Gödel, Escher, Bach
Douglas Hofstadter · 1979
"I read this book, Gödel, Escher, Bach, which was a sort of mind-blowing book at the time."
Spotted in The Tim Ferriss Show #542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant - The Wonders of Web3 · 2021-10-28
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Chris Dixon
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, author of Read Write Own
Chris Dixon is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he leads a16z crypto, and the author of Read Write Own. A former philosophy graduate student turned founder, he recommends books on history, philosophy, and networks in podcasts and interviews.
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Empires of Light
Jill Jonnes · 2003
"this amazing book called Empires of Light. It's the battle between Westinghouse and Edison. It's really fascinating."
Spotted in The Tim Ferriss Show #542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant - The Wonders of Web3 · 2021-10-28
The Company
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge · 2003
"There's a book I really like called The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea. This is a fascinating book."
Spotted in The Tim Ferriss Show #542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant - The Wonders of Web3 · 2021-10-28
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Robert Nozick · 1974
"Nozick: I loved Anarchy, State, and Utopia."
Spotted in Chris Dixon on Blockchains, AI, and the Future of the Internet (Ep. 240) | Conversations with Tyler · 2025-03-26
Word and Object
Willard Van Orman Quine · 1960
"Quine was one of my favorites: Word and Object and Two Dogmas of Empiricism."
Spotted in Chris Dixon on Blockchains, AI, and the Future of the Internet (Ep. 240) | Conversations with Tyler · 2025-03-26
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