Fareed Zakaria Recommended Books
Fareed Zakaria has recommended 26 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Fareed Zakaria is an American journalist, political scientist, and author.
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The Meritocracy Trap
How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
"The most interesting and provocative book I have read in a while." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
Lee Kuan Yew
The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
Destined for War
Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
"A very smart and important book." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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Ray Dalio, Walter Isaacson, Anthony Scaramucci, David Sacks, Lloyd Blankfein, Elon Musk
Prisoners of Geography
Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
"Explains the world starting with geography." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
Talking to Strangers
What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
"Fascinating." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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The Death of Truth
Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
"Brilliantly explains the cultural and political forces that brought us to our current sorry condition." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
The Guarded Gate
Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America
"A gripping account of a dark wave in American history." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"Wide-ranging, speculative look at the world today and where it is going -- fascinating big think." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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The World Is Flat
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
"[This book's] insight is true and deeply important. . . . The metaphor of a flat world, used by [the author] to describe the next phase of globalization, is ingenious." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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Don't Be Evil
How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us
"Terrific." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe
From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day
"A superb historical study of the forces that produce democracy and threaten its survival." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
The Great Reversal
How America Gave Up on Free Markets
"The most important book on economics I've read in a while." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
The American Story
Conversations with Master Historians
"Really came out of [...] educating American congressmen about the country's history." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves
One Family and Migration in the 21st Century
"The best book on immigration I've read." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
The Professor and the Madman
"An unbelievable tale, one that reminds us of the extraordinary range, depth and beauty of the English language." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
The Hundred-Year Marathon
China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
"In my book I talk a lot about [this book]." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
Erdogan's Empire
Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East
"The best book on Turkey today." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
Blowout
Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
"A brilliant description of many of the problems caused by our reliance on fossil fuels." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
Hit Makers
The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
"Superb." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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The Decadent Society
How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success
"Argues that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump both represent the mood of our times." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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The Inevitability of Tragedy
Henry Kissinger and His World
"A study of Kissinger's worldview & the challenge of using power to pursue justice." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word
How Six Everyday Products Make the Case for Trade
"[The author] has managed to do the seemingly impossible, write a breezy, smart, funny book about trade." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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The Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
"The authors help you understand that the balancing act of liberal democracy is rare." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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The Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
"Asks the essential question." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
Losing the Long Game
The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East
"A seemingly narrow subject matter, but it's really a broad book about America's engagement with the world." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
The Ascent of Money
A Financial History of the World
"Fascinating." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
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