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Lex FridmanRecommended Books
43 books recommended
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Walden
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A Hunger Artist80% Confidence
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich80% Confidence
“You're welcome! Shirer does an excellent job of unpacking the Soviets' reversal and why it happened. It's one of my favorite books. Let me know what you think if you give it a try.”
The Toyota Way, Second Edition80% Confidence
“I've read it, it's very good. I like Jeffrey Liker's writing. In general, I like books about big engineering efforts. I'm currently reading the biography of Henry Ford by Richard Snow.”
Walden80% Confidence
“Definitely in my top 5 of most influential books.”
Essential Bukowski80% Confidence
“Because I've been doing the startup, I've been suffering so I'm reading a lot of Bukowski.”
Artificial Intelligence,80% Confidence
“Here's my conversation with Peter Norvig, research director at Google and coauthor of Artificial Intelligence,: A Modern Approach, a seminal book in the field of AI that educated and inspired an entire generation of AI researchers, including myself”
Black Elk80% Confidence
“My obsession with Native American history books continues, and with Black Elk I’ve found my favorite one yet.”
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