Peter Thiel

WIRED's profile of Balaji Srinivasan attributes the book to a Thiel recommendation; the row stays a reported citation because the article does not quote Thiel directly.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

WIRED · 2022-09-06 · accessed 2026-06-21

Article · Reported recommendation

WIRED reports that Srinivasan would talk about The Sovereign Individual, a book recommended to him by Thiel.

Harvard University Press prints Thiel's attributed praise for Erik J. Larson's book, including direct reader-facing recommendation language.

The quote is taken word for word from the source.

Harvard University Press · 2022 paperback page; original book 2021 · accessed 2026-06-22

Publisher · Publisher praise

The Harvard University Press title page prints an attributed Peter Thiel blurb telling readers who want to know about AI to read the book.

Tyler Cowen asked Thiel for his favorite novel; Thiel named The Lord of the Rings as the classic answer he gives.

The quote is taken word for word from the source.

Conversations with Tyler · episode transcript page accessed 2026-06-23 · accessed 2026-06-23

Transcript · Interview transcript

In the transcript, Cowen asks Thiel for his favorite novel and Thiel answers that the classic one he always gives is Lord of the Rings.

Tyler Cowen asked Thiel for his favorite novel; after naming The Lord of the Rings, Thiel named Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita as the more intellectual answer.

The quote is taken word for word from the source.

Conversations with Tyler · episode transcript page accessed 2026-06-23 · accessed 2026-06-23

Transcript · Interview transcript

In the transcript, Cowen asks Thiel for his favorite novel and Thiel names Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita after The Lord of the Rings.