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Patrick Collison's bookshelf

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    thundergolfer
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    I'm a lefty in software engineering so I'm a little bit compelled to note that from my CTRL-F searching I noticed there's not much classic leftist theory or literature on this list. A fool's hope,...

    I'm a lefty in software engineering so I'm a little bit compelled to note that from my CTRL-F searching I noticed there's not much classic leftist theory or literature on this list. A fool's hope, I guess.

    There being one book about Henry Kissinger in the list but it's "Kissinger: The Idealist" by the very unpleasant right-winger Niall Ferguson is also a weird choice.

    If the list was at least group into categories I'd be a lot easier to read through.

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      skybrian
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      What’s an example of a leftist book that you recommend?

      What’s an example of a leftist book that you recommend?

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      1. thundergolfer
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        The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck Understanding Power - Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent - Herman and Chomsky The Communist Manifesto - Marx (it's ~50...

        The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell

        Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

        Understanding Power - Noam Chomsky

        Manufacturing Consent - Herman and Chomsky

        The Communist Manifesto - Marx (it's ~50 pages, imo everyone on earth should have at least read it)

        to balance things out a bit, for the right:

        Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand

        The Conscience of a Conservative - Barry Goldwater

        Capitalism and Freedom - Milton Friedman

        Zero to One - Peter Thiel

        The Road to Serfdom - Hayek

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