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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

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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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36 Amazing short books (less than 200 pages):

1) Meditations
2) On The Shortness of Life
3) The Art of Living
4) Steal Like An Artist
5) The Last Lecture
6) The Miracle Morning
7) The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
8) Tribe
9) The Greatest Salesman In The World
10) Lying
11) Make Your Bed
12) Finite & Infinite Games

13) The Compound Effect
14) The Dip
15) Poke The Box
16) Tribes
17) Anything You Want
18) The Go-Giver
19) Ignore Everybody
20) The Four Agreements
21) The Strangest Secret
22) Man's Search For Meaning
23) Nobody Wants To Read Your Sh*t
24) The War of Art

25) Gifts of Imperfection
26) Tao Te Ching
27) Ikigai
28) How To Fight A Hydra
29) Checklist Manifesto
30) Eat The Frog
31) Poor Richard's Almanack
32) Effective Executive
33) Who Moved My Cheese
34) 7 Brief Lessons on Physics
35) Lessons of History
36) The Boy, Fox, Mole & Horse

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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:

• Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Be prepared for people to change once they get a new position.

When someone becomes powerful, you'll find out their true colors and discover if they're actually a good person or were just pretending.

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Books can change the way you see the world.

The same is true about documentaries.

Here are 20 documentaries that might just change your life forever:

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

Watch the incredible journey of how one man summits 14 of the world's tallest mountains in just 7 months.

The Last Dance

Never-before-seen footage of the legendary 1990s Chicago Bulls and how Michael Jordan leads the team to his final NBA championship.

Drive to Survive

Watch the highs and lows of the lives of 20 F1 drivers as they compete to win a world championship.

Icarus

Learn the truth about doping in sports from a Russian scientist who blew the whistle on one of the biggest scandals in sports history.

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What’s a book that’s worth rereading every year?

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There’s been a big increase in books being banned in schools and libraries.

But reading such books gives us the chance to explore diverse ideas, perspectives, and cultures.

Here are 20 frequently banned books you should read:

1/

1984

by George

2/

Brave New World

by Aldous

3/

The Kite Runner

by Khaled

4/

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

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36 Amazing short books (less than 200 pages):

1) Meditations
2) On The Shortness of Life
3) The Art of Living
4) Steal Like An Artist
5) The Last Lecture
6) The Miracle Morning
7) The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
8) Tribe
9) The Greatest Salesman In The World
10) Lying
11) Make Your Bed
12) Finite & Infinite Games

13) The Compound Effect
14) The Dip
15) Poke The Box
16) Tribes
17) Anything You Want
18) The Go-Giver
19) Ignore Everybody
20) The Four Agreements
21) The Strangest Secret
22) Man's Search For Meaning
23) Nobody Wants To Read Your Sh*t
24) The War of Art

25) Gifts of Imperfection
26) Tao Te Ching
27) Ikigai
28) How To Fight A Hydra
29) Checklist Manifesto
30) Eat The Frog
31) Poor Richard's Almanack
32) Effective Executive
33) Who Moved My Cheese
34) 7 Brief Lessons on Physics
35) Lessons of History
36) The Boy, Fox, Mole & Horse

If you enjoyed this thread and want more book recs:

1) Follow @AlexAndBooks_ 👈
2) Sign up for my free weekly book newsletter (7,100+

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I’m often asked by college students for reading recommendations to help them learn more about investing. I feel like I change my answers, at least a bit, all the time depending on what I’m reading and what’s on my mind at any given time, but here’s my current list….

1. Warren Buffett’s Letters to Shareholders

2. “Poor Charlie’s Almanack”

3. Howard Marks’ “The Most Important Thing”

4. Nassim Taleb’s books, in this order…. “Fooled by Randomness” (twice, back-to-back), “The Black Swan” (once), “Antifragile” (twice, back-to-back), and then “Skin in the Game” (once).

I think after reading Buffett and Munger, things sometimes seem too easy. Taleb’s books helped me think about risk and randomness in a way other books haven’t. Howard Marks’ book (or letters) help a lot too, but Taleb’s books pound those lessons in.

5. Peter Kaufman’s essay on “Culture”

6. William Green’s “Richer, Wiser, Happier.” And you don’t just learn from the investors profiled in the book (about investing and life), you also learn so much from @williamgreen72 as he synthesizes and simplifies the important things.

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11 of the wisest things ever said: 🧵

“The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.”

― René Descartes

"The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life"

― Confucius

"If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing."

― Margaret Thatcher

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

― The Buddha

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THE SCIENCE BEHIND YAJNA

Fire is, of course, one of the greatest discovery of mankind. Our control over the fire dramatically changed the entire human habits; earlier it was used to cook food, protection from animals and to stay warm.

Among the many applications of fire, one is Yajna (यज्ञ, yajña); also called as Havana (हवन) or Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्र).
Yajna is elaborately described in Yajurveda. In Yajurveda, Yajna is the greatest among all works (Karman). One can purify his /her soul by performing Yajna.

