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Saagar Enjeti Recommended Books
Saagar Enjeti has recommended 24 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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Battle Cry of Freedom
by James M. McPherson
"Reading it in the midst of social and political chaos in America gave me profound hope that America at its best can overcome even its worst challenges." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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Ta-Nehisi Coates recommended this bookTa-Nehisi Coates
"The definitive history of the Civil War. One of the greatest works of history I've ever read and arguably the best one volume history in existence." - Ta-Nehisi Coates
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"[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"The negotiation stories with Steve Jobs alone make this book worth the read." - Tim Ferriss
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Brené Brown recommended this bookBrené Brown
"Leadership gold—you won’t forget the stories or the lessons." - Brené Brown
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Brian Chesky recommended this bookBrian Chesky
"Bob's book is great and he's an excellent CEO." - Brian Chesky
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Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
"We recently read [this book] in the 'This Week in Startups' book club." - Jason Calacanis
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Karlie Kloss recommended this bookKarlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss said this book really inspired her to become a better boss.
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Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"One of the best leadership books I've read." - Alexis Ohanian
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- Michael Bloomberg
"A testament to the idea that in America, if you work hard and pursue a dream, you really can achieve it." - Michael Bloomberg
- Bill Gates
"A short, readable book with smart insights, and along the way he crosses paths with some colorful characters." - Bill Gates
- Michael Bloomberg
"Details how a pudgy Malaysian 20-something was able to con the highest levels of the financial, media, and political elite into making himself a billionaire." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"As Bad Blood is to biotech, Billion Dollar Whale is to international finance... a wonderful read... Thrilling." - Bill Gates
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Alexis Ohanian
"An incredible story.... If you need some billionaires to despise--look no further than these charlatans." - Alexis Ohanian
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Anthony Pompliano recommended this bookAnthony Pompliano
"Worth checking out if this story interests you." - Anthony Pompliano
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Michael Mauboussin recommended this bookMichael Mauboussin
"Amazing [book] about human nature." - Michael Mauboussin
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Raoul Pal recommended this bookRaoul Pal
"Amazing read." - Raoul Pal
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"I respect the hell out of Mark Zuckerberg. That’s probably not the takeaway for most people after reading this book." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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1 person
Casey Neistat recommended this bookCasey Neistat
"Awesome story about how ig came to be and its impact broadly on human interaction." - Casey Neistat
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"The many personalities behind Bitcoin (like the Winklevi twins) make the story of its meteoric rise in the last decade even more compelling." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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4 people- Anthony Pompliano recommended this book
Anthony Pompliano
"If the movie is half as good as the book, it will be a box office hit :)" - Anthony Pompliano
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Anthony Scaramucci recommended this bookAnthony Scaramucci
"Please read." - Anthony Scaramucci
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Cameron Winklevoss recommended this bookCameron Winklevoss
"Chronicles the Wild West days of Bitcoin, and explains the technology and movement that’s changing the world." - Cameron Winklevoss
Cameron Winklevoss's recommendation of this book - Ankur Warikoo recommended this book
Ankur Warikoo
"Terrific real-life story." - Ankur Warikoo
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Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
by Nathaniel Popper
"The theory of bitcoin, its utility, and the subculture that birthed it is nonetheless an important and profound one that will shape the way we use the internet as the years progress." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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3 people- Anthony Pompliano recommended this book
Anthony Pompliano
"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
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Barry Silbert recommended this bookBarry Silbert
"Fantastic, entertaining read...and historical record of bitcoin's first 5 years." - Barry Silbert
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Trung Phan recommended this bookTrung Phan
"About the Bitcoin industry." - Trung Phan
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"Tale of survival in the Antarctic all by himself." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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1 person
Chelsea Handler recommended this bookChelsea Handler
"One man's story of surviving in Antartica when he lost everyone and everything and still managed to make it back to his ship under the worst possible conditions." - Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler's recommendation of this book
"Our own former President Theodore Roosevelt’s journey down [the Amazon] river." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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Ryan Holiday recommended this bookRyan Holiday
"I thought I knew about Theodore Roosevelt." - Ryan Holiday
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"[This book] reads more like Indiana Jones that non-fiction." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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"The RIVETING tale of Percy Fawcett’s obsession with the Amazon." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
"The story of Jordan is not the story of sports, but the story of American culture in the 1990’s." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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1 person- Anthony Pompliano recommended this book
Anthony Pompliano
"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
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"His obsessions, innate abilities, and demons are fascinating to read despite how sadly his life ultimately turned out." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
Empire of the Summer Moon
by S. C. Gwynne
"The early history of the American West, its culture, and the collision of history between American Settlers and Native Americans." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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3 people
Joe Rogan recommended this bookJoe Rogan
"Fucking great book." - Joe Rogan
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Lex Fridman recommended this bookLex Fridman
"[I admire] the purity of that way of life." - Lex Fridman
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Sam Hinkie recommended this bookSam Hinkie
"I liked [this book] a lot." - Sam Hinkie
Sam Hinkie's recommendation of this book
"I took away a deeper appreciation for this incredible country, its history, and symbiotic relationship between man and wildlife at the most basic form of life." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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1 person- Joe Rogan recommended this book
Joe Rogan
"An amazing book." - Joe Rogan
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
by Ezra F. Vogel
"I begrudgingly respect his genius." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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1 person- Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
"If you’re going to read one book about modern China in the period after Mao, then this is the book you should read." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book
"Every vacation I was able to take in 2020 I went West and tried to spend as much of it outside as possible treading some of the same ground explored in [this book]." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
The Scientist and the Spy
A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
by Mara Hvistendahl
"A microcosm of the threat we face from China." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
The Revolution Was Televised
How The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Lost, and Other Groundbreaking Dramas Changed TV Forever
by Alan Sepinwall
"[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
The Loudest Voice in the Room
How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News--and Divided a Country
by Gabriel Sherman
"How [cable news] became forever disrupted by Roger Ailes." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
"How Rupert Murdoch changed the way we report the news across 3 different continents." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
"To understand the precursor to TV news in the form of the Today and Good Morning America franchises." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
"Understanding how exactly [cable news] came to be with CNN." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
"The tales of explorers from Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen’s race to the South Pole." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
"I love reading stories of extraordinary men facing off against the most extreme that nature has to offer." - Saagar Enjeti (Source)
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