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by banjo_milkman
2235 days ago
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Robert Caro's Lyndon Johnson biography (multiple volumes) (idolised by Conan O'Brien see https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/style/conan-obrien-robert... - “I’m a fan to a disturbing level.”) The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan Paris 1919 and The War that Ended Peace - Margaret McMillan Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard Origins of Political Order: Francis Fukuyama - how politics + the state developed. Interesting contrast of Asia/China vs Europe/UK. How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region Book by Joe Studwel - fascinating history of the tactics east Asian countries adopted to grow post wwII |
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