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    Validere’s top books of 2022

    From insightful biographies to thought-provoking sci-fi and everything in between, here are the top books the Validere team could not put down in 2022. Enjoy a read — on us — this holiday season.

    How the World Really Works A Scientists Guide to Our Past Present and Future - VACLAV SMIL

    How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

    Vaclav Smil
    “An excellent, fact-based grounding on the importance of energy to our way of life.”
    Jared Poplawski
    Jared Poplawski Director, Business Development
    Buy on Amazon
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    Titan

    Ron Chernow
    “This book was a very well-written biography of John D. Rockefeller Sr. It covers the history of early American capitalism, philanthropy, and the origins of the energy industry through the story of a very complex and interesting historical figure.”
    Adam Weinstein
    Adam Weinstein Chief of Staff
    Buy on Amazon
    The Forgers Spell - EDWARD DOLNICK

    The Forger's Spell

    Edward Dolnick
    “The momentum created by flashy messaging and authoritative voices has the power to deceive even the most renowned experts. An ‘emperor has no clothes’ phenomenon clouds their judgment and chips away at their confidence, despite the availability of objective data clearly signaling the presence of obvious forgeries. It is a lesson that has many business applications, including distinguishing between real emissions reduction or sustainability-driven efforts and greenwashing. “ 
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    Tamar Epstein General Counsel & VP, ESG
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    The Founders - JIMMY SONI

    The Founders

    Jimmy Soni
    “It provides an in-depth look at Silicon Valley through the lens of PayPal, and the amazing personalities that were involved, like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Marc Andreeson, and other big names. What a thrill ride of challenges to starting and making a company successful.”
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    Adam Bedard Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer
    Buy on Amazon
    Build - Tony Fadell

    Build

    Tony Fadell
    “A great set of stories that are educational for any technical leader.”
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    Misha Askerka Director, Analytics
    Buy on Amazon
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    Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order / The End of the World Is Just the Beginning

    Ray Dalio / Peter Zeihan
    "This year's recommendation is reading two books back to back. Both books provide analysis of current economic, social, and geopolitical instability and make predictions for the near future of the global economy and world order. However each starts from a different primary vantage point: Dalio starting with economics and Zeihan focusing on geopolitics."
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    Ian Burgess Co-Founder, President, & CTO
    Buy on Amazon
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    Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success

    Leah Boustan
    “The authors use new datasets and techniques to quantify how and how quickly immigrants have assimilated in the United States, and how this hasn't changed much over a 200-year time horizon.”
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    Amber McCullagh Senior Advisor
    Buy on Amazon
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    The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

    Daniel James Brown
    “A feel-good story about coming from nothing to competing in the biggest sporting event in the world. It is a story full of the history of America during the Great Depression leading to World War II.”
    Thomas Guyette
    Tom Agate Professional Services Consultant
    Buy on Amazon
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    The Three-Body Problem

    Liu Cixin
    “It was the first science fiction novel I have read that was written this century. It deserved its Hugo Award.”
    Jim Tubman
    Jim Tubman Senior Software Developer
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    Blindsight

    Peter Watts
    “Well researched sci-fi that asks the question: Is consciousness an evolutionary feature or a bug?”
    Sahaj Dhamija
    Sahaj Dhamija Senior Product Strategy Consultant
    Buy on Amazon
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