Saagar Enjeti's Book Recommendations

"Reading it in the midst of social and political chaos in America gave me profound hope that America at its best can overcome even its worst challenges."

"[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate."

"Details how a pudgy Malaysian 20-something was able to con the highest levels of the financial, media, and political elite into making himself a billionaire."

"I respect the hell out of Mark Zuckerberg. That’s probably not the takeaway for most people after reading this book."

"The many personalities behind Bitcoin (like the Winklevi twins) make the story of its meteoric rise in the last decade even more compelling."

"The theory of bitcoin, its utility, and the subculture that birthed it is nonetheless an important and profound one that will shape the way we use the internet as the years progress."

"Tale of survival in the Antarctic all by himself."

"Our own former President Theodore Roosevelt’s journey down [the Amazon] river."

"The RIVETING tale of Percy Fawcett’s obsession with the Amazon."

"The story of Jordan is not the story of sports, but the story of American culture in the 1990’s."

"His obsessions, innate abilities, and demons are fascinating to read despite how sadly his life ultimately turned out."

"The early history of the American West, its culture, and the collision of history between American Settlers and Native Americans."

"I took away a deeper appreciation for this incredible country, its history, and symbiotic relationship between man and wildlife at the most basic form of life."

"I begrudgingly respect his genius."

"Every vacation I was able to take in 2020 I went West and tried to spend as much of it outside as possible treading some of the same ground explored in The Road to El Dorado."

"A microcosm of the threat we face from China."

"[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate."

"[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate."

"How [cable news] became forever disrupted by Roger Ailes."

"How Rupert Murdoch changed the way we report the news across 3 different continents."

"To understand the precursor to TV news in the form of the Today and Good Morning America franchises."

"Understanding how exactly [cable news] came to be with CNN."

"The tales of explorers from Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen’s race to the South Pole."

"I love reading stories of extraordinary men facing off against the most extreme that nature has to offer."