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History & Culture.

269 books · 54 Hero Books

Hero Books in History & Culture

Cover: Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Sarah Wynn-Williams
★★★★★
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Cover: Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
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Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
Karen Hao
★★★★★
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Cover: Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service
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Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service
Walt Disney Company
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Cover: Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
David Graeber
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Cover: Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire
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Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire
Dan Martell
★★★★★
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Cover: The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
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The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
Christopher Clarey
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Cover: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Cal Newport
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Cover: Ich bin dann mal weg: Meine Reise auf dem Jakobsweg
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Ich bin dann mal weg: Meine Reise auf dem Jakobsweg
Hape Kerkeling
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Cover: Rafa
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Rafa
Rafael Nadal
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Cover: Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
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Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
Kara Swisher
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Cover: The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty
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The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty
Leonard Lauder
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Cover: AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
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AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
Kai-Fu Lee
★★★★★
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Cover: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chris Miller
★★★★★
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Cover: Elon Musk
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Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
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Cover: Das Ende der Ehe: Für eine Revolution der Liebe
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Das Ende der Ehe: Für eine Revolution der Liebe
Emilia Roig
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Cover: Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Ed Catmull
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Cover: Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
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Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
Leander Kahney
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Cover: The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change
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The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change
Bee Wilson
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Cover: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Ray Dalio
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Cover: The Climb: My Story
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The Climb: My Story
Chris Froome
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Cover: Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play (Mit Press)
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Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play (Mit Press)
Mitchel Resnick
★★★★★
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Cover: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
William B. Irvine
★★★★★
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Cover: Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
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Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
Edward Slingerland
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Cover: Tim― The Official Biography of Avicii
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Tim― The Official Biography of Avicii
Måns Mosesson
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Cover: Move: The Forces Uprooting Us
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Move: The Forces Uprooting Us
Parag Khanna
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Cover: Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Mike Isaac
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Cover: Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
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Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
Satya Nadella
★★★★★
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Cover: Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
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Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
Eric Berger
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Cover: The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
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The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Bill Walsh
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Cover: What Would Google Do?: Reverse Engineering Business Strategies for Survival and Success in the Internet Era
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What Would Google Do?: Reverse Engineering Business Strategies for Survival and Success in the Internet Era
Jeff Jarvis
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Cover: Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
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Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
Laszlo Bock
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Cover: Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality – The Essential Application's Creation Story from Keyhole
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Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality – The Essential Application's Creation Story from Keyhole
Bill Kilday
★★★★★
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Cover: No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram
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No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram
Sarah Frier
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Cover: Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
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Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
Brad Stone
★★★★★
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Cover: Humankind: A Hopeful History
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Humankind: A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman
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Cover: That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
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That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
Marc Randolph
★★★★★
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Cover: Sam Walton, Made in America: My Story
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Sam Walton, Made in America: My Story
Sam Walton
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Cover: No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
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No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
Reed Hastings
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Cover: Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
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Cover: The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
Walter Isaacson
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Cover: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
★★★★★
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Cover: The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
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The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
Gregory Zuckerman
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Cover: What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
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What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
Ben Horowitz
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Cover: Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
Robert Kurson
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Cover: Robin
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Robin
Dave Itzkoff
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Cover: Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson
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Cover: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Ashlee Vance
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Cover: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain
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Cover: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
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Cover: Build It: The Rebel Playbook for World Class Employee Engagement
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Build It: The Rebel Playbook for World Class Employee Engagement
Glenn Elliott
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Cover: Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
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Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
Patty McCord
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Cover: The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
