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The Smart Cookie by Jory John
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn Instant New York Times Bestseller!Be a smart cookie—and don’t miss the fifth picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series from creators Jory John and Pete Oswald! This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery... -
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Auto-da-Fé by Elias Canetti
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Auto-da-Fé" is the story of Peter Kien, a distinguished, reclusive sinologist living in Vienna between the wars. With masterly precision, Canetti reveals Kien's character, displaying the flawed personal relationships which ultimately lead to his destruction... -
![Clink by Kelly DiPucchio]()
Clink by Kelly DiPucchio
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClink was a state-of-the-art robot with the dazzling ability to make toast and play music at the same time. But that was many years ago.Now kids want snazzier robots who do things like play baseball and bake cookies. So day after day, Clink sits on a shelf and sadly watches as his friends leave with their new owners... -
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Transmission by Hari Kunzru
Rated: 3.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe award-winning writer of White Tears and The Impressionist takes an ultra-contemporary turn with the story of an Indian computer programmer whose luxurious fantasies about life in America are shaken when he accepts a California job offer.Lonely and na�ve, Arjun spends his days as a lowly assistant virus-tester, pining away for his free-spirited colleague, Christine... -
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![Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter]()
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDouglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps” or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it... -
![The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fitzpatrick]()
The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fitzpatrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Mom Test is a quick, practical guide that will save you time, money, and heartbreak. They say you shouldn't ask your mom whether your business is a good idea, because she loves you and will lie to you. This is technically true, but it misses the point. You shouldn't ask anyone if your business is a good idea. It's a bad question and everyone will lie to you at least a little... -
![The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte]()
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, effective, quick analysis. Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improving graphics. The data-ink ratio... -
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Google必修的圖表簡報術 by 柯爾・諾瑟鮑姆・娜菲克
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDon't simply show your data--tell a story with it! "Storytelling with Data" teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story... -
![Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity by Campbell Walker]()
Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity by Campbell Walker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYour Head is a Houseboat is uniquely hilarious guide to what goes on in your brain, from illustration sensation Campbell Walker aka Struthless.The only truth we really know is that we're going to spend the rest of our lives in our own houseboat (our head) so it makes sense to make that houseboat as good as possible... -
![The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell]()
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGood game design happens when you view your game from as many perspectives as possible... -
![High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove]()
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this legendary business book and Silicon Valley staple, the former chairman and CEO of Intel shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. A practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful management manifesto with the ability to revolutionize the way we work... -
![No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer]()
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA New York Times Bestseller and Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies There's never before been a company like Netflix... -
![Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel]()
Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn introduction to the brain, its structure, function, development, and control of behavior, this text discusses neuroanatomy, cell and molecular mechanisms, mechanisms of signaling, and development in the context of the cognitive approaches to behavior... -
![Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell, Мелани Митчелл]()
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell, Мелани Митчелл
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals AI’s turbulent history and the recent spate of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears surrounding it... -
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![The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman]()
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman,from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science-a life like no other...Categorized as:
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![Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport, Кал Нюпорт]()
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport, Кал Нюпорт
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsOne of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results.Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time...Categorized as:
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![The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian]()
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them. Today’s "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us—and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the field of machine learning advances... -
![Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan]()
Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe basic premise of Inspired is that the best tech companies create products in a manner very different from how most companies create products. The goal of the book is to share the techniques of the best companies. This book is aimed primarily at Product Managers working on technology-powered products... -
![How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner]()
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to space exploration—by the world’s leading expert on megaprojects “This book is important, timely, instructive, and entertaining. What more could you ask for?”—Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize–winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow “Over-budget and over-schedule is an inevitability... -
![Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction by Richard S. Sutton, Andrew G. Barto]()
Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction by Richard S. Sutton, Andrew G. Barto
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRichard Sutton and Andrew Barto provide a clear and simple account of the key ideas and algorithms of reinforcement learning. Their discussion ranges from the history of the field's intellectual foundations to the most recent developments and applications... -
![The Maxx, Vol. 3 by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs]()
The Maxx, Vol. 3 by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe third book in Wildstorm's collection of THE MAXX explores Julie Winters' separation from The Maxx as she plunges into denial, dyes her hair red, escapes into sexual excess — and gets pregnant! Maxx returns to the Outback and discovers who he is, while Julie is forced by Mr. Gone — who appears in a toilet bowl — to face her past... -
![Fluid: The Approach Applied by Geniuses Over Centuries by Ashish Jaiswal]()
Fluid: The Approach Applied by Geniuses Over Centuries by Ashish Jaiswal
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhether we are in a classroom or in the outside world, we are always forced to choose who we are. Always expected to walk towards a fixed goal. Never be uncertain, never fail or never alter our course. We are either artists or scientists or businessmen. We are being constantly reminded to embrace these identities with greater force... -
![Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services by Jon Yablonski]()
Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services by Jon Yablonski
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn understanding of psychology—specifically the psychology behind how users behave and interact with digital interfaces—is perhaps the single most valuable nondesign skill a designer can have. The most elegant design can fail if it forces users to conform to the design rather than working within the "blueprint" of how humans perceive and process the world around them... -
![Doom Patrol, Vol. 2: The Painting That Ate Paris by Grant Morrison]()
Doom Patrol, Vol. 2: The Painting That Ate Paris by Grant Morrison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe long-awaited second collection of superstar writer Grant Morrison's groundbreaking run on DOOM PATROL, this volume reprints issues #26-34... -
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![Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure by Robert De Board, Kenneth Grahame]()
Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure by Robert De Board, Kenneth Grahame
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOver 3 million copies sold worldwide and translated into seven languages! For over 25 years Counselling for Toads has provided readers with a warm and engaging introduction to counselling, brought to life by Toad and his friends from Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows... -
![10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades by Thomas Frank]()
10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades by Thomas Frank
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you're looking to improve your grades and study more efficiently, there are a lot of ways you can go about it. Thomas Frank, founder of the College Info Geek blog, YouTube channel, and podcast, breaks these ways down into ten steps in this short book... -
![Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern by Douglas R. Hofstadter]()
Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHofstadter's collection of quirky essays is unified by its primary concern: to examine the way people perceive and think... -
![Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais]()
Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEffective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and sustainably. But how do you build the best team organization for your specific goals, culture, and needs? Team Topologies is a practical, step-by-step, adaptive model for organizational design and team interaction based on four fundamental team types and three team interaction patterns... -
![The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom, Molyn Leszcz]()
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom, Molyn Leszcz
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDive into this educational and entertaining work on group psychotherapy and see firsthand how it has been helping patients learn and grow for years.Hailed by Jerome Frank as "the best book that exists on the subject," Irvin D. Yalom's The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy has been the standard text in the field for decades.In this completely revised and updated fifth edition, Dr... -
![Good To Great by James C. Collins]()
Good To Great by James C. Collins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 40 ratings________________________________Can a good company become a great one? If so, how?After a five-year research project, Jim Collins concludes that good to great can and does happen. In this book, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organisation to make the leap from good to great while other organisations remain only good...Categorized as:
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