Books Recommended by Nat Friedman

"One of the best books I read this year was 24 Hours in Ancient Rome: https://www.amazon.com/24-Hours-Ancient-Rome-People-ebook/dp/B0758BFFFX It was written for 8th graders, but it doesn't matter; it's dense with insights into Roman society. Quite immersive and memorable."

"This book is a loving, nuanced critique of the role that internet platforms play in shaping online communities and providing them the tools they need to thrive. I bought 1000 copies for the GitHub team."

"On @patrickc's recommendation, thoroughly enjoyed The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig: https://www.amazon.com/World-Yesterday-Stefan-Zweig/dp/1906548676/ His description of the pre-WW1 world is fascinating: the social and economic stability of bourgeois Austria, the stardom of poets, the "small group theory" of his Viennese friends and their fascination with literature and theater, the non-existence of passports. And then the utter chaos of the post-war period and its hyperinflation. Extremely memorable and poignant, especially knowing that Zweig, finding himself in a post-WW2 world that was not his, eventually took his own life."

"I am currently reading and enjoying Daemon, an obviously topical book about a powerful AI: https://t.co/RQ1Ygg248s"

"If actually curious, you might check out this book: https://www.amazon.com/Who-Are-How-Got-Here/dp/110187032X"