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The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Scott Galloway
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Cover: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
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The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday
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Cover: Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy―and How to Make Them Work for You
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Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy―and How to Make Them Work for You
Geoffrey G. Parker
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Cover: Being Britney
Being Britney
Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
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Cover: Cascades: How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change
Cascades: How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change
Greg Satell
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Cover: Der stille Raub: Wie das Internet die Mittelschicht zerstört und was Gewinner der digitalen Revolution anders machen
Der stille Raub: Wie das Internet die Mittelschicht zerstört und was Gewinner der digitalen Revolution anders machen
Gerald Hörhan
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Cover: Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
Mark Manson
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Cover: Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
Kyle Chayka
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Cover: From Individual to Empire: A Guide to Building an Authentic and Powerful Brand
From Individual to Empire: A Guide to Building an Authentic and Powerful Brand
Laura Bull
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Cover: House of Huawei: The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
House of Huawei: The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
Eva Dou
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Cover: Jetzt: Wie wir unser Land erneuern
Jetzt: Wie wir unser Land erneuern
Annalena Baerbock
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Cover: Michael Jordan: The Life
Michael Jordan: The Life
Roland Lazenby
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Cover: Stillness Is the Key
Stillness Is the Key
Ryan Holiday
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Cover: Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard
Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard
Jim Gray
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Cover: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
Marc Levinson
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Cover: The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Brad Stone
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Cover: The Future Is Asian
The Future Is Asian
Parag Khanna
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Cover: The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Matt Ridley
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Cover: The Rise of the Creative Class--Revisited
The Rise of the Creative Class--Revisited
Richard Florida
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Cover: The Woman in Me
The Woman in Me
Britney Spears
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Cover: "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
Richard P. Feynman
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Cover: #MeToo in the Corporate World: Power, Privilege, and the Path Forward – Data-Driven Solutions for Executives to Create Safe, Inclusive Workplaces
#MeToo in the Corporate World: Power, Privilege, and the Path Forward – Data-Driven Solutions for Executives to Create Safe, Inclusive Workplaces
Sylvia Ann Hewlett
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Cover: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann
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Cover: 1913: Der Sommer des Jahrhunderts (1913, #1)
1913: Der Sommer des Jahrhunderts (1913, #1)
Florian Illies
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Cover: A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
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Cover: A Manual for Living: The Essence of Stoic Wisdom―A Pragmatic Guide to Serenity and Joy (A Little Book of Wisdom)
A Manual for Living: The Essence of Stoic Wisdom―A Pragmatic Guide to Serenity and Joy (A Little Book of Wisdom)
Epictetus
Cover: A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
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Cover: A Shot to Save the World: The Remarkable Race and Ground-Breaking Science Behind the Covid-19 Vaccines
A Shot to Save the World: The Remarkable Race and Ground-Breaking Science Behind the Covid-19 Vaccines
Gregory Zuckerman
Cover: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bill Bryson
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Cover: Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure
Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure
Tim Harford
Cover: Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian
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Cover: American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
William Manchester
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Cover: An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
Will Larson
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Cover: Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
Tim Mackintosh-Smith
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Cover: Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
Tyler Cowen
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Cover: Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang
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Cover: Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama
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Cover: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky
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Cover: Beloved
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Cover: Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Sheelah Kolhatkar
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Cover: Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment
Patricia Hill Collins
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Cover: Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Nicholas A. Christakis
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Cover: Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Robert Coram
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Cover: Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
Sean B. Carroll
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Cover: Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
David C. Robertson
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Cover: Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion
Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion
Bernie Marcus
Cover: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson
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Cover: City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
Jim Krane
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Cover: Conscious Capitalism
Conscious Capitalism
Rajendra Sisodia
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Cover: Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
Ken Kocienda
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Cover: Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Mason Currey
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Cover: Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
Tony Hsieh
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Cover: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Peter Biskind
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Cover: Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius
Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius
Hans C. Ohanian
Cover: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe
Cover: Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?
Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?
Nancy Leys Stepan
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Cover: Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream
Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream
Mitch Albom
Cover: Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
Graham Hancock
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Cover: Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility
Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility
James P. Carse
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Cover: Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else)
Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else)
Ken Auletta
Cover: Get Together: How to build a community with your people
Get Together: How to build a community with your people
Bailey Richardson
Cover: Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
Kevin D. Mitnick
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Cover: Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
Jessie Inchauspé
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Cover: Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made
Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made
Vaclav Smil
Cover: Grant
Grant
Ron Chernow
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Cover: Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities (Mit Press)
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities (Mit Press)
Vaclav Smil
Cover: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
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Cover: High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
Elad Gil
Cover: Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
Cover: How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps
How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps
Jessica Hagy
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Cover: How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
Michael Pollan
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Cover: How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Kevin Ashton
