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Fareed Zakaria Book Recommendations (26 Books)

Fareed Zakaria is an American journalist, political scientist, and author.

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The World Is Flat

The World Is Flat

Thomas L. Friedman

Source: "[This book's] insight is true and deeply important. . . . The metaphor of a flat world, used by [the author] to describe the next phase of globalization, is ingenious." - Fareed Zakaria
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Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew

The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World

Graham Allison

Source: "Packed with intelligence and insight. If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you've got to read this book." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

Simon Winchester

Source: "An unbelievable tale, one that reminds us of the extraordinary range, depth and beauty of the English language." - Fareed Zakaria
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Losing the Long Game

Losing the Long Game

The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East

Philip H. Gordon

Source: "A seemingly narrow subject matter, but it's really a broad book about America's engagement with the world." - Fareed Zakaria
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Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word

Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word

How Six Everyday Products Make the Case for Trade

Fred P. Hochberg

Source: "[The author] has managed to do the seemingly impossible, write a breezy, smart, funny book about trade." - Fareed Zakaria
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari

Source: "Wide-ranging, speculative look at the world today and where it is going -- fascinating big think." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Decadent Society

The Decadent Society

How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success

Ross Gregory Douthat

Source: "Argues that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump both represent the mood of our times." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Narrow Corridor

The Narrow Corridor

States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty

Daron Acemoglu

Source: "The authors help you understand that the balancing act of liberal democracy is rare." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Death of Truth

The Death of Truth

Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump

Michiko Kakutani

Source: "Brilliantly explains the cultural and political forces that brought us to our current sorry condition." - Fareed Zakaria
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The American Story

The American Story

Conversations with Master Historians

David M. Rubenstein

Source: "Really came out of [...] educating American congressmen about the country's history." - Fareed Zakaria
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Blowout

Blowout

Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth

Rachel Maddow

Source: "A brilliant description of many of the problems caused by our reliance on fossil fuels." - Fareed Zakaria
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Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe

Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe

From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day

Sheri Berman

Source: "A superb historical study of the forces that produce democracy and threaten its survival." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Meritocracy Trap

The Meritocracy Trap

How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite

Daniel Markovits

Source: "The most interesting and provocative book I have read in a while." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Inevitability of Tragedy

The Inevitability of Tragedy

Henry Kissinger and His World

Barry Gewen

Source: "A study of Kissinger's worldview & the challenge of using power to pursue justice." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Great Reversal

The Great Reversal

How America Gave Up on Free Markets

Thomas Philippon

Source: "The most important book on economics I've read in a while." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Guarded Gate

The Guarded Gate

Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America

Daniel Okrent

Source: "A gripping account of a dark wave in American history." - Fareed Zakaria
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A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves

A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves

One Family and Migration in the 21st Century

Jason DeParle

Source: "The best book on immigration I've read." - Fareed Zakaria
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Destined for War

Destined for War

Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?

Graham Allison

Source: "A very smart and important book." - Fareed Zakaria
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Prisoners of Geography

Prisoners of Geography

Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World

Tim Marshall

Source: "Explains the world starting with geography." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Hundred-Year Marathon

The Hundred-Year Marathon

China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

Michael Pillsbury

Source: "In my book I talk a lot about [this book]." - Fareed Zakaria
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Erdogan's Empire

Erdogan's Empire

Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East

Soner Cagaptay

Source: "The best book on Turkey today." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Aristocracy of Talent

The Aristocracy of Talent

How Meritocracy Made the Modern World

Adrian Wooldridge

Source: "Asks the essential question." - Fareed Zakaria
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Talking to Strangers

Talking to Strangers

What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: "Fascinating." - Fareed Zakaria
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The Ascent of Money

The Ascent of Money

A Financial History of the World

Niall Ferguson

Source: "Fascinating." - Fareed Zakaria
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Don't Be Evil

Don't Be Evil

How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us

Rana Foroohar

Source: "Terrific." - Fareed Zakaria
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Hit Makers

Hit Makers

The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction

Derek Thompson

Source: "Superb." - Fareed Zakaria
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