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Reading List

Books the team recommends

These are the books that shaped how the Curiosiv team thinks and researches. If you want to go deeper on anything we cover, start here.

📘 History

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

Tells the entire story of humanity — from the first humans in Africa to the world we live in today. Why did humans take over the planet? Why do we believe in money, laws, and nations? One of the most mind-opening books ever written.

Why we recommend it

It completely changes how you see history, society, and yourself. After reading this, nothing feels "obvious" anymore.

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"History is something that very few people have been doing while everyone else was ploughing fields and carrying water."

💸 Finance

The Big Short

Michael Lewis

The true story of a small group of people who saw the 2008 global financial crash coming — and bet against the entire system. Written like a thriller, it explains how banks, greed, and bad loans nearly destroyed the world economy.

Why we recommend it

If you want to understand how financial scams and fraud work at the biggest scale possible, this is the book. It reads like a movie.

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"The truth is like a lion. You don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

🌍 Environment

The Sixth Extinction

Elizabeth Kolbert

Right now, species are going extinct faster than at any point in the last 65 million years — and humans are the reason. This Pulitzer Prize-winning book investigates what's happening, why it matters, and what comes next for life on Earth.

Why we recommend it

It's uncomfortable, urgent, and backed by solid science. After reading it, you'll never see climate change as a distant problem again.

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"We are deciding, without quite meaning to, which evolutionary pathways will remain open and which will forever be closed."

🚀 Space

A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

One of the greatest scientists who ever lived explains the biggest questions in the universe — black holes, the Big Bang, and the nature of time itself — in plain language that anyone can understand.

Why we recommend it

It makes the universe feel both huge and personal at the same time. You'll finish it feeling genuinely smarter about how space and time work.

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"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist."

🏛️ India

India After Gandhi

Ramachandra Guha

The most complete history of India after independence — covering Partition, elections, wars, economic crises, and social changes from 1947 to the present day. Deeply researched and completely fair — no political agenda anywhere in it.

Why we recommend it

If you want to understand modern India — its politics, its people, its contradictions — this is the one book you need to read.

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"India is the most recklessly ambitious experiment in history. A country of countless languages, faiths, and people — choosing democracy."

🔐 Tech

The Art of Invisibility

Kevin Mitnick

Written by the world's most famous hacker — a man who was once on the FBI's Most Wanted list. He explains exactly how scammers and hackers steal your information, and what you can do right now to protect yourself online.

Why we recommend it

It's a practical guide disguised as a thriller. Every chapter teaches you something you can actually use to stay safer online — today.

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"Privacy is not about having something to hide. It's about having the right to control your own story."

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