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Influences.

Some of the books, films, and documentaries that have shaped how I think about the world, life, history, and people who do remarkable things.

I.

Books

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  1. 01
    The Apocalypse FactorySteve Olson
  2. 02
    The Bell JarSylvia Plath
  3. 03
    Blood Gun MoneyIoan Grillo
  4. 04
    Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
  5. 05
    The Catch Me If You CanJessica Nabongo
  6. 06
    The CEO Pay MachineSteven Clifford
  7. 07
    Coming of Age in SamoaMargaret Mead
  8. 08
    Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes
  9. 09
    Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
  10. 10
    From Plain to PlanePatty Bear
  11. 11
    The Girl with 7 NamesHyeonseo Lee
  12. 12
    The Global Airline IndustryPeter Belobaba
  13. 13
    Hard LandingThomas Petzinger Jr.Foreword author · Minnesota's Phoenix
  14. 14
    The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsBen Horowitz
  15. 15
    I, RobotIsaac Asimov
  16. 16
    Legacy of AshesTim Weiner
  17. 17
    Midnight's ChildrenSalman Rushdie
  18. 18
    Minnesota's PhoenixKaryn FernandesMy book
  19. 19
    NexusYuval Noah Harari
  20. 20
    1984George Orwell
  21. 21
    Project Hail MaryAndy Weir
  22. 22
    The Singularity Is NearerRay Kurzweil
  23. 23
    The Souls of Black FolkW.E.B. Du Bois
  24. 24
    SpitfiresBecky Aikman
  25. 25
    The Unlikely DiscipleKevin Roose
  26. 26
    WaldenHenry David Thoreau
  27. 27
    The White AlbumJoan Didion
II.

Films

  1. 01
    The Barbie MovieGreta Gerwig
  2. 02
    Big FishTim Burton
  3. 03
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombStanley Kubrick
  4. 04
    Forrest GumpRobert Zemeckis
  5. 05
    Greener GrassJocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe
  6. 06
    Killers of the Flower MoonMartin Scorsese
  7. 07
    LucyLuc Besson
  8. 08
    North by NorthwestAlfred Hitchcock
  9. 09
    Planet of the Apes (ORIGINAL)Franklin J. Schaffner
  10. 10
    PsychoAlfred Hitchcock
  11. 11
    Rear WindowAlfred Hitchcock
  12. 12
    Secret Mall ApartmentJeremy Workman
  13. 13
    Strangers on a TrainAlfred Hitchcock
  14. 14
    This Is Spinal TapRob Reiner
  15. 15
    Throw Momma from the TrainDanny DeVito
  16. 16
    The Truman ShowPeter Weir
  17. 17
    Wall StreetOliver Stone
III.

Documentaries

  1. 01
    The Beatles: Get BackPeter JacksonThe Beatles' last performance
  2. 02
    The Business of DrugsAmaryllis Fox · NetflixGlobal drug trade economics
  3. 03
    Santiago, ItaliaNanni MorettiChilean history
  4. 04
    Stop Making SenseJonathan DemmeTalking Heads

This is a personal list — these are not endorsements of every view expressed, just works that have stayed with me.

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