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Cover of Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
BiographyInnovationHistory

Benjamin Franklin

by Walter Isaacson · 2003

1 recommendation Recommended by Elon Musk
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Walter Isaacson · Biographer

Cover of Business Adventures
BusinessHistoryDecision Making

Business Adventures

by John Brooks · 1969

1 recommendation Recommended by Bill Gates
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John Brooks · Business journalist

Cover of Factfulness
Global HealthDataProgress

Factfulness

by Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Ronnlund & Ola Rosling · 2018

1 recommendation Recommended by Bill Gates
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Hans Rosling · Global health statistician

Anna Rosling Ronnlund · Gapminder co-founder

Cover of Game Changer
ChessAIStrategy

Game Changer

by Matthew Sadler & Natasha Regan · 2019

1 recommendation Recommended by Demis Hassabis
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Matthew Sadler · Chess grandmaster

Natasha Regan · Chess author

Cover of Godel, Escher, Bach
AIConsciousnessMathematics

Godel, Escher, Bach

by Douglas R. Hofstadter · 1979

1 recommendation Recommended by Demis Hassabis
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Douglas R. Hofstadter · Pulitzer-winning cognitive scientist

Cover of Influence
PsychologyDecision Making

Influence

by Robert B. Cialdini · 1984

1 recommendation Recommended by Charlie Munger
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Robert B. Cialdini · Persuasion researcher

Cover of Life 3.0
AIFutureTechnology

Life 3.0

by Max Tegmark · 2017

1 recommendation Recommended by Elon Musk
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Max Tegmark · Physicist and AI safety researcher

Cover of Structures
EngineeringMaterialsDesign

Structures

by J. E. Gordon · 1978

1 recommendation Recommended by Elon Musk
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J. E. Gordon · Materials scientist

Cover of Superintelligence
AIRiskPhilosophy

Superintelligence

by Nick Bostrom · 2014

1 recommendation Recommended by Elon Musk
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Nick Bostrom · Philosopher of AI risk

Cover of The Better Angels of Our Nature
HistoryPsychologyProgress

The Better Angels of Our Nature

by Steven Pinker · 2011

1 recommendation Recommended by Bill Gates
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Steven Pinker · Cognitive scientist

Cover of The Great Gatsby
FictionAmerican LiteratureAmbition

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925

1 recommendation Recommended by Bill Gates
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F. Scott Fitzgerald · American novelist

Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Science FictionHumorPhilosophy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams · 1979

1 recommendation Recommended by Elon Musk
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Douglas Adams · Science-fiction author

Cover of The Intelligent Investor
InvestingValue InvestingCapital Allocation

The Intelligent Investor

by Benjamin Graham · 1949

1 recommendation Recommended by Warren Buffett
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Benjamin Graham · Value investing founder

Cover of The Rosie Project
FictionRelationshipsHumor

The Rosie Project

by Graeme Simsion · 2013

1 recommendation Recommended by Bill Gates
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Graeme Simsion · Novelist

Cover of A Brief History of Time
CosmologyPhysicsHard Science

A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking · 1988

0 recommendations Authored by Stephen Hawking
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Stephen Hawking · Theoretical physicist

Cover of Blitzscaling
StartupsScaleTechnology

Blitzscaling

by Reid Hoffman & Chris Yeh · 2018

0 recommendations Authored by Reid Hoffman
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Reid Hoffman · LinkedIn co-founder

Chris Yeh · Co-author

Cover of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
BiographyTechnologyEntrepreneurship

Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson · 2023

0 recommendations About Elon Musk
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Walter Isaacson · Biographer

Cover of From Third World to First
StatecraftSingaporeDevelopment

From Third World to First

by Lee Kuan Yew · 2000

0 recommendations Authored by Lee Kuan Yew
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Lee Kuan Yew · Founding Prime Minister of Singapore

Cover of Good Profit
Capital AllocationOperationsManagement

Good Profit

by Charles Koch · 2015

0 recommendations Authored by Charles Koch
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Charles Koch · Koch Industries operator

Cover of High Output Management
SemiconductorsOperationsEngineering Management

High Output Management

by Andrew Grove · 1983

0 recommendations Authored by Andrew Grove
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Andrew Grove · Intel engineer-operator

Cover of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
ClimateEnergyTechnology

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

by Bill Gates · 2021

0 recommendations Authored by Bill Gates
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Bill Gates · Microsoft co-founder

Cover of Idea Man
TechnologyFounder MemoirMicrosoft

Idea Man

by Paul Allen · 2011

0 recommendations Authored by Paul Allen
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Paul Allen · Microsoft co-founder

Cover of Invention: A Life
EngineeringInventionFounder Memoir

Invention: A Life

by James Dyson · 2021

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James Dyson · Inventor-founder

Cover of iWoz
EngineeringAppleFounder Memoir

iWoz

by Steve Wozniak & Gina Smith · 2006

0 recommendations Authored by Steve Wozniak
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Steve Wozniak · Apple co-founder

