Books Recommended by Saagar Enjeti
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Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
Nathaniel Popper
Source: "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
4 recommenders
The Road to El Dorado
Percy Fawcett and the Lost World of Z
Fergus Mason
Source: "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
1 recommender
Battle Cry of Freedom
James M. McPherson
Source: "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
2 recommenders
American Buffalo
In Search of a Lost Icon
Steven Rinella
Source: "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
2 recommenders
Billion Dollar Whale
The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
Tom Wright
Source: "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
Bitcoin Billionaires
A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption
Ben Mezrich
Source: "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
Empire of the Summer Moon
Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
S. C. Gwynne
Source: "The early history of the American West, its culture, and the collision of history between American Settlers and Native Americans." - Saagar Enjeti
4 recommenders
In the Kingdom of Ice
The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
Hampton Sides
Source: "I love reading stories of extraordinary men facing off against the most extreme that nature has to offer." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
No Filter
The Inside Story of Instagram
Sarah Frier
Source: "I respect the hell out of Mark Zuckerberg. That’s probably not the takeaway for most people after reading this book." - Saagar Enjeti
2 recommenders
Endgame
Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall
Frank Brady
Source: "His obsessions, innate abilities, and demons are fascinating to read despite how sadly his life ultimately turned out." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
Top of the Morning
Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV
Brian Stelter
Source: "To understand the precursor to TV news in the form of the Today and Good Morning America franchises." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
The Man Who Owns the News
Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch
Michael Wolff
Source: "How Rupert Murdoch changed the way we report the news across 3 different continents." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
Michael Jordan
The Life
Roland Lazenby
Source: "The story of Jordan is not the story of sports, but the story of American culture in the 1990’s." - Saagar Enjeti
2 recommenders
Scott and Amundsen
The Race to the South Pole
Roland Huntford
Source: "The tales of explorers from Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen’s race to the South Pole." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Candice Millard
Source: "Our own former President Theodore Roosevelt’s journey down [the Amazon] river." - Saagar Enjeti
3 recommenders
The Revolution Was Televised
How The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Lost, and Other Groundbreaking Dramas Changed TV Forever
Alan Sepinwall
Source: "[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
DisneyWar
James B. Stewart
Source: "[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
The Ride of a Lifetime
Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Robert Iger
Source: "[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate." - Saagar Enjeti
Up All Night
Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News
Lisa Napoli
Source: "Understanding how exactly [cable news] came to be with CNN." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
The Loudest Voice in the Room
How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News--and Divided a Country
Gabriel Sherman
Source: "How [cable news] became forever disrupted by Roger Ailes." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
The Scientist and the Spy
A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
Mara Hvistendahl
Source: "A microcosm of the threat we face from China." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
The Lost City of Z
A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
David Grann
Source: "The RIVETING tale of Percy Fawcett’s obsession with the Amazon." - Saagar Enjeti
1 recommender
Mawson's Will
The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
Lennard Bickel
Source: "Tale of survival in the Antarctic all by himself." - Saagar Enjeti
2 recommenders
Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Ezra F. Vogel
Source: "I begrudgingly respect his genius." - Saagar Enjeti
2 recommenders
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