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Gödel, Escher, Bach

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Douglas R. Hofstadter

The Promise of a Pencil

The Promise of a Pencil

Adam Braun

Can't Hurt Me

Can't Hurt Me

David Goggins

The Sports Gene

The Sports Gene

David Epstein

When Things Fall Apart

When Things Fall Apart

Pema Chodron

A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

William B. Irvine

Starry Messenger

Starry Messenger

Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Richest Man in Babylon

The Richest Man in Babylon

George S. Clason

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond

The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell

Peak

Peak

Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool

The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Robert Kanigel

When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss

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