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The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance by @steven_kotler -- Startling walk through a series of domains where peak human performance is rising at remarkable rates due to "flow state". Thought provoking and then some. https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Superman-Decoding-Ultimate-Performance-ebook/dp/B00BW54XVO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530846767&sr=1-1&keywords=rise+of+superman …

Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency by @JoshuaGreen -- Best (?) book so far on the Republican side of the 2016 race, and a deep dive into the intellectual origins of Bannonism and to some extent Trumpism. https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Bargain-Bannon-Storming-Presidency/dp/0735225028/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530847296&sr=1-4&keywords=steve+bannon …

Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by @jonallendc & @amieparnes -- Best (?) book so far on the Democratic side of the 2016 race, most provocatively on the impact of the press coverage of the email hacks on the last stages of the race. https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Inside-Hillary-Clintons-Campaign/dp/0553447084/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530847508&sr=1-4&keywords=shattered …

Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by @the100MileMan -- What's it like to train with a Navy SEAL in winter in New York for a whole month? Featuring the truly remarkable American hero @davidgoggins. https://www.amazon.com/Living-SEAL-Training-Toughest-Planet/dp/1455534684/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530847679&sr=1-1&keywords=living+with+a+seal …

The Myth of the Rational Voter by @bryan_caplan -- "The median American is a moderate national socialist – statist to the core on both economic and social policy. Given public opinion, the policies of First World democracies are surprisingly libertarian." https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Rational-Voter-Democracies-Policies/dp/0691138737/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530848409&sr=1-1&keywords=myth+of+the+rational+voter …

A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko by @lukeharding1968 -- The astonishing story of the Litvinenko and Perepilichnyy assassinations in the UK; reads like a Lee Child thriller; plenty topical now. https://www.amazon.com/Very-Expensive-Poison-Assassination-Litvinenko/dp/1101973994/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530849150&sr=1-1&keywords=a+very+expensive+poison …

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by @MarcusLuttrell -- The film was fine but the book is unreal; incredibly vivid story of superlative American heroes. https://www.amazon.com/Lone-Survivor-Eyewitness-Account-Operation/dp/031632406X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530849435&sr=1-1&keywords=lone+survivor …

How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer by @Sarah_Bakewell -- "How to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love—All versions of a bigger question: How do you live?" https://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Montaigne-Question-Attempts/dp/1590514831/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530849583&sr=1-3&keywords=how+to+live …