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Beginners by Raymond Carver
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHere is the original manuscript of Raymond Carver’s seminal 1981 collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Carver is one of the most celebrated short-story writers in American literature—his style is both instantly recognizable and hugely influential—and the pieces in What We Talk About . .Categorized as:
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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... -
![Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell]()
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBasic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics-for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Sowell reveals the general principles behind any kind of economy-capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the goals they proclaim...Categorized as:
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![Google必修的圖表簡報術 by 柯爾・諾瑟鮑姆・娜菲克]()
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... -
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![The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas]()
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsStraight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through the increasing specialization and technicalities of modern software development to examine the core process--taking a requirement and producing working, maintainable code that delights its users... -
![The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro]()
The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy & ambition that set LBJ apart...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug]()
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSince Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, over 400,000 Web designers and developers have relied on Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it’s one of the best-loved and most recommended books on the subject... -
![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... -
![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... -
![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 Elements of Style, Annotated and Updated for Present-Day Use by William Strunk Jr., Stanford Pritchard]()
The Elements of Style, Annotated and Updated for Present-Day Use by William Strunk Jr., Stanford Pritchard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE: UPDATED FOR PRESENT-DAY USE “The ancients wrote at a time when the great art of writing badly had not yet been invented. In those days to write at all meant to write well.” – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. I was originally born in Ohio.... Well, that's interesting, I thought, as I absentmindedly listened to the sports announcer on the radio...Categorized as:
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![How We Learn: The New Science of Education and the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene]()
How We Learn: The New Science of Education and the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Absorbing, mind-enlarging, studded with insights ... This could have significant real-world results' Sunday TimesHumanity's greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn. Even in their first year, infants acquire language, visual and social knowledge at a rate that surpasses the best supercomputers...Categorized as:
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![A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains by Max Solomon Bennett]()
A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains by Max Solomon Bennett
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEqual parts Sapiens, Behave, and Superintelligence, but wholly original in scope, A Brief History of Intelligence offers a paradigm shift for how we understand neuroscience and AI. Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Max Bennett chronicles the five "breakthroughs" in the evolution of human intelligence and reveals what brains of the past can tell us about the AI of tomorrow... -
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![In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing by Walter Murch, Francis Ford Coppola]()
In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing by Walter Murch, Francis Ford Coppola
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn the Blink of an Eye is celebrated film editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought -- provoking essay on film editing. Starting with what might be the most basic editing question -- Why do cuts work? -- Murch treats the reader to a wonderful ride through the aesthetics and practical concerns of cutting film...Categorized as:
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![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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![The Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude Shannon, Warren Weaver]()
The Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude Shannon, Warren Weaver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication, published originally as a paper on communication theory more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly thereafter, it has since gone through four hardcover and sixteen paperback printings... -
![Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: The classic novel based on the life of legendary stock market speculator Jesse Livermore (Harriman Definitive Editions) by Edwin Lefèvre, Tim Price]()
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: The classic novel based on the life of legendary stock market speculator Jesse Livermore (Harriman Definitive Editions) by Edwin Lefèvre, Tim Price
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReminiscences of a Stock Operator is the unforgettable story of the life of Jesse Livermore, one of Wall Street's greatest ever stock speculators...Categorized as:
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![Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas by Seymour Papert]()
Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas by Seymour Papert
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComputers have completely changed the way we teach children. We have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, pioneering computer scientist Seymour Papert uses the invention of LOGO, the first child-friendly programming language, to make the case for the value of teaching children with computers... -
![The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman]()
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAnyone who designs anything to be used by humans -- from physical objects to computer programs to conceptual tools -- must read this book, and it is an equally tremendous read for anyone who has to use anything created by another human...Categorized as:
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![Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek]()
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDesign for the Real World has, since its first appearance twenty-five years ago, become a classic. Translated into twenty-three languages, it is one of the world's most widely read books on design... -
![The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries, Эрик Рис]()
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries, Эрик Рис
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMost startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty...Categorized as:
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![Style: Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb]()
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis acclaimed book is a master teacher's tested program for turning clumsy prose into clear, powerful, and effective writing. A logical, expert, easy-to-use plan for achieving excellence in expression, Style offers neither simplistic rules nor endless lists of dos and don'ts. Rather, Joseph Williams explains how to be concise, how to be focused, how to be organized... -
![The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri]()
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmong the many "how-to" playwriting books that have appeared over the years, there have been few that attempt to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri's classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay... -
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![Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig]()
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor one or two-semester, undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Artificial Intelligence. The long-anticipated revision of this best-selling text offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence. *NEW-Nontechnical learning material-Accompanies each part of the book... -
![Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine by Thomas Hager, Angelo Di Loreto]()
Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine by Thomas Hager, Angelo Di Loreto
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBehind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher's genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials...Categorized as:
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![On Certainty by Ludwig Wittgenstein]()
On Certainty by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWritten over the last 18 months of his life and inspired by his interest in G. E. Moore's defence of common sense, this much discussed volume collects Wittgenstein's reflections on knowledge and certainty, on what it is to know a proposition for sure...Categorized as:
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![League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth by Mark Fainaru-Wada, Steve Fainaru]()
League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth by Mark Fainaru-Wada, Steve Fainaru
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS DO NOT SUSTAIN FREQUENT REPETITIVE BLOWS TO THE BRAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS.”So concluded the National Football League in a December 2005 scientific paper on concussions in America’s most popular sport... -
![Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte]()
Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe celebrated design professor here tackles the question of how best to communicate real-life experience in a two-degree format, whether on the printed page or the computer screen. The Whole Earth Review called Envisioning Information a "passionate, elegant revelation... -
![Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths]()
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems...Categorized as:
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