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Biography & Memoir
1 picksHistory & Ideas
2 picks
Sapiens
History & Ideas
Sapiens
anthropology
culture
history
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring anthropology, culture, history.
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Recommended by Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Melinda French Gates, Naval Ravikant
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
History & Ideas
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
development
economics
history
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. Landes is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring development, economics, history.
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Recommended by Charlie Munger
Literary Fiction
3 picks
Anna Karenina
Literary Fiction
Anna Karenina
classic
fiction
relationships
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring classic, fiction, relationships.
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Recommended by Sam Altman
Brave New World
Literary Fiction
Brave New World
dystopia
fiction
society
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring dystopia, fiction, society.
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Recommended by Sam Altman
Little Fires Everywhere
Literary Fiction
Little Fires Everywhere
family
identity
society
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring family, identity, society.
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Recommended by Melinda French Gates
Memoir & Essays
1 picksPsychology & Behavior
1 picksScience & Big Ideas
2 picks
Enlightenment Now
Science & Big Ideas
Enlightenment Now
data
progress
reason
Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring data, progress, reason.
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Recommended by Bill Gates
The Rational Optimist
Science & Big Ideas
The Rational Optimist
economics
ideas
progress
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring economics, ideas, progress.
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Recommended by Marc Andreessen
Society & Politics
4 picks
Evicted
Society & Politics
Evicted
american life
housing
poverty
Evicted by Matthew Desmond is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring american life, housing, poverty.
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Recommended by Barack Obama, Bill Gates
Just Mercy
Society & Politics
Just Mercy
justice
law
memoir
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring justice, law, memoir.
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Recommended by James Clear
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Society & Politics
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
cities
design
society
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring cities, design, society.
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Recommended by Sam Altman
The True Believer
Society & Politics
The True Believer
belief
mass movements
politics
The True Believer by Eric Hoffer is one of Booksom's curated recommendations for readers exploring belief, mass movements, politics.
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Recommended by Reid Hoffman, Marc Andreessen
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Barack Obama
44th President of the United States
Bill Gates
Technologist and philanthropist
Melinda French Gates
Philanthropist and investor
Sam Altman
Entrepreneur and investor
Charlie Munger
Investor and Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman
Marc Andreessen
Software entrepreneur and investor
Reid Hoffman
LinkedIn co-founder and investor
James Clear
Author and habits educator