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The Origins of the Second World War
A.J.P. Taylor
“The book is still worth reading even although these days, most people would disagree with Taylor”
“One of the most controversial books he ever wrote was a book on the origins of the Second World War, in which he argued very paradoxically as a contrarian”— Niall Ferguson
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Hardcore History
Dan Carlin
“Dan Carlin is great. Dan Carlin is great. I love what he does”
“By the way, Dan Carlin is great. Dan Carlin is great. I love what he does... But Carlin's doing terrific work.”— Niall Ferguson
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Hardcore History interview with Elon Musk on the technology of World War II
Dan Carlin
“his great interview with Elon Musk about the technology of World War II. It's brilliant”
“I recently heard his great interview with Elon Musk about the technology of World War II. It's brilliant, and it's brilliant partly because Elon knows a lot”— Niall Ferguson
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The Struggle for Mastery in Europe
A.J.P. Taylor
“Taylor's masterpiece... That's the book I most admire”
“Taylor's masterpiece is quite a dense read, and I wouldn't recommend it, The Struggle for Mastery in Europe. That's the book I most admire”— Niall Ferguson
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The Collected Essays of George Orwell
George Orwell
“Read Orwell's amazing essays. There are four fantastic volumes of Orwell's essays... really worth reading”
“Read Orwell's amazing essays. There are four fantastic volumes of Orwell's essays... You will just feel like you are eating Turkish delight as you read”— Niall Ferguson
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Chip War
Chris Miller
“Chris Miller's new book, Chip War, which I highly recommend, is just the best book on why semiconductors really matter”
“Chris Miller's new book, Chip War, which I highly recommend, is just the best book on why semiconductors really matter”— Niall Ferguson
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Dominion
Tom Holland
“Tom Holland has this terrific book, Dominion... And I think that's dead right”
“Tom Holland has this terrific book, Dominion, which points out that although we think we are secular, in reality, we are still a highly Christian society”— Niall Ferguson
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Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
“Anybody who hasn't read one of my wife's books should do something about that... Infidel is a pretty good place to start”
“Anybody who hasn't read one of my wife's books should do something about that. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel is a pretty good place to start”— Niall Ferguson
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The Pity of War
Niall Ferguson
“He's the author of 16 books, good Lord, that's a lot of books, including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger”— Tim Ferriss
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The House of Rothschild
Niall Ferguson
“He's the author of 16 books... including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist”— Tim Ferriss
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Empire
Niall Ferguson
“He's the author of 16 books... including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist”— Tim Ferriss
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Civilization
Niall Ferguson
“He's the author of 16 books... including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist”— Tim Ferriss
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Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist
Niall Ferguson
“including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, which won the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Prize”— Tim Ferriss
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The Ascent of Money
Niall Ferguson (inferred)
“He's an award-winning filmmaker too, having won an international Emmy for his PBS series The Ascent of Money”— Tim Ferriss
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The Square and the Tower
Niall Ferguson
“His 2018 book, The Square and the Tower, was a New York Times bestseller and also adapted for television by PBS as Niall Ferguson's Networld”— Tim Ferriss
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Niall Ferguson's Networld
PBS (inferred)
“The Square and the Tower, was a New York Times bestseller and also adapted for television by PBS as Niall Ferguson's Networld”— Tim Ferriss
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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe
Niall Ferguson
“His latest book, Doom, subtitled, The Politics of Catastrophe, was published last year by Penguin and was shortlisted for the Lionel Gerber Prize”— Tim Ferriss
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Virtual History
Niall Ferguson
“And I wrote a lot about that in The Pity Of War and in the book Virtual History because I think it's important for people to understand”— Niall Ferguson
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Colossus
Niall Ferguson
“I think the analytical framework of the book Colossus was correct, namely the neo conservative project to build empires in Iraq and Afghanistan will fail”— Niall Ferguson
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The Masters
C.P. Snow
“I was at Christ's College that had been immortalized in a novel, The Masters, by C.P. Snow in which Cambridge politics provides the drama”— Niall Ferguson
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Animal Farm
George Orwell
“if you want to get to Orwell, don't just read Animal Farm and 1984. Read Orwell's amazing essays”— Niall Ferguson
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1984
George Orwell
“if you want to get to Orwell, don't just read Animal Farm and 1984. Read Orwell's amazing essays”— Niall Ferguson
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Destined for War
Graham Allison
“this is a point Graham Allison made in his book, Destined for War. There are some probability that they end up in a hot war”— Niall Ferguson
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The Great Illusion
Norman Angell
“Norman Angell wrote a whole book called The Great Illusion saying there's no possibility that they have a war. It would just be so financially ruinous”— Niall Ferguson
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