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Cover: Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell
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Cover: I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
Ed Yong
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Cover: I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59
I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59
Douglas Edwards
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Cover: Idea Man
Idea Man
Paul Allen
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Cover: It's Not about the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks
It's Not about the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks
Howard Behar
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Cover: Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
Tina Rosenberg
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Cover: Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity
Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity
Kim Malone Scott
Cover: King: A Life
King: A Life
Jonathan Eig
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Cover: Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
Ryan Holiday
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Cover: Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans
Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans
T.R. Fehrenbach
Cover: Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
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Cover: Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
Sabine Hossenfelder
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Cover: Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony
Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony
Akio Morita
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Cover: Maker of Patterns: An Autobiography Through Letters
Maker of Patterns: An Autobiography Through Letters
Freeman Dyson
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Cover: Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
David Kushner
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Cover: Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian
Marguerite Yourcenar
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Cover: My Years with General Motors
My Years with General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan
Cover: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
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Cover: Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
Christopher McDougall
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Cover: Night
Night
Elie Wiesel
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Cover: No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future
No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future
Samuel I. Schwartz
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Cover: Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World
Vaclav Smil
Cover: On Disobedience: Why Freedom Means Saying "No" to Power (Harper Perennial Modern Thought)
On Disobedience: Why Freedom Means Saying "No" to Power (Harper Perennial Modern Thought)
Erich Fromm
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Cover: On the Road
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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Cover: On the Shortness of Life
On the Shortness of Life
Seneca
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Cover: Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Michio Kaku
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Cover: Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan To Organize Everything We Know
Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan To Organize Everything We Know
Randall E. Stross
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Cover: Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Charles T. Munger
Cover: Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis: Neoliberal Exceptionalism and the Culture of Uncare (Psychoanalytic Horizons)
Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis: Neoliberal Exceptionalism and the Culture of Uncare (Psychoanalytic Horizons)
Sally Weintrobe
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Cover: Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere – Evidence-Based Strategies for Virtual Teams, Trust, and Productivity
Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere – Evidence-Based Strategies for Virtual Teams, Trust, and Productivity
Tsedal Neeley
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Cover: René Girard's Mimetic Theory (Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture)
René Girard's Mimetic Theory (Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture)
Wolfgang Palaver
Cover: Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
Luke Barr
Cover: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World
Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World
Michele Gelfand
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Cover: Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Tyson Yunkaporta
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Cover: Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less
Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less
Robert I. Sutton
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Cover: Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much
Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much
Sendhil Mullainathan
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Cover: Schweinsteiger: Die Biografie (German Edition)
Schweinsteiger: Die Biografie (German Edition)
Ludwig Krammer
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Cover: Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Laura Hillenbrand
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Cover: Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
James C. Scott
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Cover: Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
Richard P. Feynman
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Cover: So You've Been Publicly Shamed
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Jon Ronson
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Cover: Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
Rainn Wilson
Cover: Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism—and How to Do It
Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism—and How to Do It
Celeste Headlee
Cover: Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
David Quammen
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Cover: Status Anxiety (Vintage International)
Status Anxiety (Vintage International)
Alain de Botton
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Cover: Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
Steven Kotler
Cover: Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Ori Brafman
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Cover: Teach and Grow Rich (The Audience Revolution) (Volume 2)
Teach and Grow Rich (The Audience Revolution) (Volume 2)
Danny Iny
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Cover: The 4 Day Week: How the flexible work revolution can increase productivity, profitability and wellbeing, and help create a sustainable future
The 4 Day Week: How the flexible work revolution can increase productivity, profitability and wellbeing, and help create a sustainable future
Andrew Barnes
Cover: The Age of the Vikings
The Age of the Vikings
Anders Winroth
Cover: The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
Leigh Gallagher
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Cover: The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
William Dalrymple
Cover: The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green
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Cover: The Art of Creative Rebellion: How to champion creativity, change culture and save your soul
The Art of Creative Rebellion: How to champion creativity, change culture and save your soul
John S. Couch
Cover: The Art of X-Ray Reading
The Art of X-Ray Reading
Roy Peter Clark
Cover: The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
Tim Wu
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Cover: The Barcelona Way: How to Create a High-Performance Culture
The Barcelona Way: How to Create a High-Performance Culture
Damian Hughes
Cover: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Cover: The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
David Deutsch
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Cover: The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989
The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989
Frederick Taylor
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Cover: The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
Saifedean Ammous
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Cover: The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell
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Cover: The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Jane Goodall
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Cover: The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
Judea Pearl
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Cover: The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss
Cover: The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams
The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams
Sam Walker
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Cover: The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future
The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future
Robert Darnton
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Cover: The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them
The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them
Steve Peters
Cover: The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations
The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations
Robert Livingston
Cover: The Culture Playbook: 60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed (Where's Waldo?)
The Culture Playbook: 60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed (Where's Waldo?)
