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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.

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Books

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