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Cover of Masters of Doom
Masters of Doom

David Kushner

Cover of Rainbows End
Rainbows End

Vernor Vinge

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Cover of The Psychology of Money
The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

Cover of Liem Sioe Liong's Salim Group: The Business Pillar of Suharto's Indonesia
Liem Sioe Liong's Salim Group: The Business Pillar of Suharto's Indonesia*

Richard Borsuk

Cover of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

Nir Eyal

Cover of Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others*

Ted Chiang

Cover of Dune
Dune

Frank Herbert

Cover of Sun and Steel
Sun and Steel

Yukio Mishima

Cover of Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality

Max Tegmark

Cover of The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

Cover of Meditations
Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

Cover of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Edwin A. Abbott

Cover of The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

Yukio Mishima

Cover of Orang-Orang Oetimu
Orang-Orang Oetimu

Felix K. Nesi

Cover of The Richest Man in Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon

George S. Clason

Cover of The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

Cover of The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

Cover of Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari

Cover of "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

Cover of A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

Cover of The Time Machine
The Time Machine

H.G. Wells

Cover of Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)

Orson Scott Card

Cover of Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Ernest Cline

Cover of The Martian
The Martian

Andy Weir

Cover of The Road
The Road

Cormac McCarthy

Cover of The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Cover of 1984
1984

George Orwell

Cover of To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Cover of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

Cover of Einstein: His Life and Universe
Einstein: His Life and Universe

Walter Isaacson

Cover of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Ashlee Vance

Cover of Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel

Cover of Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears
Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears

William Hertling

Cover of A.I. Apocalypse
A.I. Apocalypse

William Hertling

Cover of The Last Firewall
The Last Firewall

William Hertling

Cover of The Turing Exception
The Turing Exception

William Hertling

Cover of Introspect
Introspect

Visakan Veerasamy

Cover of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect

Roger Williams

Cover of Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories
Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories

qntm

Cover of How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion

Derek Sivers

Cover of The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem

Cixin Liu

Cover of The Dark Forest
The Dark Forest*

Cixin Liu

Cover of Death's End
Death's End*

Cixin Liu

Cover of The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The Creative Act: A Way of Being*

Rick Rubin

Cover of Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Cover of Dune Messiah
Dune Messiah

Frank Herbert

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Cover of Chinese Education in Singapore: An Untold Story of Conflict and Change
Chinese Education in Singapore: An Untold Story of Conflict and Change

Zhixiong Zhang

Cover of Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

Jung Chang

Cover of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training

Mark Rippetoe

Cover of A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy

Bertrand Russell

Cover of The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead

Ayn Rand

Cover of Thinking in Systems: A Primer
Thinking in Systems: A Primer

Donella H. Meadows

Cover of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations

David R. Montgomery

Cover of The Conquest of Happiness
The Conquest of Happiness

Bertrand Russell

Cover of Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Michael Pollan

Cover of Nature and Selected Essays
Nature and Selected Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cover of Permaculture: A Designers' Manual
Permaculture: A Designers' Manual

Bill Mollison

Cover of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Michael Pollan

Cover of A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson

Cover of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Elizabeth Kolbert

Cover of Walden
Walden

Henry David Thoreau

Cover of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Michael Pollan

Cover of Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

V.S. Ramachandran

Cover of Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Marshall B. Rosenberg

Cover of The Red Book: Liber Novus
The Red Book: Liber Novus

C.G. Jung

Cover of The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (Collected Works 9i)
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (Collected Works 9i)

C.G. Jung

Cover of The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell

Cover of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

Cover of The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire

Jack Weatherford

Cover of Genghis Khan and the Quest for God: How the World's Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom
Genghis Khan and the Quest for God: How the World's Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom

Jack Weatherford

Cover of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Jack Weatherford

Cover of House of Glass (Buru Quartet, #4)
House of Glass (Buru Quartet, #4)

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Cover of Child of All Nations (Buru Quartet, #2)
Child of All Nations (Buru Quartet, #2)

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Cover of Jejak Langkah
Jejak Langkah

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Cover of Bumi Manusia
Bumi Manusia

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Cover of Confessions of a Mask
Confessions of a Mask

Yukio Mishima

Cover of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

Robert M. Sapolsky

Cover of The Stress of Life
The Stress of Life

Hans Selye

Cover of Principles For Dealing With the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Principles For Dealing With the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

Ray Dalio

Cover of Accelerando
Accelerando

Charles Stross

Cover of Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson

Cover of Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

Iain M. Banks

Cover of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

Cover of Ringworld (Ringworld, #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld, #1)

Larry Niven

Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)

Douglas Adams

Cover of Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals
Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals

Tyler Cowen

Cover of The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Cover of The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

Niall Ferguson

Cover of Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Thomas Piketty

Cover of The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom

Friedrich A. Hayek

Cover of The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

Cover of Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand

Cover of The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

Cover of Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

Robert M. Sapolsky

Cover of Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

Cover of Man Alone with Himself
Man Alone with Himself

Friedrich Nietzsche

Cover of The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems
The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems

Pablo Neruda

Cover of The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

Brian Greene

Cover of The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing
The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing

Rumi

Cover of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Jared Diamond

Cover of Deep Learning
Deep Learning

Ian Goodfellow

Cover of Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Cover of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Nir Eyal

Cover of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Cover of 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

Cover of Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Cover of The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

Philip G. Zimbardo

Cover of Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Cover of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Jared Diamond

Cover of Cosmos
Cosmos

Carl Sagan

Cover of The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)

Isaac Asimov

Cover of Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down

J.E. Gordon

Cover of Snow Crash
Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

Cover of Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)
Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)

William Gibson

Cover of Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)

William Gibson

Cover of Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3)
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3)

William Gibson

Cover of Debt: The First 5,000 Years
Debt: The First 5,000 Years

David Graeber

Cover of Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Cover of Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Ron Chernow

Cover of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

Paul Stamets

Cover of Man and His Symbols
Man and His Symbols

C.G. Jung

Cover of Babad Tanah Jawi
Babad Tanah Jawi

W.L. Olthof

Cover of The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry

Cover of The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry
The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry

Cover of What Are People For?: Essays
What Are People For?: Essays

Wendell Berry

Cover of Confessions
Confessions

Augustine of Hippo

Cover of Sustenance of the Soul
Sustenance of the Soul

Abu Zayd al-Balkhi

Cover of Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

Douglas R. Hofstadter

Cover of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity

Charles L. Marohn Jr.

Cover of A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction

Christopher W. Alexander

Cover of What We Owe The Future: A Million-Year View
What We Owe The Future: A Million-Year View

William MacAskill