Scientific Freedom
By: Donald W. Braben
3.42
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
Scientific Freedom outlines what needs to be done to restore the freedom that can transform scienti…
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1. The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
By: Ray Kurzweil
3.93
Format: 652 pages, Paperback
“Startling in scope and bravado.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Artfully envisions a breatht… read more
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"Play is just another version of work"-Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
"Hoewel we de illusie hebben dat we beelden met hoge resolutie ontvangen van onze ogen, stuurt de oogzenuw slechts contouren en aanwijzingen over interessante punten in ons blikveld naar het brein. We…"-Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
"We cannot rely on trial-and-error approaches to deal with existential risks… We need to vastly increase our investment in developing specific defensive technologies… We are at the critical stage toda…"-Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
"Fredkin [...] praat over een interessant kenmerk van computerprogramma's, waaronder cellulaire automaten: er is geen kortere route mogelijk naar wat de uitkomst wordt. Dit is het wezenlijke verschil …"-Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
2. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
By: David Deutsch
4.18
Format: 487 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestseller: A provocative, imaginative exploration of the nature and progress o… read more
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- nonfiction
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3. Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow
By: Aurélien Géron
3.72
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
A series of Deep Learning breakthroughs have boosted the whole field of machine learning over the l… read more
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- nonfiction
4. Debt: The First 5,000 Years
By: David Graeber
3.61
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Before there was money, there was debt Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was inve… read more
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- politics
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5. Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-And Revolutionized an Industry
By: Carlye Adler , Marc Benioff
3.76
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing … read more
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6. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
By: Steven Levy
4.16
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
A mere fifteen years ago, computer nerds were seen as marginal weirdos, outsiders whose world would… read more
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7. Thinking in Systems: A Primer
By: Donella H. Meadows , None
3.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Meadows' Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on… read more
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8. Essays and Aphorisms
By: Arthur Schopenhauer , R.J. Hollingdale
3.50
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer believed that human action… read more
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9. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
By: Ben Horowitz
3.61
Format: 8 pages, Hardcover
A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally h… read more
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10. What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
By: Roger Penrose , Erwin Schrödinger
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What Is Life? is a 1944 non-fiction science book written for the lay reader by physicist Erwin Schr… read more
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11. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
By: Jon Gertner
4.14
Format: 152 pages,
From its beginnings in the 1920s until its demise in the 1980s, Bell Labs--officially, the research… read more
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12. 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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13. 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
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life perfecting it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"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
14. The Road to Serfdom
By: Friedrich A. Hayek
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road … read more
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15. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
4.40
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable… read more
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16. Why I Write
By: George Orwell
4.00
Format: 592 pages,
Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unp… read more
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17. Elon Musk
By: Walter Isaacson
4.40
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate… read more
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"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk
18. 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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19. Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.02
Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition
The modern classic of space opera that began with Children of Time continues in this extraordinary … read more
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"The essential fallacy,' Ghoti picks up, 'is that humans and other biologically evolved, calculating engines feel themselves to be sentient, when sufficient investigation suggests this is not so. And …"-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)
20. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
By: Michael Lewis
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more
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21. Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
By: Jeff Bezos
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this collection of Jeff Bezos’s writings—his unique and strikingly original annual shareholder l… read more
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"You can invent your way to a better place."-Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
"It's time to go back to the moon, this time to stay."-Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
22. Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building
By: Claire Hughes Johnson
4.29
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most impo… read more
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23. 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
By: Hamilton Wright Helmer
4.29
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
7 Powers breaks fresh ground by constructing a comprehensive strategy toolset that is easy for you … read more
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24. 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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- sociology
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25. 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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26. 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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27. Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
By: Nadia Eghbal
3.95
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
An inside look at modern open source software developers--and their applications to, and influence … read more
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28. 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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29. Get Together: How to build a community with your people
By: Bailey Richardson
3.76
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
"With no jargon and no nonsense, Bailey, Kevin and Kai lay out simple, practical steps for helping … read more
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30. Scientific Freedom
By: Donald W. Braben
3.42
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
Scientific Freedom outlines what needs to be done to restore the freedom that can transform scienti… read more
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