Books Recommended by Charles Koch
Frames of Mind
The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner
Source: "People aren't smarter or dumb overall except in real extremes. Most of us are gifted in some ways and not too swift in others." - Charles Koch
The Politics Industry
How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Katherine M. Gehl
Source: "Makes an important contribution to the conversation about how to change our political system for the better." - Charles Koch
Why Wages Rise
F. A. Harper
Source: "To learn more about how Deep Learning will direct us to personalized diets." - Charles Koch
Law, Legislation and Liberty (3 books)
F. A. Hayek
Source: Charles Koch recommended this series on his website.
Personal Knowledge
Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy
Michael Polanyi
Source: "[One of four books] where I learned how the world works." - Charles Koch
Human Action
A Treatise on Economics
Ludwig Von Mises
Source: "[One of four books] where I learned how the world works." - Charles Koch
In Pursuit
Of Happiness and Good Government
Charles Murray
Source: "[One of four books] where I learned how the world works." - Charles Koch
The Bonfire of the Vanities
A Novel
Tom Wolfe
Source: "[One of four books] where I learned how the world works." - Charles Koch
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
George Smiley, Book 3
John le Carré
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
A Conflict of Visions
Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Thomas Sowell
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
The Forgotten Man
A New History of the Great Depression
Amity Shlaes
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Matt Ridley
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
The Godfather
The Godfather, Book 1
Mario Puzo
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
Conjectures and Refutations
The Growth of Scientific Knowledge
Karl Popper
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
The Republic of Science
Its Political and Economic Theory
Michael Polanyi
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
Heaven on Earth
The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of Socialism
Joshua Muravchik
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
Leonard Mlodinow
Source: Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
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