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Economics in One Lesson
Henry Hazlitt
“I recommend it to everybody”
“one called Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt. It's like 150 pages. I recommend it to everybody sort of 15 and up”— Ben Shapiro
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The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
Carl Trueman
“a great book ... the best book in the last 10 years”
“there's a great book by Carl Trueman called Rise and Triumph for the Modern Self, which I think is the best book in the last 10 years”— Ben Shapiro
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The Authoritarian Moment
Ben Shapiro
“author of several books, including The Authoritarian Moment, The Right Side of History, and Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings”— Lex Fridman
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The Right Side of History
Ben Shapiro
“author of several books, including The Authoritarian Moment, The Right Side of History, and Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings”— Lex Fridman
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Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings
Ben Shapiro
“author of several books, including The Authoritarian Moment, The Right Side of History, and Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings”— Lex Fridman
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How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them
Ben Shapiro
“You're exceptionally good at debate. You wrote How to Debate the Leftist and Destroy Them. You're kind of known for this kind of stuff”— Lex Fridman
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Basic Economics
Thomas Sowell
“It's easier than say Thomas Sowell's Basic Econ; which is four or 500 pages”— Ben Shapiro
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The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (inferred)
“The Federalist Paper is a big one in terms of sort of how American politics works”— Ben Shapiro
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer
“the way The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is written about Hitler, I like because there's almost not a criticism of Hitler. It's a description”— Ben Shapiro
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The New Tsar
Steven Lee Myers (inferred)
“Well, Putin as an example. That's a difficult one to find the right books on. I think The New Czar is the one I read”— Lex Fridman
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Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
Angus Roxburgh (inferred)
“One I read, I think, about Putin was, it was one called Strong Man. And, it was very highly critical of Putin”— Ben Shapiro
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Tesla
Tesla
“I'm taking them on rides in the brand new Tesla; which my son is obsessed with”— Ben Shapiro
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Tommy John
Tommy John
“When I'm reading ads Tommy John and they're talking about their no wedgie guarantee, I'll say things like”— Ben Shapiro
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