Influences

A partial record of when and what I've read (/listened to).

The collection is drawn from my listening history. Cover art links to its catalog source; retired individual lectures use the official cover of their parent course. Podcasts and YouTube channels will join it as I reconstruct when I discovered them.

Works
183
Discovered
2013–2020
Topics
6

Discovery year

34 works

Shelf 01

Philosophy, mind & human nature

4 works
Mysticism and Mathematics cover

Mysticism and Mathematics

By Bertrand Russell

Audible
How to Change Your Mind cover

How to Change Your Mind

By Michael Pollan

Audible
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide cover

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide

By James Fadiman

Audible

Shelf 02

Science, technology & complexity

6 works

Shelf 03

History, politics & society

12 works
The Fall of Carthage cover

The Fall of Carthage

By Adrian Goldsworthy

Audible
The Color of Compromise cover

The Color of Compromise

By Jemar Tisby; Lecrae Moore, introduction

Audible
Through the Eye of a Needle cover

Through the Eye of a Needle

By Peter Brown

Audible
A Native's Return: 1945–1988 cover

A Native's Return: 1945–1988

By William L. Shirer

Audible
The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 cover

The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940

By William L. Shirer

Audible

Shelf 04

Novels

8 works
Red Metal cover

Red Metal

By Mark Greaney and Hunter Ripley Rawlings IV

Audible
World War Z: The Complete Edition cover

World War Z: The Complete Edition

By Max Brooks

Audible
The Tales of Beedle the Bard cover

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

By J. K. Rowling

Audible
The Evening and the Morning cover

The Evening and the Morning

By Ken Follett

Audible

Shelf 05

Writing, persuasion & decisions

1 work
Creating Character Arcs cover

Creating Character Arcs

By K. M. Weiland

Audible

Shelf 06

Languages & ways of seeing

3 works
Pimsleur French, Levels 1–3 cover
Audio course

Pimsleur French, Levels 1–3

By Pimsleur

Audible
Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Beginners cover
Audio course

Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Beginners

By Paul Noble and Kai-Ti Noble

Audible
Building a Better Vocabulary cover
Audio course

Building a Better Vocabulary

By Kevin Flanigan and The Great Courses

Audible

Discovery year

50 works

Shelf 01

Philosophy, mind & human nature

2 works

Shelf 02

Science, technology & complexity

5 works
Understanding Complexity cover
Audio course

Understanding Complexity

By Scott E. Page and The Great Courses

Audible
Consciousness and the Brain cover

Consciousness and the Brain

By Stanislas Dehaene

Audible
A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs cover

A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs

By Ben Garrod

Audible
The Man Who Knew the Way to the Moon cover

The Man Who Knew the Way to the Moon

By Todd Zwillich

Audible

Shelf 03

History, politics & society

12 works
The Spy and the Traitor cover

The Spy and the Traitor

By Ben Macintyre

Audible
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire cover

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

By Edward Gibbon

Audible
Music as a Mirror of History cover
Audio course

Music as a Mirror of History

By Robert Greenberg and The Great Courses

Audible
Midnight Son cover

Midnight Son

By James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman, and Isaac Kestenbaum

Audible
The Meritocracy Trap cover

The Meritocracy Trap

By Daniel Markovits

Audible
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich cover

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

By William L. Shirer

Audible
The Fall of the Pagans and the Origins of Medieval Christianity cover
Audio course

The Fall of the Pagans and the Origins of Medieval Christianity

By Kenneth W. Harl and The Great Courses

Audible

Shelf 04

Novels

23 works
Alien: River of Pain cover

Alien: River of Pain

By Christopher Golden and Dirk Maggs

Audible
Alien: Sea of Sorrows cover

Alien: Sea of Sorrows

By James A. Moore and Dirk Maggs

Audible
Alien: Covenant Origins cover

Alien: Covenant Origins

By Alan Dean Foster

Audible
Wally Roux, Quantum Mechanic cover

Wally Roux, Quantum Mechanic

By Nick Carr

Audible
Treasure Island cover

Treasure Island

By Robert Louis Stevenson; Marty Ross, adaptation

Audible
The Half-Life of Marie Curie cover

The Half-Life of Marie Curie

By Lauren Gunderson

Audible

Shelf 05

Writing, persuasion & decisions

4 works

Shelf 06

Languages & ways of seeing

4 works
Learn French with Paul Noble for Beginners cover
Audio course

Learn French with Paul Noble for Beginners

By Paul Noble

Audible
Next Steps in French with Paul Noble cover
Audio course

Next Steps in French with Paul Noble

By Paul Noble

Audible
30 French Short Stories for Complete Beginners cover

30 French Short Stories for Complete Beginners

By Frederic Bibard

Audible

Discovery year

38 works

Shelf 01

Philosophy, mind & human nature

1 work

Shelf 02

Science, technology & complexity

3 works

Shelf 03

History, politics & society

18 works
The Storm Before the Storm cover

The Storm Before the Storm

By Mike Duncan

Audible
The Triumph of Christianity cover

The Triumph of Christianity

By Bart D. Ehrman

Audible
The Celtic World cover
Audio course

The Celtic World

By The Great Courses

Audible
Selections from the Writings of Cicero cover

Selections from the Writings of Cicero

By Marcus Tullius Cicero

Audible
From Cold War to Hot Peace cover

From Cold War to Hot Peace

By Michael McFaul

Audible
The Better Angels of Our Nature cover

The Better Angels of Our Nature

By Steven Pinker

Audible
The Guns of August cover

The Guns of August

By Barbara W. Tuchman

Audible
Stalin cover
Audio course

Stalin

By Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius

Audible
The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World cover
Audio course

