episode, he recommended several notable works of literature and professional guides. He highlighted Creative Selection by Apple engineer Ken Kocienda, praising it for offering a genuine look at daily life and work at Apple rather than standard corporate commentary. He also recommended First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, noting that the organization Rev frequently asks first-time managers to read it. In the realm of science fiction, Kokotov praised Aldous Huxley's Brave New World for its prescient depiction of future society and dystopian sorting, while also briefly mentioning George Orwell's 1984. Additionally, he discussed Frank Herbert's works, declaring Dune to be the greatest science fiction novel of all time, followed by Children of Dune as the second greatest and God Emperor of Dune as the third greatest in the series.
Books recommended by Dan Kokotov
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic dystopian science fiction novel that depicts a technologically advanced future society controlled through engineered reproduction, psychological conditioning, and constant superficial pleasure.
Recommended“so one is brave new world by aldous huxley um and it's kind of incredible how prescient he was about”
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First, Break All The Rules
First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman is a management book based on extensive Gallup research that challenges conventional wisdom and outlines what the world's greatest managers do differently.
Recommended“it's like a pretty good book which some reason not the name escapes me um about management first break all the rules”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Recommended“i mean 1984 is good of course as well like if you're talking about you know dystopian novels of the future”
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God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert's God Emperor of Dune is the fourth installment in the iconic science fiction series, exploring deep philosophical themes, ecological transformation, and the millennia-long reign of a God Emperor.
Recommended“and the third greatest is the god emperor of doom”
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Children of Dune
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert is a renowned science fiction novel that continues the epic saga of the desert planet Arrakis and its ruling lineage.
Recommended“and the second greatest is the children of dune”
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Creative Selection
Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda is an insider account of Apple's software engineering and product design culture written by a veteran developer who worked closely with Steve Jobs.
Recommended“there's that book uh creative selection I don't know if you read it by a apple engineer named ken cocienda it's kind of a great book actually because unlike most of these business books where it's you know here's how steve job ran the company it's more like here's how life was like for me you know an engineer here”
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Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert is a sweeping science fiction epic set on the desert planet Arrakis, chronicling the rise of a young messiah named Paul Atreides amidst intergalactic political betrayal and the extraction of a valuable resource known as spice.
Recommended“the greatest sci-fi novel of all time is dune”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #151 – Dan Kokotov: Speech Recognition with AI and Humans | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2021-01-04 | 11 |