4.40 avg rating — 24,412 ratings

"Rhodes documents one of the most impressive projects humanity has ever undertaken"

3.99 avg rating — 885,858 ratings

"We try things. We fail. Life laughs. "

4.24 avg rating — 792,613 ratings

"Surprised this isn't more popular among the ingroup. I know we all were supposed to read this as kids. It's still (maybe more) impactful to read as adults."

4.30 avg rating — 696 ratings

"Selfish recommendation. I'd like this to have more visibility as it's an attempt to work through political gridlock to improve lives."

4.10 avg rating — 63,127 ratings

"A beautiful psudeo-nonfiction book that focuses on the development of mathematics at the turn of the 20th century. "

4.42 avg rating — 1,284,096 ratings

"Is this too popular? What a lovely book about solving problems. Seems right up TPOT's alley and is what I consider Weirs best work so far. "

4.53 avg rating — 29,030 ratings

"Everyone wants to make an impact. Not everyone wants to get their hands dirty. Caro is one of the all time great biographers and his portrayal of Moses is incredible. It's like living an extra life."

4.46 avg rating — 16,904 ratings

"This is a fun one about engineering and solving problems with the backdrop of miltech. For all the Anduril fans. "

4.08 avg rating — 5,377 ratings

"This is an amazing portrayal of making decisions under pressure. We can, and should, criticize the decisions made during the 08 crisis. But we should do so while understanding why they made the decisions they did. "

4.18 avg rating — 47,279 ratings

"Included, because if one more person reads this, it's worth it. Baeuvoir writes beautifully about what it means to be a woman, the trials, the struggles, and her hopes for a better future. It's dated at times, but still one of the most comprehensive examinations of womanhood and society ever. So many modern culture war takes fall away as nonsense if you can understand and incorporate some of her thought. "

3.61 avg rating — 3,856 ratings

"Great literary critic talks about his relationship to literature and reading. If you read a lot, this will probably be very interesting and helpful. If you don't read a lot, this is an easy skip."