Nice idea. I wonder which book the Swiss ambassador to the US would have recommended. If anyone of you knows him, please ask him.

From Weekly Filet #273, in May 2018.

22 Ambassadors Recommend the One Book to Read Before Visiting Their Country

22 Ambassadors Recommend the One Book to Read Before Visiting Their Country

Conde Nast Traveler

💔 Some older links might be broken — that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.

You might also like

33 thoughts on reading

33 thoughts on reading

Why Mass Surveillance Can’t, Won’t, And Never Has Stopped A Terrorist

Why Mass Surveillance Can’t, Won’t, And Never Has Stopped A Terrorist

Portraits of Power

Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising

Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising

Robert Gooding-Williams

Explore more →

Explore collections

36 links Bingeworthy Podcasts 42 links Making Sense of the Climate Crisis 43 links Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence 28 links The Art of Thinking (Differently) 20 links Work Smarter 11 links How Technology is Reshaping Our Humanity 11 links Hidden Wonders 20 links All-time Favourites 15 links The Stuff Our Modern World Runs On 16 links Stories, too good to put down 15 links On Friendship and Connection

Book recommendations

2025 Book Club Books curious minds wished they discovered sooner Our most popular crowd-curated book recommendations thus far. Read the post →

Book Club illustration

Weekly Filet Book Club All recommendations from previous editions, at a glance. Find your next read → 📚 David's Bookshelf The books that shaped how I see the world and inform how I think and act. Browse the bookshelf →