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Lindy books remain relevant even decades from now—worthy of reading and rereading. Want to avoid wasting your time? Read them! Nassim Taleb introduced the Lindy filter as an absorbing barrier, ensuring only certain books stand the test of time. Two key factors determine a book’s longevity: the author and the subject matter. Some topics remain timeless, while others gain short-term attention but soon fade into irrelevance. Similarly, an author’s insights can become obsolete if they lack Skin in the Game or sufficient erudition. This site offers a carefully curated book database with minimal noise. The books are selected based on following heuristics. Read more about the lindy effect.

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Immortality

Milan Kundera

Milan Kundera's Immortality (1990) is a philosophical novel exploring themes of identity, memory, and the search for meaning. Blending fiction with historical and philosophical musings, it follows multiple storylines, including the life of Agnes, a woman whose simple gesture sets off existential...

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The Road to Wigan Pier

George Orwell

George Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) is a powerful social critique of poverty and class struggle in industrial England. Based on Orwell’s firsthand observations, the book's first half documents the harsh living and working conditions of coal miners in northern England. The second...

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Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West

Christopher Knowlton

Cattle Kingdom by Christopher Knowlton offers a detailed history of the American cattle industry and its role in shaping the myth of the Wild West. Covering the late 19th-century cattle boom, it examines the rise and fall of open-range ranching, the economic forces behind it, and its lasting impact...

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