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Source-backed history books ranked by the number of endorsers.

573 BOOKs in History

001

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
AI-generated reading companion for Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Cuban, Brian Armstrong, Vinod Khosla, David Friedberg, Larry Summers, Network School Reading List

Ray Dalio

History

History

8

endorsers
002

Homo Deus

Homo Deus
AI-generated reading companion for Homo Deus

Endorsed by Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Naval Ravikant, Richard Branson, Ren Zhengfei

Yuval Noah Harari

History

History

6

endorsers
003

How Innovation Works

How Innovation Works
AI-generated reading companion for How Innovation Works

Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Brian Armstrong, Naval Ravikant, Network School Reading List, Bill Gurley

Matt Ridley

History

History

6

endorsers
004

Enlightenment Now

Enlightenment Now
AI-generated reading companion for Enlightenment Now

Endorsed by Bill Gates, David Friedberg, Richard Dawkins, Yuval Noah Harari

Steven Pinker

History

History

5

endorsers
005

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Endorsed by Daniel Ek, Charlie Munger, Bill Gates, Li Lu, Yuval Noah Harari

Jared Diamond

History

Evolution History Popular Science

5

endorsers
006

The Better Angels of Our Nature

The Better Angels of Our Nature
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Endorsed by Mark Zuckerberg, Stewart Brand, Bill Gates, Nassim Taleb, Gwern Branwen

Steven Pinker

History

History

5

endorsers
007

The Lessons of History

The Lessons of History
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Endorsed by Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lütke, Kevin Systrom, Network School Reading List

Will, Ariel Durant

History

History

5

endorsers
008

The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
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Endorsed by Andrej Karpathy, Stewart Butterfield, Brian Armstrong, Hacker News Top 40, Patrick Collison

Tim Wu

History

History

5

endorsers
009

Endurance

Endurance
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Endorsed by Fred Wilson, Sam Altman, Max Levchin, Jason Fried

Alfred Lansing

History

History

4

endorsers
010

The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine
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Endorsed by Tobi Lütke, Patrick Collison, Stewart Butterfield, Hacker News Top 40

M. Mitchell Waldrop

History

History

4

endorsers
011

Americana

Americana

Endorsed by Marc Andreessen, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger

Bhu Srinivasan

History

History

3

endorsers
012

From Third World to First

From Third World to First

Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Patrick Collison, Network School Reading List

Lee Kuan Yew

History

History

3

endorsers
013

Go To

Go To

Endorsed by Brian Kernighan, Keith Rabois, Patrick Collison

Steve Lohr

History

History

3

endorsers
014

Medieval Technology and Social Change

Medieval Technology and Social Change

Endorsed by Paul Graham, Sam Altman, Patrick Collison

Lynn White Jr.

History

History

3

endorsers
015

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Endorsed by Hacker News Top 40, Bill Gates, Andrew Chen

Siddhartha Mukherjee

History

History

3

endorsers
016

The Fabric of Reality

The Fabric of Reality
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Endorsed by Patrick Collison, Demis Hassabis

David Deutsch

History

History

3

endorsers
017

The Innovators

The Innovators
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Endorsed by Elon Musk, Patrick Collison

Walter Isaacson

History

History

3

endorsers
018

The Old Way

The Old Way

Endorsed by Sam Altman, Paul Graham, Patrick Collison

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

History

History

3

endorsers
019

24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

Endorsed by Elad Gil, Nat Friedman

Philip Matyszak

History

History

2

endorsers
020

A Splendid Exchange

A Splendid Exchange

Endorsed by Nick Szabo, Patrick Collison

William J. Bernstein

History

History

2

endorsers
021

Debt

Debt

Endorsed by Patrick Collison, David Heinemeier Hansson

David Graeber

History

History

2

endorsers
022

Einstein's Dreams

Einstein's Dreams

Endorsed by Patrick Collison, Walter Isaacson

Alan P. Lightman

History

History

2

endorsers
023

Epic Measures

Epic Measures

Endorsed by Patrick Collison, Bill Gates

Jeremy N. Smith

History

History

2

endorsers
024

Guns, Sails, and Empires

Guns, Sails, and Empires

Endorsed by Sam Altman, Paul Graham

Carlo M. Cipolla

History

History

2

endorsers
025

How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built

How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built
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Endorsed by Stewart Brand