Daniel Coyle
Cover: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber
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Cover: The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
Thomas M. Nichols
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Cover: The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things
Donald A. Norman
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Cover: The Essential Drucker
The Essential Drucker
Peter F. Drucker
Cover: The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge
The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge
Matt Ridley
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Cover: The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Rich Cohen
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Cover: The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our Problems ... and Create More
The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our Problems ... and Create More
Luke Dormehl
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Cover: The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy—What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy—What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
William Strauss
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Cover: The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change
The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change
Al Gore
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Cover: The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Cover: The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media and Technology Success of Our Time
The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media and Technology Success of Our Time
David A. Vise
Cover: The Google Way: How One Company Is Revolutionizing Management As We Know It
The Google Way: How One Company Is Revolutionizing Management As We Know It
Bernard Girard
Cover: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Jonathan Haidt
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Cover: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
Ron Chernow
Cover: The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Jon Gertner
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Cover: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
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Cover: The Immortality Key: Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
The Immortality Key: Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
Brian C. Muraresku
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Cover: The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage
The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage
Kelly McGonigal
Cover: The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Again
The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Again
Bruce Daisley
Cover: The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch
Lewis Dartnell
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Cover: The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (Volume 70)
The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (Volume 70)
Jennifer E. Gaddis
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Cover: The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
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Cover: The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History
Will Durant
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Cover: The Library Book
The Library Book
Susan Orlean
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Cover: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
David Grann
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Cover: The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993
The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993
Jordan Mechner
Cover: The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
Iain McGilchrist
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Cover: The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Tim Wu
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Cover: The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business: Make Great Money. Work the Way You Like. Have the Life You Want.
The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business: Make Great Money. Work the Way You Like. Have the Life You Want.
Elaine Pofeldt
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Cover: The Ministry of Common Sense: How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS
The Ministry of Common Sense: How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS
Martin Lindstrom
Cover: The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
Michael Lewis
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Cover: The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company
The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company
David A. Price
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Cover: The Practicing Stoic
The Practicing Stoic
Ward Farnsworth
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Cover: The Raging 2020s: Companies, Countries, People—and the Fight for Our Future
The Raging 2020s: Companies, Countries, People—and the Fight for Our Future
Alec J. Ross
Cover: The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge
W. Somerset Maugham
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Cover: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Candice Millard
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Cover: The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free--for Life
The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free--for Life
Nicholas Romanov
Cover: The Science of Sin: The Psychology of the Seven Deadlies (and Why They Are So Good For You)
The Science of Sin: The Psychology of the Seven Deadlies (and Why They Are So Good For You)
Simon M. Laham
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Cover: The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Joseph Henrich
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Cover: The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
Christopher Booker
Cover: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Elizabeth Kolbert
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Cover: The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
Bethany McLean
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Cover: The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
James Dale Davidson
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Cover: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Mark Manson
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Cover: The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy
The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy
Steve Stoute
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Cover: The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
Bill Hammack
Cover: The Tom Peters Seminar: Crazy Times Call For Crazy Organizations
The Tom Peters Seminar: Crazy Times Call For Crazy Organizations
Tom Peters
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Cover: The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
Jeffrey K. Liker
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Cover: The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Eric Hoffer
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Cover: The Truth of Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga's History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices
The Truth of Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga's History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices
Daniel Simpson
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Cover: The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
Charles R. Morris
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Cover: The Watchman's Rattle
The Watchman's Rattle
Rebecca D. Costa
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Cover: The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination
The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination
Ursula K. Le Guin
Cover: The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
Tilar J. Mazzeo
Cover: The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
Alan W. Watts
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Cover: The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
Elaine F. Weiss
Cover: The Worldly Philosophers
The Worldly Philosophers
Robert L. Heilbroner
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Cover: This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
Yancey Strickler
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Cover: This Is Not a T-Shirt: A Brand, a Culture, a Community--a Life in Streetwear
This Is Not a T-Shirt: A Brand, a Culture, a Community--a Life in Streetwear
Bobby Hundreds
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Cover: Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
Nicholas D. Kristof
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Cover: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Ron Chernow
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Cover: Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Jia Tolentino
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Cover: Truman
Truman
David McCullough
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Cover: Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
Tarana Burke
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Cover: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand
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Cover: Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom)
Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom)
Adam Fisher
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Cover: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall Munroe
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Cover: Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
Steven Johnson
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Cover: Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future
Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future
Joichi Ito
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Cover: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Daron Acemoğlu
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Cover: Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country
Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country
John Kampfner
Cover: Winning with Data: Transform Your Culture, Empower Your People, and Shape the Future
Winning with Data: Transform Your Culture, Empower Your People, and Shape the Future
Tomasz Tunguz
Cover: Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed
Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed
Alexis Ohanian
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Cover: Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization
Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization
John Wooden
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Cover: Work: A History of How we spend our Time
Work: A History of How we spend our Time
James Suzman
Cover: Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
Nadia Asparouhova
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