In the garden of beasts

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1. elorantOct 2022
   The Contact Paradox, by Keith Cooper

   It’s about the search for alien life, but it blends science with philosophy which is a very unique way of approaching the issue. It’s also very well researched.

   The Man who solved the market, by Gregory Zuckerman

   It’s the story of Jim Simons and Renaissance, the hedge fund with the best returns in the industry. Very informative and it approaches the development of the firm from the viewpoint of different people.

   This is how they tell me the world ends, by Nicole Perlroth

   This is about Zero Days and the environment they get developed and the consequences for society. It’s very well researched, although as with every book that’s written by a non-tech person it has its flaws. But overall enjoyed it a lot.

   In the garden of beasts, by Erik Larson

   The story of the US ambassador to Germany while Hitler was in power. You get a first hand glimpse of the environment and the atmosphere of the era, as also the intricacies of the Nazi party.

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2. tcpekinMar 2021
   I recently read a very good book that was not so much a broad overview, but rather a closer look at the American ambassador and his family in Germany in the 1930s. I can wholeheartedly strongly recommend it.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Garden_of_Beasts

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3. jschveibinzJan 2021
   Couple of good books to read (or listen to) for context:

   “In the Garden of Beasts,” Larsen

   “The Coming of the Third Reich,” Evans

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4. barbeMay 2020
   any history book by Ben MacIntyre is a terrific read. He has written sseveral about WWII: I've read Agent Zig-Zag and Operation Mincemeat. He also wrote a good book about the spy Kim Phiulby, A Spy Among Friends. Another great book about WWII is Citizens of London by Lynne Olson. One of the best books I've read recently is Peter Frankopan's The Silk Roads that fills in the gaps of history for Westerners. Jaw-dropping details on almost every page--such as the real meaning of the Italian greeting ciao ("I am your slave") because Italian ports were the ceneter of the Roaman slave trade--they had to import 450,000-500,000 per year to keep the empire humming...and the origin of the word slave from the Slavs who were captured by the red-haired Vikings as they moved south...knowns as the Russes, who became known as the Russians..

   some others-- The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone anything by Erik Larson but especially Isaac's Storm (about the Galveston hurricane of 1900) and In the Garden of Beasts (about the American ambassort to 1930s Nazi Germany) Travels with Herodotus and Shah of Shas by Ryszard Kapuscinski The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum Parisians by Graham Robb

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5. RUG3YNov 2016
   Books I've give away this year:

   - "In the Garden of Beasts", Erik Larson: An excellent history of diplomatic relations between the US and Germany leading up to WWII.

   - "Dune", Frank Herbert: Most of you are probably familiar with this book.

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6. NatWDec 2012
   The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis. A highly-entertaining insider's view of the mortgage/financial debacle. http://www.amazon.com/Big-Short-Inside-Doomsday-Machine/dp/0...

   In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Erik Larson Highly entertaining non-fiction that reads like fiction. Accounts of the build-up to hitler's Germany like you're actually there. http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Beasts-Terror-American-Hitlers/...

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