Gina Smith · Co-author

Cover of Made in America
RetailFounder MemoirOperations

Made in America

by Sam Walton & John Huey · 1992

0 recommendations Authored by Sam Walton
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Sam Walton · Walmart founder

John Huey · Co-author

Cover of Measure What Matters
Venture CapitalExecutionTechnology

Measure What Matters

by John Doerr · 2018

0 recommendations Authored by John Doerr
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John Doerr · Venture capitalist

Cover of No Rules Rules
NetflixCultureTechnology

No Rules Rules

by Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer · 2020

0 recommendations Authored by Reed Hastings
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Reed Hastings · Netflix co-founder

Erin Meyer · Co-author

Cover of Only the Paranoid Survive
SemiconductorsStrategyTechnology

Only the Paranoid Survive

by Andrew Grove · 1996

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Andrew Grove · Intel engineer-operator

Cover of Onward
RetailTurnaroundLeadership

Onward

by Howard Schultz & Joanne Gordon · 2011

0 recommendations Authored by Howard Schultz
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Howard Schultz · Starbucks operator

Joanne Gordon · Co-author

Cover of Play Nice But Win
TechnologyFounder MemoirLeadership

Play Nice But Win

by Michael Dell · 2021

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Michael Dell · Dell Technologies founder

Cover of Poor Charlie's Almanack
InvestingMental Models

Poor Charlie's Almanack

by Charles T. Munger · 2005

0 recommendations Authored by Charlie Munger
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Charles T. Munger · Berkshire Hathaway investor

Cover of Pour Your Heart Into It
ConsumerRetailFounder Memoir

Pour Your Heart Into It

by Howard Schultz & Dori Jones Yang · 1997

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Howard Schultz · Starbucks operator

Dori Jones Yang · Co-author

Cover of Principles by Ray Dalio
BusinessInvestingDecision Making

Principles

by Ray Dalio · 2017

0 recommendations Authored by Ray Dalio
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Ray Dalio · Founder of Bridgewater

Cover of Shoe Dog
NikeFounder MemoirConsumer

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight · 2016

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Phil Knight · Nike co-founder

Cover of Speed & Scale
ClimateTechnologyScale

Speed & Scale

by John Doerr · 2021

0 recommendations Authored by John Doerr
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John Doerr · Venture capitalist

Cover of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
PhysicsScience MemoirCuriosity

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

by Richard Feynman & Ralph Leighton · 1985

0 recommendations Authored by Richard Feynman
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Richard Feynman · Nobel physicist

Ralph Leighton · Co-author

Cover of The Double Helix
GeneticsBiologyScience Memoir

The Double Helix

by James Watson · 1968

0 recommendations Authored by James Watson
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James Watson · Nobel molecular biologist

Cover of The Feynman Lectures on Physics
PhysicsEngineeringHard Science

The Feynman Lectures on Physics

by Richard Feynman, Robert B. Leighton & Matthew Sands · 1964

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Richard Feynman · Nobel physicist

Robert B. Leighton · Physicist co-author

Cover of The First Billion Is the Hardest
InvestingEnergyCapital Allocation

The First Billion Is the Hardest

by T. Boone Pickens · 2008

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T. Boone Pickens · Energy investor

Cover of The First Three Minutes
CosmologyPhysicsHard Science

The First Three Minutes

by Steven Weinberg · 1977

0 recommendations Authored by Steven Weinberg
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Steven Weinberg · Nobel physicist

Cover of The Fund by Rob Copeland
InvestingBridgewaterBiography

The Fund

by Rob Copeland · 2023

0 recommendations About Ray Dalio
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Rob Copeland · Financial journalist

Cover of The Hard Thing About Hard Things
StartupsOperationsVenture Capital

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz · 2014

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Ben Horowitz · Founder-investor

Cover of The Selfish Gene
EvolutionBiologyHard Science

The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins · 1976

0 recommendations Authored by Richard Dawkins
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Richard Dawkins · Evolutionary biologist

Cover of The Startup of You
CareersStartupsTechnology

The Startup of You

by Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha · 2012

0 recommendations Authored by Reid Hoffman
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Reid Hoffman · LinkedIn co-founder

Ben Casnocha · Co-author

Cover of The Universe in a Nutshell
CosmologyPhysicsHard Science

The Universe in a Nutshell

by Stephen Hawking · 2001

0 recommendations Authored by Stephen Hawking
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Stephen Hawking · Theoretical physicist

Cover of What Is Life?
PhysicsBiologyHard Science

What Is Life?

by Erwin Schrodinger · 1944

0 recommendations Authored by Erwin Schrodinger
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Erwin Schrodinger · Nobel physicist

Cover of What It Takes
Private EquityCapital AllocationFounder Memoir

What It Takes

by Stephen A. Schwarzman · 2019

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Stephen A. Schwarzman · Blackstone co-founder