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Lloyd Blankfein Recommended Books
Lloyd Blankfein has recommended 6 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Lloyd Blankfein is an American investment banker.
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Destined for War
Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
by Graham Allison
"Informs the moment like Guns of August did for Kennedy in [the] Cuban Missile Crisis." - Lloyd Blankfein (Source)
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Ray Dalio recommended this bookRay Dalio
"Reminds us that over the last 500 years there have been 16 times in which there has been [...] an empire challenging another. In 12 of those cases there have been wars." - Ray Dalio
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Fareed Zakaria recommended this bookFareed Zakaria
"A very smart and important book." - Fareed Zakaria
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Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"When a new power arises in the world, it results in a clash with the dominant power. This important and fascinating book extracts lessons for how we can avoid such a confrontation." - Walter Isaacson
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Anthony Scaramucci recommended this bookAnthony Scaramucci
"Read every page… Twice." - Anthony Scaramucci
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David Sacks recommended this bookDavid Sacks
"The most timely and important book I read [in 2018]." - David Sacks
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Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"Worth reading." - Elon Musk
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Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
"[The author] makes these narrow events -- gives a lot of texture to them and makes them feel very vivid." - Lloyd Blankfein (Source)
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Chris Dixon recommended this bookChris Dixon
"Reads kind of like an action movie switching between the characters on the ship to the submarine crew who sinks them." - Chris Dixon
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George R. R. Martin recommended this bookGeorge R. R. Martin
"[This author] is a journalist who writes non-fiction books that read like novels, real page-turners. This one is no exception." - George R. R. Martin
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The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough
Lloyd Blankfein recommended this book on the "Exchanges at Goldman Sachs" podcast. (Source)
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Bob Iger recommended this bookBob Iger
Bob Iger told Variety this book was on his Reading List.
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Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"A worthwhile read for all builders." - Brian Armstrong
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Ed Zschau recommended this bookEd Zschau
"A fabulous book." - Ed Zschau
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Austen Allred recommended this bookAusten Allred
"The slow, iterative process to breakthrough invention." - Austen Allred
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Ali Abdaal recommended this bookAli Abdaal
"Contains timeless themes relevant to any and all forms of human endeavour." - Ali Abdaal
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The Discoverers
A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
by Daniel J. Boorstin
Lloyd Blankfein recommended this book on the "Exchanges at Goldman Sachs" podcast. (Source)
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Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
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No Ordinary Time
Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
"Early in the book a good discussion of Roosevelt’s leadership in mobilizing industry." - Lloyd Blankfein (Source)
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
The Revolution Trilogy, Book 1
by Rick Atkinson
"For those who would welcome a respite from the usual topic of 'the British are leaving….'" - Lloyd Blankfein (Source)
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