Books Recommended by Fareed Zakaria
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The World Is Flat
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Thomas L. Friedman
Source: "[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
4 recommendersLee Kuan Yew
The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
Graham Allison
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
2 recommendersThe Professor and the Madman
Simon Winchester
Source: "An unbelievable tale, one that reminds us of the extraordinary range, depth and beauty of the English language." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderLosing the Long Game
The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East
Philip H. Gordon
Source: "A seemingly narrow subject matter, but it's really a broad book about America's engagement with the world." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderTrade Is Not a Four-Letter Word
How Six Everyday Products Make the Case for Trade
Fred P. Hochberg
Source: "[The author] has managed to do the seemingly impossible, write a breezy, smart, funny book about trade." - Fareed Zakaria
3 recommenders21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
Source: "Wide-ranging, speculative look at the world today and where it is going -- fascinating big think." - Fareed Zakaria
5 recommendersThe Decadent Society
How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success
Ross Gregory Douthat
Source: "Argues that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump both represent the mood of our times." - Fareed Zakaria
3 recommendersThe Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
Daron Acemoglu
Source: "The authors help you understand that the balancing act of liberal democracy is rare." - Fareed Zakaria
2 recommendersThe Death of Truth
Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
Michiko Kakutani
Source: "Brilliantly explains the cultural and political forces that brought us to our current sorry condition." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderThe American Story
Conversations with Master Historians
David M. Rubenstein
Source: "Really came out of [...] educating American congressmen about the country's history." - Fareed Zakaria
2 recommendersBlowout
Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
Rachel Maddow
Source: "A brilliant description of many of the problems caused by our reliance on fossil fuels." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderDemocracy and Dictatorship in Europe
From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day
Sheri Berman
Source: "A superb historical study of the forces that produce democracy and threaten its survival." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderThe Meritocracy Trap
How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
Daniel Markovits
Source: "The most interesting and provocative book I have read in a while." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderThe Inevitability of Tragedy
Henry Kissinger and His World
Barry Gewen
Source: "A study of Kissinger's worldview & the challenge of using power to pursue justice." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderThe Great Reversal
How America Gave Up on Free Markets
Thomas Philippon
Source: "The most important book on economics I've read in a while." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderThe Guarded Gate
Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America
Daniel Okrent
Source: "A gripping account of a dark wave in American history." - Fareed Zakaria
2 recommendersA Good Provider Is One Who Leaves
One Family and Migration in the 21st Century
Jason DeParle
Source: "The best book on immigration I've read." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderDestined for War
Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
Graham Allison
Source: "A very smart and important book." - Fareed Zakaria
Prisoners of Geography
Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
Tim Marshall
Source: "Explains the world starting with geography." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommenderThe Hundred-Year Marathon
China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
Michael Pillsbury
Source: "In my book I talk a lot about [this book]." - Fareed Zakaria
1 recommender
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