Where Is My Flying Car?: A Memoir of Future Past
By: J. Storrs Hall
4.08
Format: 609 pages, Kindle Edition
Back in the 60s we were all sure there would be flying cars in our future. Were the futurists and S…
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By: David Deutsch
4.18
Format: 487 pages, Hardcover
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2. High Output Management
By: Andrew S. Grove
4.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses--the art of the entrepreneur--can be… read more
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3. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
By: Nick Bostrom
3.50
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intellig… read more
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4. The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal
By: M. Mitchell Waldrop
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
A study of the evolution of the modern computer profiles the work of MIT psychologist J. C. R. Lick… read more
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5. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
By: Richard Hamming
4.03
Format: None pages, Paperback
Highly effective thinking is an art that engineers and scientists can be taught to develop. By pres… read more
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6. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
By: Charles T. Munger , None
4.42
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
EXPANDED THIRD EDITION includes Charlie's 2007 USC Law School Commencement address. Edited by Peter… read more
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"What are the secret of success? -one word answer :"rational"-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
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"How to find a good spouse? -the best single way is to deserve a good spouse."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
7. The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications
By: David Deutsch
3.50
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
For David Deutsch, a young physicist of unusual originality, quantum theory contains our most funda… read more
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8. The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
By: Martin Gurri
3.16
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
Riding a tsunami of information, the public has trampled on the temples of authority in every domai… read more
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9. Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
By: Tyler Cowen
3.58
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The art and science of talent how to spot, assess, woo, and retain highly talented people. How do… read more
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10. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
11. The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann
By: Ananyo Bhattacharya
4.11
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolution… read more
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"The young von Neumann made an instant impact on his new tutors. His first mentor, Gábor Szego˝, who would later lead Stanford University’s maths department, was moved to tears after their first meeti…"-Ananyo Bhattacharya, The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann
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"At one of his ‘high-proof, high-I.Q. parties’ one analyst produced a fat cylindrical ‘coin’ that was something of a RAND obsession at the time. Milled by the RAND machine shop at the behest of Willia…"-Ananyo Bhattacharya, The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann
"With his school years behind him, von Neumann took the train to Berlin with his father in September 1921 to begin the arduous programme of study that had been agreed. A passenger sharing their carria…"-Ananyo Bhattacharya, The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann
12. What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies
By: Tim Urban
4.28
Format: 746 pages, Kindle Edition
From the creator of the wildly popular blog Wait But Why, a fun and fascinating deep dive into what… read more
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"The Scientist’s clear mind sees a foggy world, full of complexity and nuance and messiness, the Zealot’s foggy mind shows them a clear, simple world, full of crisp lines and black-and-white distincti…"-Tim Urban, What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies
13. The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future
By: Eric Jorgenson
4.23
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
How do you thrive in an unknown future? When you can’t see past the world we have now, look to vis… read more
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14. Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals
By: Tyler Cowen
3.76
Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition
Growth is good. Through history, economic growth, in particular, has alleviated human misery, impro… read more
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15. Where Is My Flying Car?: A Memoir of Future Past
By: J. Storrs Hall
4.08
Format: 609 pages, Kindle Edition
Back in the 60s we were all sure there would be flying cars in our future. Were the futurists and S… read more
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16. The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists
By: Richard P. Rumelt
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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17. Pieces of the Action
By: Vannevar Bush
3.91
Format: 366 pages, Hardcover
In Pieces of the Action, Vannevar Bush—engineer, inventor, educator, and public face of government-… read more
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18. The Network State: How To Start a New Country
By: Balaji S. Srinivasan
4.00
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
Technology has enabled us to start new companies, new communities, and new currencies. But can we u… read more
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19. Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
By: Nadia Eghbal
3.95
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
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20. High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
By: Elad Gil
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Well-known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high growth tech compan… read more
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