Giannis

I've read Nassim Taleb's Incerto and many books by John Gray. I'm also interested in history books. I enjoy writing playful essays in my free time and I'm open for conversations about business and other topics.

Gate of the Sun
Elias Khoury
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On Obligations: De Officiis
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Evolutionary Ideas: Unlocking ancient innovation to solve tomorrow’s challenges
Sam Tatam
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Chasing String in the Digital Era
Jaffer Ali
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Obvious Adams: The Story of a Successful Businessman
Robert R. Updegraff
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Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Marshall McLuhan
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Ancestors: Identity and DNA in the Levant
Pierre Zalloua
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Greeks, Romans, Germans: How the Nazis Usurped Europe's Classical Past
Johann Chapoutot
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The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
William Dalrymple
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From the Holy Mountain: A Journey Among the Christians of the Middle East
William Dalrymple
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The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence
Benoit Mandelbrot
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
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Alchemy: The Magic of Original Thinking in a World of Mind-Numbing Conformity
Rory Sutherland
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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration
Bent Flyvbjerg
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2025-10-15 How Big Things Get Done
Immortality
Milan Kundera
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1984
George Orwell
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The Dictionary of Received Ideas
Gustave Flaubert
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Philogelos
Hierocles of Alexandria, Hierocles, Philagrius
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Axion Esti
Odysseas Elytis
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The Art of Love
Ovid
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber & David Wengrow
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About The Size Of It: The Common Sense Approach To Measuring Things
Warwick Cairns
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The Castle
Franz Kafka
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The Judge and His Hangman
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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The Time Machine
H. G. Wells
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The Art of the Novel
Milan Kundera
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2025-10-22 The Art of the Novel
The Great Siege of Malta: The Epic Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John
Bruce Ware Allen
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On Friendship
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Midaq Alley
Naguib Mahfouz
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Cunning Intelligence in Greek Culture and Society
Marcel Detienne & Jean-Pierre Vernant
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A History of Private Life, Volume I: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
Philippe Ariès and Georges Duby
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The Cheese and the Worms
Carlo Ginzburg
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The Worst Poverty: A History of Debt and Debtors
Hugh Barty-King
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In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present
Michael R. J. Bonner
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Victoria Finlay
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
Benedict Anderson
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God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
James Hannam
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The First Crusade: The Call from the East
Peter Frankopan
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Peter Frankopan
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Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the world
Tom Holland
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The Characters
Theophrastus
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The Tartar Steppe
Dino Buzzati
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Utz
Bruce Chatwin
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Patrick Süskind
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2025-10-14 Lindy Book Club: Perfume
Notes On Nationalism
George Orwell
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2025-10-07 Orwell: Notes on Nationalism
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
Carlo Cipolla
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2025-09-30 The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
On Bullshit
Harry Frankfurt
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Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious
Gerd Gigerenzer
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2025-07-15 Gut Feelings & Heuristics
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
David Reich
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The Discovery of France
Graham Robb
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The French Revolution & What Went Wrong
Stephen Clarke
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Gray's Anatomy
John Gray
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Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia
John Gray
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Seven Types of Atheism
John Gray
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Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
John Gray
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Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern
John Gray
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The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism
John Gray
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Skin in The Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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2025-10-29 Incerto: Skin in the Game
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Eric H. Cline
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The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe
Mark Mazower
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2025-07-30 Greek History: The Greek Revolution
A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros
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Romiosini
Yiannis Ritsos
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The Revolt of the Masses
José Ortega y Gasset
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Lying for Money: How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World
Dan Davies
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The Opposing Shore
Julien Gracq
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Tristes Tropiques
Claude Levi-Strauss
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Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories
Amitav Ghosh
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Being There
Jerzy Kosinski
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Giannis

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Gate of the Sun

On Obligations: De Officiis

Evolutionary Ideas: Unlocking ancient innovation to solve tomorrow’s challenges

Chasing String in the Digital Era

Obvious Adams: The Story of a Successful Businessman

Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

Ancestors: Identity and DNA in the Levant

Greeks, Romans, Germans: How the Nazis Usurped Europe's Classical Past

The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World

From the Holy Mountain: A Journey Among the Christians of the Middle East

The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Alchemy: The Magic of Original Thinking in a World of Mind-Numbing Conformity

How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration

Immortality

1984

The Dictionary of Received Ideas

Philogelos

Axion Esti

The Art of Love

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

About The Size Of It: The Common Sense Approach To Measuring Things

The Castle

The Judge and His Hangman

The Time Machine

The Art of the Novel

The Great Siege of Malta: The Epic Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John

On Friendship

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

Midaq Alley

Cunning Intelligence in Greek Culture and Society

A History of Private Life, Volume I: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium

The Cheese and the Worms

The Worst Poverty: A History of Debt and Debtors

In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present

Color: A Natural History of the Palette

Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism

God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science

The First Crusade: The Call from the East

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the world

The Characters

The Tartar Steppe

Utz

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Notes On Nationalism

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

On Bullshit

Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious

Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

The Discovery of France

The French Revolution & What Went Wrong

Gray's Anatomy

Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia

Seven Types of Atheism

Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life

Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern

The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

Skin in The Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed

The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe

A Philosophy of Walking

Romiosini

The Revolt of the Masses

Lying for Money: How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World

The Opposing Shore

Tristes Tropiques

Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories

Being There