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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... -
![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... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![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 Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World by Max Fisher]()
The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World by Max Fisher
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom a New York Times investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, “an essential book for our times” (Ezra Klein), tracking the high-stakes inside story of how Big Tech’s breakneck race to drive engagement—and profits—at all costs fractured the worldWe all have a vague sense that social media is bad for our minds, for our children, and for our democracies...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... -
![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... -
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![Beze mnie jesteś nikim. Przemoc w polskich domach by Jacek Hołub]()
Beze mnie jesteś nikim. Przemoc w polskich domach by Jacek Hołub
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsW badaniu przeprowadzonym na zlecenie Ministerstwa Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej trzydzieści procent – czyli ponad dziewięć milionów – dorosłych Polaków potwierdziło, że było sprawcami przemocy w rodzinie. Siedemnaście procent skrzywdziło bliskich kilka razy, a trzy procent wielokrotnie.Mężczyźni katują żony i dzieci. Bici synowie dorastają i znęcają się nad swoimi partnerkami i dziećmi... -
![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... -
![Gwałt polski by Maja Staśko, Patrycja Wieczorkiewicz]()
Gwałt polski by Maja Staśko, Patrycja Wieczorkiewicz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsW 2019 roku polska policja wszczęła około dwa i półtysiąca postępować w sprawie zgwałcenia. Tylko w trochę więcej niż połowie z nich stwierdzono przestępstwo, a wykryto ponad tysiąc sto sprawców. Ofiarą są w przeważającej części kobiety... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies by Richard Gerber, William A. Tiller]()
Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies by Richard Gerber, William A. Tiller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe original comprehensive guide to energetic healing with a new preface by the author and updated resources. More than 125,000 copies sold. Explores the actual science of etheric energies, replacing the Newtonian worldview with a new model based on Einstein's physics of energy... -
![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... -
![Badass: Making Users Awesome by Kathy Sierra]()
Badass: Making Users Awesome by Kathy Sierra
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsImagine you’re in a game with one objective: a bestselling product or service. The rules? No marketing budget, no PR stunts, and it must be sustainably successful. No short-term fads.This is not a game of chance. It is a game of skill and strategy... -
![Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation by Andrew Marantz]()
Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation by Andrew Marantz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom a rising star at The New Yorker , a deeply immersive chronicle of how the optimistic entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley set out to create a free and democratic internet—and how the cynical propagandists of the alt-right exploited that freedom to propel the extreme into the mainstream. For several years, Andrew Marantz, a New Yorker staff writer, has been embedded in two worlds...Categorized as:
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![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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![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... -
![Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt]()
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSoftware development happens in your head. Not in an editor, IDE, or design tool. You're well educated on how to work with software and hardware, but what about wetware--our own brains? Learning new skills and new technology is critical to your career, and it's all in your head... -
![Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation by Joseph Weizenbaum]()
Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation by Joseph Weizenbaum
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA classic text by the author who developed ELIZA, a natural-language processing system... -
![The Government of Self and Others: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1982–1983 by Michel Foucault]()
The Government of Self and Others: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1982–1983 by Michel Foucault
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis lecture, given by Michel Foucault at the Collège de France, launches an inquiry into the notion of parresia and continues his rereading of ancient philosophy. Through the study of this notion of truth-telling, of speaking out freely, Foucault re-examines Greek citizenship, showing how the courage of the truth forms the forgotten ethical basis of Athenian democracy... -
![The Sciences of the Artificial by Herbert A. Simon]()
The Sciences of the Artificial by Herbert A. Simon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContinuing his exploration of the organization of complexity and the science of design, this new edition of Herbert Simon's classic work on artificial intelligence adds a chapter that sorts out the current themes and tools -- chaos, adaptive systems, genetic algorithms -- for analyzing complexity and complex systems. There are updates throughout the book as well...
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