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Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | Lex Fridman Podcast #476

Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | Lex Fridman Podcast #476

Recommended on this episode

MediaRecommended

Hardcore History: Wrath of the Khans

Dan Carlin

“I recommend people go listen to it”
“He did an amazing series on Jenis Khan and the Mongols called Wrath of the Cons. I recommend people go listen to it.”— Lex Fridman
BookRecommended

Voices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives

Norman R. Yetman (inferred)

“I can recommend the book”
“I can recommend the book that I've been reading, which is Voices from Slavery, 100 Authentic Slave Narratives.”— Lex Fridman

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Jack Weatherford

“He has written a legendary book on this topic titled Jenis Khan and the making of the modern world.”— Lex Fridman
BookBy the guestISBN verified

Emperor of the Seas

Jack Weatherford

“And he has written many other books including Emperor of the Seas, Kubla Khan and the Making of China”— Lex Fridman
BookBy the guest

Kublai Khan and the Making of China

Jack Weatherford

“he has written many other books including Emperor of the Seas, Kubla Khan and the Making of China, Jangghask Khan and the Quest for God”— Lex Fridman
BookBy the guestISBN verified

Genghis Khan and the Quest for God

Jack Weatherford

“Emperor of the Seas, Kubla Khan and the Making of China, Jangghask Khan and the Quest for God, The Secret History of the Mongol Queens”— Lex Fridman
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The Secret History of the Mongol Queens

Jack Weatherford

“Kubla Khan and the Making of China, Jangghask Khan and the Quest for God, The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, and other excellent books.”— Lex Fridman

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

BookReferencedISBN verified

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves

Federal Writers' Project (inferred)

“firsthand accounts of slavery can be read in slave narratives, a folk history of slavery in the United States from interviews with former slaves”— Lex Fridman
MediaReferenced

Hardcore History: Human Resources

Dan Carlin

“I was listening to Dan Carlin's excellent eye-opening 5 and a half hour episode of Hardcore History titled Human Resources.”— Lex Fridman
MediaReferenced

Marco Millions

Eugene O'Neill

“Eugene O'Neal wrote a play that became a comedy on Broadway called Marco Millions.”— Jack Weatherford