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I asked, "What's the best history book you've ever read?"

I received 300+ responses.

Here are 20 books that will help you understand the world and how we got here:

1/

Sapiens

by @harari_yuval

https://t.co/lUZQ84rpDX

2/

The Lessons of History

by Ariel Durant & Will Durant

https://t.co/yJs2qN3acr

3/

Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared Diamond

https://t.co/rKFBcptM8b

4/

A Brief History of Nearly Everything

by @billbrysonn

https://t.co/Ndl6r8sQfz

5/

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

by Jack Weatherford

https://t.co/jSUFMSWxjj

6/

1776

by David McCullough

https://t.co/zoQS8ovRrf

7/

A Little History of the World

by E. H. Gombrich

https://t.co/GDetb4Rg4w

8/

The Guns of August

by Barbara W. Tuchman

https://t.co/ONTm2A3TCh

9/

The Silk Roads

by @peterfrankopan

https://t.co/CABoaCsfn3

10/

The Invention of Nature

by @andrea_wulf

https://t.co/Fw4jccq244

11/

The Ascent of Money

by @nfergus

https://t.co/MMJZ15LCCO

12/

An Ancestor’s Tale

by @RichardDawkins

https://t.co/mKUnijhRnc

13/

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

by Dee Brown

https://t.co/D4rCfWZYQh

14/

The Dawn of Everything

by @davidgraeber & @davidwengrow

https://t.co/SrG8it8Jv0

15/

A People's History of the United States

by Howard Zinn

https://t.co/42OPvfgcF0

16/

How to Hide an Empire

by @dimmerwahr

https://t.co/hxQ4iYzJHy

17/

The Warmth of Other Suns

by @Isabelwilkerson

https://t.co/2HXurjb2pa

18/

The March of Folly

by Barbara W. Tuchman

https://t.co/yeZ8yV69y8

19/

SPQR

by @wmarybeard

https://t.co/IuPqyyBdOG

20/

Lies My Teacher Told Me

by @JamesWLoewen

https://t.co/6zFjSjvBnl

If you want more:

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I asked, "What's the best book about investing?"

I received 400+ responses.

Here are 25 brilliant books that will make you a better investor:
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If you're a fan of @naval, open this:

Naval is of the smartest investors and thinkers of our time and someone who's clearly worth studying.

Here's a short collection of his best:

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-Book recommendations

And more...

20 Podcasts with Naval to better understand how he

Naval Ravikant is one of the most respected thinkers of our time.

He's built companies worth millions and invested in several companies that are now worth BILLIONS.

Here are 20 interviews that will help you understand the unique and brilliant mind of @naval:
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20 Books recommendations from

Naval Ravikant is one of the most respected investors of our time.

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You've heard of Moore's and Murphy's Law.

But did you know there are dozens of other laws that can help you better navigate life, business, relationships?

Here are 20+ powerful laws you should know:

Note:

Some of these laws are better known as principles, effects, or razors, but for the sake of simplicity, I call them all laws.

Now let's dive in!

Amara's Law:

• We overestimate technology in the short run and underestimate it in the long run.

Never forget how fast tech moves.

The first cellphone was a foot tall and could only make calls.

An iPhone today fits in your pocket and can do everything a laptop can do.

Alder's Law:

• If something cannot be settled by experiment then it is not worthy of debate.

Don't waste your time arguing if Jordan was better than LeBron or any other similar hypothetical situation that can't be tested.

There are a million better ways to spend your time.

Acton's Law:

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•Allows you to return multiple values at the same time.

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Here's a list of 50 books...

every one of them is a page-turner.

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EVOLUTION OF CROWNS

The ancient Indian kings called a head crown as a Mukut and it would mostly constitute of a golden ornamental headgear like an oval cap with gems.

Sometimes it would also include a halo circle to show the divinity of the king

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As it was considered that kings were appointment by the gods themselves. Example the kings of mewar considered themselves to be the ‘Diwan of eklingji')

But in most cases very few Mukut with halo effect have been found.

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Samudragupta in the gupta era coin. You can see the helmet like headwear on him.

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