Kyle Harrison
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Kochland
Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
- Author
- Christopher Leonard
- Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 687
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Leonard’s history of Koch Industries as both a company and a political programme — trading operations, union fights, and the lobbying machine built alongside them.
Where I saw it: A reply to @SpencrGreenberg’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/spencrgreenberg/status/1930639380424577198
Connections
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Koch Industries · Power · Company Building · Capital Allocation — where this sits in the corpus.