Stewart Brand

History

History

2

endorsers
026

Impro

Impro

Endorsed by Patrick Collison, Stewart Brand

Keith Johnstone

History

History

2

endorsers
027

Longitude

Longitude

Endorsed by Richard Branson, Patrick Collison

Dava Sobel

History

History

2

endorsers
028

Nixonland

Nixonland

Endorsed by Marc Andreessen, Patrick Collison

Rick Perlstein

History

History

2

endorsers
029

Organizing Genius

Organizing Genius

Endorsed by Patrick Collison, Stewart Brand

Warren G. Bennis

History

History

2

endorsers
030

Plagues and Peoples

Plagues and Peoples

Endorsed by Paul Graham, Patrick Collison

William McNeill

History

History

2

endorsers
031

Reputation and Power: Organizational Image and Pharmaceutical Regulation at the FDA

Reputation and Power: Organizational Image and Pharmaceutical Regulation at the FDA

Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Network School Reading List

Daniel Carpenter

History

History

2

endorsers
032

Stalin's War

Stalin's War

Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Network School Reading List

Sean McMeekin

History

History

2

endorsers
033

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Endorsed by Stewart Butterfield, Bill Gates

Doris Kearns Goodwin

History

History

2

endorsers
034

The Ancient City

The Ancient City

Endorsed by Paul Graham, Marc Andreessen

Peter Connolly, Hazel Dodge

History

History

2

endorsers
035

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

Endorsed by Patrick Collison, Andrej Karpathy

Michael Crichton

History

History

2

endorsers
036

The Art of War in the Middle Ages

The Art of War in the Middle Ages

Endorsed by Sam Altman, Paul Graham

Charles Oman

History

History

2

endorsers
037

The Ascent of Man

The Ascent of Man

Endorsed by Patrick Collison, David Deutsch

Jacob Bronowski

History

History

2

endorsers
038

The Ascent of Money

The Ascent of Money

Endorsed by Max Levchin, Ryan Petersen

Niall Ferguson

History

History

2

endorsers
039

The Big Score

The Big Score

Endorsed by Reid Hoffman, Patrick Collison

Michael S. Malone

History

History

2

endorsers
040

The Black Jacobins

The Black Jacobins

Endorsed by Ben Horowitz, Patrick Collison

C.L.R. James

History

History

2

endorsers
041

The City In History

The City In History

Endorsed by Keith Rabois, Patrick Collison

Lewis Mumford

History

History

2

endorsers
042

The Codebreakers

The Codebreakers

Endorsed by Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman

David Kahn

History

Classic Cryptography History

2

endorsers
043

The Discovery of France

The Discovery of France

Endorsed by Nassim Taleb, Gwern Branwen

Graham Robb

History

History

2

endorsers
044

The Fabric of Civilization

The Fabric of Civilization

Endorsed by Marc Andreessen, Matt Ridley

Virginia Postrel

History

History

2

endorsers
045

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

Endorsed by Peter Thiel, Elon Musk

Edward Creasy

History

History

2

endorsers
046

The Fourth Turning

The Fourth Turning

Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Network School Reading List

William Strauss, Neil Howe

History

History

2

endorsers
047

The German Generals Talk

The German Generals Talk

Endorsed by Paul Graham, Patrick Collison

Basil H. Liddell Hart

History

History

2

endorsers
048

The Gray Lady Winked

The Gray Lady Winked

Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Network School Reading List

Ashley Rindsberg

History

History

2

endorsers
049

The Great Influenza

The Great Influenza

Endorsed by Bill Gates, Balaji Srinivasan

John M. Barry

History

History

2

endorsers
050

The Gulag Archipelago

The Gulag Archipelago

Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Jordan Peterson

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

History

History

2

endorsers