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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 most interesting and provocative book I have read in a while." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"Packed with intelligence and insight. If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you've got to read this book." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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"A very smart and important book." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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  • Ray Dalio recommended this book
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  • Elon Musk recommended this book
"Explains the world starting with geography." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"Fascinating." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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"Brilliantly explains the cultural and political forces that brought us to our current sorry condition." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"A gripping account of a dark wave in American history." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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"Wide-ranging, speculative look at the world today and where it is going -- fascinating big think." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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4 people
  • Joe Rogan recommended this book
  • Bill Gates recommended this book
  • Jack Dorsey recommended this book
  • Vinod Khosla recommended this book
"[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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"A superb historical study of the forces that produce democracy and threaten its survival." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"The most important book on economics I've read in a while." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"Really came out of [...] educating American congressmen about the country's history." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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  • Marc Benioff recommended this book
"The best book on immigration I've read." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

The Professor and the Madman

by Simon Winchester
"An unbelievable tale, one that reminds us of the extraordinary range, depth and beauty of the English language." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"In my book I talk a lot about [this book]." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"The best book on Turkey today." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"A brilliant description of many of the problems caused by our reliance on fossil fuels." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"Superb." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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  • Tim Urban recommended this book
  • Daniel Pink recommended this book
"Argues that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump both represent the mood of our times." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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"A study of Kissinger's worldview & the challenge of using power to pursue justice." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"[The author] has managed to do the seemingly impossible, write a breezy, smart, funny book about trade." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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2 people
"The authors help you understand that the balancing act of liberal democracy is rare." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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  • Satya Nadella recommended this book
"Asks the essential question." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"A seemingly narrow subject matter, but it's really a broad book about America's engagement with the world." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)
"Fascinating." - Fareed Zakaria (Source)

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  • Max Levchin recommended this book

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