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Paul Graham is a a visionary.Paul Graham is an English-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist.

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A Sense of Where You Are
A Sense of Where You Are

by John McPhee

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Founders at Work
Founders at Work

by Jessica Livingston

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Barbarian Days
Barbarian Days

by William Finnegan

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Medieval Technology and Social Change
Medieval Technology and Social Change

by Lynn White

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On Bullshit
On Bullshit

by Harry G. Frankfurt

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A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology

by G. H. Hardy

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Dog Man
Dog Man

by Dav Pilkey

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The German Generals Talk
The German Generals Talk

by Basil H. Liddell Hart

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How to Be Topp
How to Be Topp

by Ronald Searle

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Mathematician's Delight
Mathematician's Delight

by W. Sawyer

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Harry Potter
Harry Potter

by J.K. Rowling

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The Making of Europe
The Making of Europe

by Robert Bartlett

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A History of Rome
A History of Rome

by Moses Hadas

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

by Harold Abelson

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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Civilisation
Civilisation

by Kenneth Clark

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

by Robert A. Heinlein

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The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse
The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse

by PG Wodehouse

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Guns, Sails, and Empires
Guns, Sails, and Empires

by Carlo M. Cipolla

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

by Robert M. Pirsig

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin

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The Soul of A New Machine
The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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Bill GurleyBill GurleyFred WilsonFred Wilson
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

by Thomas S. Kuhn

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My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals

by Gerald Durrell

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Clocks and Culture
Clocks and Culture

by Carlo M. Cipolla

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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein

by Banesh Hoffmann

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Euclid's Elements
Euclid's Elements

by Euclid

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The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity

by Robert Kanigel

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The World We Have Lost
The World We Have Lost

by Peter Laslett

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Mohammed and Charlemagne
Mohammed and Charlemagne

by Henri Pirenne

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No Easy Day
No Easy Day

by Mark Owen

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The Extension of Man
The Extension of Man

by J.D. Bernal

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A Story Lately Told
A Story Lately Told

by Anjelica Huston

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Wing Leader
Wing Leader

by Johnnie Johnson

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History of the World
History of the World

by J.M. Roberts

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Kelly
Kelly

by Clarence L. Johnson

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Plagues and Peoples
Plagues and Peoples

by William McNeill

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Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman

by John Gribbin

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The Old Way
The Old Way

by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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How To Win Friends and Influence People
How To Win Friends and Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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Sea Flight
Sea Flight

by Hugh Popham

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The Double Helix
The Double Helix

by James D. Watson Ph.D.

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The Battle of Alcazar
The Battle of Alcazar

by E.W. Bovill

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The Lives of the Artists
The Lives of the Artists

by Giorgio Vasari

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An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope
An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope

by Anthony Trollope

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Fall of Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople

by Steven Runciman

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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

by Bill Watterson

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The Quest for El Cid
The Quest for El Cid

by Richard Fletcher

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Very Good, Jeeves!
Very Good, Jeeves!

by PG Wodehouse

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Concorde
Concorde

by Geoffrey Knight

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Flying Start
Flying Start

by Hugh Dundas

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The Ancient City
The Ancient City

by Peter Connolly

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The Fry Chronicles
The Fry Chronicles

by Stephen Fry

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Autobiographies
Autobiographies

by Charles Darwin

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Life in the English Country House
Life in the English Country House

by Mark Girouard

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The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin

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Fauna & Family
Fauna & Family

by Gerald Durrell

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Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople

by Geoffrey de Villehardouin

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The Confessions
The Confessions

by Tiffany Reisz

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The Harmless People
The Harmless People

by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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The Iliad
The Iliad

by Homer

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Moorish Spain
Moorish Spain

by Richard Fletcher

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The Art of War in the Middle Ages
The Art of War in the Middle Ages

by Charles Oman

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The Complete Novels of Jane Austen
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

by Jane Austen

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Hard Drive
Hard Drive

by James Wallace

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Blankie
Blankie

by Leslie Patricelli

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The Copernican Revolution
The Copernican Revolution

by Thomas S. Kuhn

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The Inimitable Jeeves
The Inimitable Jeeves

by PG Wodehouse

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Born Red
Born Red

by Gao Yuan

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Diocletian and the Roman Recovery
Diocletian and the Roman Recovery

by Stephen Williams

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Memoirs of My Life
Memoirs of My Life

by Edward Gibbon

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Moab Is My Washpot
Moab Is My Washpot

by Stephen Fry

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Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy

by Michael Baxandall

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The Golden Trade of the Moors
The Golden Trade of the Moors

by E. W. Bovill

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The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History
The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History

by Colin McEvedy

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The Oxford History of Britain
The Oxford History of Britain

by Peter Salway

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The Spectator
The Spectator

by Joseph Addison

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Good Night, Little Bear
Good Night, Little Bear

by Patsy Scarry

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My Forty Years with Ford
My Forty Years with Ford

by Charles E Sorensen

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Sunset at Blandings
Sunset at Blandings

by PG Wodehouse

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With the Old Breed
With the Old Breed

by E. B. Sledge

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From Galileo to Newton
From Galileo to Newton

by A. Rupert Hall

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The Power Law
The Power Law

by Sebastian Mallaby

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