In Vedic culture, it is thought that the holy fire is the mediator between Gods and us; when the offerings are made to Yajna with chanting mantras, it directly reaches the Gods, who bless the people with rains, food, health, and good luck.

According to Apastamba Sutra, the definition of Yajna is Vedic sacrifice; an act by which we surrender something for gods e.g. grains (Anna), pulse, milk and milk product (ghee, butter, curd) fruits, plant juice (soma), etc.

As we said; Yajna is the contact medium for gods and

to seek their blessings.

There are many types of Yajna performed by Hindus for e.g.,

1. Rajsuya Yajna
2. Ashwamedha Yajna
3. Chaaturmasya Yajna
4. Vaajpey Yajna
5. Purushmedha Yajna
6. Sarvamedha Yajna

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1 of 16: WE ARE ALL JEWS HERE: THE STORY OF RODDIE EDMONDS

One of the most moving and relevant stories of the Battle of the Bulge, or any American Soldier in any war, is that of Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville, Tennessee native, who served with the 106th Infantry.

2 of 16:

Roddie was captured early on in the Battle of the Bulge, on December 19th, when Panzer forces plowed through his unit.

He, along with almost his entire regiment, was forced to surrender.

3 of 16:

The men were transported to the Stalag IX-A POW camp in Ziegenhain, Germany.

Roddie was the senior enlisted American Soldier at the site. As such, he was the conduit between all American Soldiers and their German captors.

4 of 16:

In late January, the camp’s commandant, Major Siegmann [pictured here], ordered Roddie, a Christian, to identify all Jewish Soldiers and order them to stand in formation by themselves the next day.

[Jewish Soldiers were a minority within American units]

5 of 16:

Throughout WWII, captured Jewish Soldiers were often tortured and then killed by their German captors.

In fact, Jewish Soldiers had been told to bury their dog tags before capture. The dog tag identified Jews with the letter “H” for Hebrew.

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"I really want to break into Product Management"

make products.

"If only someone would tell me how I can get a startup to notice me."

Make Products.

"I guess it's impossible and I'll never break into the industry."

MAKE PRODUCTS.

Courtesy of @edbrisson's wonderful thread on breaking into comics – https://t.co/TgNblNSCBj – here is why the same applies to Product Management, too.

"I really want to break into comics"

make comics.

"If only someone would tell me how I can get an editor to notice me."

Make Comics.

"I guess it's impossible and I'll never break into the industry."

MAKE COMICS.
— Ed Brisson (@edbrisson) December 4, 2018

There is no better way of learning the craft of product, or proving your potential to employers, than just doing it.

You do not need anybody's permission. We don't have diplomas, nor doctorates. We can barely agree on a single standard of what a Product Manager is supposed to do.

But – there is at least one blindingly obvious industry consensus – a Product Manager makes Products.

And they don't need to be kept at the exact right temperature, given endless resource, or carefully protected in order to do this.

They find their own way.

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Bharat: Advancement of earth’s earliest civilization

Glorious Vedic Architecture and Temple

Architecture in India was an extremely rich form of expression and highly developed science, with a deep heritage of spirituality in it. #FreeHinduTemple

The centre of all architectural development was the temple and temple or Mandir was the earthly home of God, and like the launching pad for the devotee’s consciousness to soar toward the Divine and the spiritual world.

The murti or deity of the Divine would be placed in the temple sanctum, around which all temple activity would revolve.

Such buildings were often elaborately decorated with stone, wood, plaster, etc. and carved or cut to depict the stories from the Puranas or other sacred texts

Temples were always the centre of religious, social and educational activities, practically more so in
ancient times than today.

During a span of more than two thousand years, various dynasties were known for constructing glorious temples,

some of which include the Mauryan, Ashoka, Gupta, Satavahana, Chedi, Chandella, Chalukya, Solanki, Pallava, Shola, Hoysala, Vijayanagar, and others.

Many of these temples remain beautiful architectural wonders today.

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Pangolins, September 2019 and PLA are the key to this mystery
Stay Tuned!

Meet Yang Ruifu, CCP's biological weapons expert https://t.co/JjB9TLEO95 via @Gnews202064
Interesting expose of China's top bioweapons expert who oversaw fake pangolin research
Paper 1: https://t.co/TrXESKLYmJ
Paper 2:https://t.co/9LSJTNCn3l
Pangolinhttps://t.co/2FUAzWyOcv pic.twitter.com/I2QMXgnkBJ
— Billy Bostickson \U0001f3f4\U0001f441&\U0001f441 \U0001f193 (@BillyBostickson) October 11, 2020

2. A jacobin capuchin dangling a flagellin pangolin on a javelin while playing a mandolin and strangling a mannequin on a paladin's palanquin, said Saladin
More to come tomorrow!

3. Yigang Tong
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Some bats & pangolins carry viruses related with SARS-CoV-2, found in SE Asia and in Yunnan, & the pangolins carrying SARS-CoV-2 related viruses were smuggled from SE Asia, so there is a possibility that SARS-CoV-2 were coming from