![]() ![]() Peter Thiel stated: “There is no better way to think about human irrationality than to read Dostoevsky, and there is no better reader of Dostoevsky than Mr. His answer included: 1) Sonia Arrison’s “100 Plus”, which is a book about how scientists are directly attacking the problem of aging and death and why we should fight for life instead of accepting decay as inevitable 2) Timothy Snyder’s “ Bloodlands“, which tells the story of how the Nazis and the Soviets drove each other to ever more murderous atrocities as they fought to dominate Eastern Europe 3) “ Resurrection from the Underground” the classic study of Fyodor Dostoevsky by the French thinker René Girard. ![]() In 2012, Peter was asked by the Wall Street Journal which books he enjoyed most in the recent past. Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-founder, VC, and early investor in Facebook Today we’re looking at the bookshelf of Peter Thiel and Dave McClure: With our section “The favorite books of…” we tell you about the favourite books of some of the most successful internet entrepreneurs. Books have the power to transform lives and businesses. ![]()
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