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The War of Art
The War of Art

by Steven Pressfield

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Aubrey MarcusAubrey MarcusBrian KoppelmanBrian KoppelmanDaniel PinkDaniel PinkDanny MirandaDanny MirandaDerek SiversDerek Sivers+5 more
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Essential Bukowski
Essential Bukowski

by Charles Bukowski

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Machines Who Think
Machines Who Think

by Pamela McCorduck

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Foundation
Foundation

by Isaac Asimov

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Adam GazzaleyAdam GazzaleyAusten AllredAusten AllredCameron WinklevossCameron WinklevossDemis HassabisDemis HassabisElon MuskElon Musk+5 more
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Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon

by S. C. Gwynne

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Joe RoganJoe RoganSaagar EnjetiSaagar EnjetiSam HinkieSam Hinkie
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature

by Steven Pinker

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A.J. JacobsA.J. JacobsAnthony PomplianoAnthony PomplianoBen SilbermannBen SilbermannBill GatesBill GatesChris AndersonChris Anderson+5 more
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Sapiens
Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari

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Bill GatesBill GatesElon MuskElon MuskAnthony PomplianoAnthony PomplianoAshton KutcherAshton KutcherBill GurleyBill Gurley+5 more
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The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem

by Liu Cixin

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Adam SavageAdam SavageBarry SilbertBarry SilbertLiv BoereeLiv BoereeMark ZuckerbergMark ZuckerbergMax LevchinMax Levchin+5 more
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Love and Math
Love and Math

by Edward Frenkel

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I, Robot
I, Robot

by Isaac Asimov

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Sahil LavingiaSahil LavingiaShah Rukh KhanShah Rukh Khan
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How Emotions Are Made
How Emotions Are Made

by Lisa Feldman Barrett

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Life 3.0
Life 3.0

by Max Tegmark

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Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBill GatesBill GatesElon MuskElon MuskKeith RaboisKeith RaboisPewDiePiePewDiePie
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The Stranger
The Stranger

by Albert Camus

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Brian KoppelmanBrian KoppelmanGeorge BushGeorge BushKyle MaynardKyle MaynardNolan BushnellNolan BushnellRyan SheaRyan Shea
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The Road
The Road

by Cormac McCarthy

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Aubrey MarcusAubrey MarcusCharlize TheronCharlize TheronJocko WillinkJocko WillinkJoel McHaleJoel McHaleOprah WinfreyOprah Winfrey+2 more
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The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

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David LynchDavid LynchPewDiePiePewDiePie
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A Hunger Artist
A Hunger Artist

by Franz Kafka

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David BlaineDavid Blaine
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Beyond Good And Evil
Beyond Good And Evil

by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Jordan PetersonJordan PetersonMarc AndreessenMarc AndreessenPewDiePiePewDiePie
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm

by George Orwell

Also recommended by
Christopher HitchensChristopher HitchensDaniel PinkDaniel PinkJ. ColeJ. ColeJordan PetersonJordan PetersonSahil LavingiaSahil Lavingia+3 more
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway

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Jack DorseyJack DorseyJack EdwardsJack EdwardsJordan PetersonJordan PetersonJosh WaitzkinJosh WaitzkinMark MansonMark Manson+3 more
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Siddhartha
Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

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Bryan JohnsonBryan JohnsonDavid BlaineDavid BlaineEmma WatsonEmma WatsonFred WilsonFred WilsonHarry StylesHarry Styles+5 more
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The Player of Games
The Player of Games

by Iain M Banks

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Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg
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On the Road
On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

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Bob DylanBob DylanEv WilliamsEv WilliamsJosh WaitzkinJosh WaitzkinSteve JobsSteve JobsWalter IsaacsonWalter Isaacson
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Meditations
Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

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Adam RobinsonAdam RobinsonAnkur WarikooAnkur WarikooAnna KendrickAnna KendrickArianna HuffingtonArianna HuffingtonAusten AllredAusten Allred+5 more
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The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings

by Miyamoto Musashi

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Jocko WillinkJocko WillinkJoe RoganJoe RoganNaval RavikantNaval RavikantPewDiePiePewDiePieRyan HolidayRyan Holiday
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The Art Of War
The Art Of War

by Sun Tzu

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Dave CamarilloDave CamarilloElon MuskElon MuskEvan SpiegelEvan SpiegelFred WilsonFred WilsonJocko WillinkJocko Willink+5 more
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl

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Naval RavikantNaval RavikantOprah WinfreyOprah WinfreyAlastair HumphreysAlastair HumphreysAniela GregorekAniela GregorekBryan JohnsonBryan Johnson+5 more
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Principles
Principles

by Ray Dalio

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Arianna HuffingtonArianna HuffingtonAusten AllredAusten AllredBen GreenfieldBen GreenfieldBill GatesBill GatesBryan JohnsonBryan Johnson+5 more
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The Changing World Order
The Changing World Order

by Ray Dalio

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Arianna HuffingtonArianna HuffingtonBalaji SrinivasanBalaji SrinivasanBrian ArmstrongBrian ArmstrongChangpeng ZhaoChangpeng ZhaoDavid FriedbergDavid Friedberg+3 more
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

by William L. Shirer

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Jordan PetersonJordan PetersonMichael SartainMichael Sartain
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2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke

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The Idiot
The Idiot

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Jordan PetersonJordan Peterson
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