randomberlinchick on March 13, 2025 2:49 pm *The Guns of August* by Barbara W. Tuchman. Pulitzer Prize winner about the beginning of WWI.
kingharis on March 13, 2025 2:49 pm The Invisible Hook, by Peter Leeson (about the fascinating economics of piracy) King Leopold’s Ghost (about the Belgian Congo, so … not fun) Everything Bad is Good For You (about the complexity of “silly” things like games)
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Conquistador by Levy or Atomic Accidents by James Mahaffey.
*The Guns of August* by Barbara W. Tuchman. Pulitzer Prize winner about the beginning of WWI.
The Invisible Hook, by Peter Leeson (about the fascinating economics of piracy)
King Leopold’s Ghost (about the Belgian Congo, so … not fun)
Everything Bad is Good For You (about the complexity of “silly” things like games)
Into Thin Air
Island on Fire, Tom Zoellner