Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea

6 best books like Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea (Irving Kristol): The Tartar Steppe, The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?, When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts

The Tartar Steppe

Author	Dino Buzzati
ISBN	1567923046

Often likened to Kafka's The Castle, The Tartar Steppe is both a scathing critique of military life and a meditation on the human thirst for glory. It tells of young Giovanni Drogo, who is posted to a distant fort overlooking the vast Tartar steppe. Although not intending to stay, Giovanni suddenly finds...

The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?

Author	Jared Diamond
ISBN	0670024813

The bestselling author of Collapse and Guns, Germs and Steel surveys the history of human societies to answer the question: What can we learn from traditional societies that can make the world a better place for all of us? Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and...

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man

Author	Jerry Weintraub
ISBN	0446548154

Here is the story of Jerry Weintraub: the self-made, Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer, legendary deal maker, and friend of politicians and stars. No matter where nature has placed him--the club rooms of Brooklyn, the Mafia dives of New York's Lower East Side, the wilds...

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Author	David Epstein
ISBN	0735214484

What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think.

Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you...

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

Author

David Graeber

From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs, and their consequences.

Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled...

The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts

Author

Shane Parrish

The old saying goes, "To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail." But anyone who has done any kind of project knows a hammer often isn't enough.

The more tools you have at your disposal, the more likely you'll use the right tool for the job — and get it done right.

The same is...