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Dwarkesh Patel’s book recommendations in 2023

18 books · 8 episodes · Dwarkesh Patel’s most recommended books, all years →

Every episode from 2023, newest first

Jung Chang (Wild Swans author) — Living through history's largest man-made famine

Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-11-29

Mao by Jung Chang · discussed · at 1:11
Wild Swans by Jung Chang · discussed · at 48:15

Andrew Roberts — Why Hitler lost WWII, Churchill as applied historian, & Napoleon as startup founder

Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-11-22

Conflict by David Petraeus · discussed · at 0:49

Dominic Cummings - COVID, Brexit, & Fixing Western Governance

Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-11-15

Breaking History by Jared Kushner · discussed · at 17:06
Now it Can be Told by Leslie R. Groves · discussed · at 25:12
The years of Lyndon Johnson (Volumes 1-3) by Robert A. Caro · discussed · at 33:55
The Kill Chain by Christian Brose · discussed · at 1:17:01

Sarah C. M. Paine — Why dictators keep making the same fatal mistake

Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-10-04

How Asia Works by Joe Studwell · discussed · at 54:51

Andy Matuschak — The reason most learning tools fail

Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-07-12

How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler · recommended · at 3:35
King Lear by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 3:48

Richard Rhodes — The making of the atomic bomb

Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-05-23

The making of the atomic bomb by Richard Rhodes · discussed · at 6:21
DOOMSDAY MACHINE by ELLSBERG DANIEL · discussed · at 36:38

Garett Jones — Immigration, national IQ, & less democracy

Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-01-24

Hive Mind by Garett Jones · discussed · at 2:52
The Culture Transplant by Garett Jones · discussed · at 9:16
Open Borders by Bryan Caplan · discussed · at 35:38
10% Less Democracy by Garett Jones · discussed · at 46:58
The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean · discussed · at 1:11:14

Lars Doucet — Progress, poverty, Georgism, & why rent is too damn high

Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-01-09

Land Is a Big Deal by Lars A. Doucet · discussed · at 22:56

Other mentions in 2023 (18: passing, ad reads, own books)