The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World

By Robert Garland and The Great Courses

Audible

Shelf 04

Novels

9 works
Illuminae cover

Illuminae

By Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Audible
Obsidio cover

Obsidio

By Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Audible
Alien: Out of the Shadows cover

Alien: Out of the Shadows

By Tim Lebbon and Dirk Maggs

Audible

Shelf 05

Writing, persuasion & decisions

5 works
The Art of Critical Decision Making cover
Audio course

The Art of Critical Decision Making

By Michael A. Roberto and The Great Courses

Audible
Law School for Everyone cover
Audio course

Law School for Everyone

By The Great Courses; Edward K. Cheng, Joseph L. Hoffmann, Molly Bishop Shadel, and Peter J. Smith

Audible
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs cover

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs

By Carmine Gallo

Audible
Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story cover
Audio course

Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story

By Angus Fletcher and The Great Courses

Audible

Shelf 06

Languages & ways of seeing

2 works
Pimsleur German, Level 1, Lessons 1–5 cover
Audio course

Pimsleur German, Level 1, Lessons 1–5

By Pimsleur

Audible
Learn German with Paul Noble for Beginners cover
Audio course

Learn German with Paul Noble for Beginners

By Paul Noble

Audible

Discovery year

29 works

Shelf 01

Philosophy, mind & human nature

4 works
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions cover

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

By Thomas S. Kuhn

Audible

Shelf 02

Science, technology & complexity

3 works
Our Mathematical Universe cover

Our Mathematical Universe

By Max Tegmark

Audible

Shelf 03

History, politics & society

11 works
1861: The Civil War Awakening cover

1861: The Civil War Awakening

By Adam Goodheart

Audible
81 Days Below Zero cover

81 Days Below Zero

By Brian Murphy and Toula Vlahou

Audible
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States cover

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

By Sarah Vowell

Audible
The Home Front: Life in America During World War II cover

The Home Front: Life in America During World War II

By Dan Gediman and Martha C. Little

Audible
The Strange Death of Europe cover

The Strange Death of Europe

By Douglas Murray

Audible

Shelf 04

Novels

8 works
The Handmaid's Tale cover

The Handmaid's Tale

By Margaret Atwood; Valerie Martin, essay

Audible

Shelf 05

Writing, persuasion & decisions

1 work

Shelf 06

Languages & ways of seeing

2 works
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin), Level 1, Lessons 1–5 cover
Audio course

Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin), Level 1, Lessons 1–5

By Pimsleur

Audible
Pimsleur Vietnamese, Level 1, Lessons 1–5 cover
Audio course

Pimsleur Vietnamese, Level 1, Lessons 1–5

By Pimsleur

Audible

Discovery year

25 works

Shelf 01

Philosophy, mind & human nature

3 works
Islam and the Future of Tolerance cover

Islam and the Future of Tolerance

By Maajid Nawaz and Sam Harris

Audible

Shelf 02

Science, technology & complexity

2 works

Shelf 03

History, politics & society

5 works
No One Left to Lie To cover

No One Left to Lie To

By Christopher Hitchens; Douglas Brinkley, introduction

Audible
The History of the Ancient World cover

The History of the Ancient World

By Susan Wise Bauer

Audible
The History of the Medieval World cover

The History of the Medieval World

By Susan Wise Bauer

Audible
The History of the Renaissance World cover

The History of the Renaissance World

By Susan Wise Bauer

Audible

Shelf 04

Novels

15 works
Notes from the Underground cover

Notes from the Underground

By Fyodor Dostoevsky; Constance Garnett, translator

Audible
A Dance with Dragons cover

A Dance with Dragons

By George R. R. Martin

Audible
The World of Ice & Fire cover

The World of Ice & Fire

By George R. R. Martin, Elio M. García Jr., and Linda Antonsson

Audible

Shelf 05

Writing, persuasion & decisions

0 works

No additions

Shelf 06

Languages & ways of seeing

0 works

No additions

Discovery year

6 works

Shelf 01

Philosophy, mind & human nature

2 works
The Problems of Philosophy cover

The Problems of Philosophy

By Bertrand Russell

Audible

Shelf 02

Science, technology & complexity

0 works

No additions

Shelf 03

History, politics & society

1 work

Shelf 04

Novels

2 works

Shelf 05

Writing, persuasion & decisions

1 work
On Writing Well Audio Collection cover

On Writing Well Audio Collection

By William Zinsser

Audible

Shelf 06

Languages & ways of seeing

0 works

No additions

Discovery year

1 work

Shelf 01

Philosophy, mind & human nature

1 work

Shelf 02

Science, technology & complexity

0 works

No additions

Shelf 03

History, politics & society

0 works

No additions

Shelf 04

Novels

0 works

No additions

Shelf 05

Writing, persuasion & decisions

0 works

No additions

Shelf 06

Languages & ways of seeing

0 works

No additions