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Dan Kim

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5 books

Anthropology

The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Our Inner Ape
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years
Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter

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8 books

Art

The Creativity Code: How AI Is Learning to Write, Paint and Think
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Save the Cat
Learning to See: A Photographer’s Guide from Zero to Your First Paid Gigs
12 Notes
Beginner's Mind
On Photography

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38 books

Biography Memoir

When Breath Becomes Air
Alibaba
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
The Courage to Act
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

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68 books

Biology

Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Understanding Genetics: DNA, Genes, And Their Real World Applications
What is Life?
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
The Meaning of Human Existence
Thing Explainer

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25 books

Business

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Alibaba
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few
The Intelligent Investor
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Business Adventures

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7 books

Chemistry

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Stuff Matters
Liquid Rules
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
What is Life?
Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, Book 2 of 3
Knowledge Encyclopedia

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60 books

Economics Finance

A History of the U.S. Economy in the 20th Century
Alibaba
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Against the Gods
Fixed Income Securities: Valuation, Risk, and Risk Management
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

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11 books

Energy

Energy: A Beginner's Guide
The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World
The Industries of the Future
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life

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2 books

Engineering

Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

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20 books

Ethics

Spinoza in 90 Minutes
Ethica
Spinoza's 'Ethics': An Introduction
The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

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11 books

Evolution

The Selfish Gene
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
On the Origin of Species
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Big History: The Big Bang, Life On Earth, And The Rise Of Humanity

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3 books

Fantasy

American Gods
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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35 books

Fiction

Ender's Game
The Three-Body Problem
The Martian
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Little Prince
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Old Man and the Sea

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3 books

Geography

Understanding Cultural and Human Geography
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years
Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History

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5 books

Graphic Novel

Be Everything at Once: Tales of a Cartoonist Lady Person
Calvin and Hobbes 1: Thereby Hangs a Tale
Adulthood Is a Myth
Invisible Emmie
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind

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18 books

Health

Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
Secrets of Sleep Science: From Dreams to Disorders
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Overdiagnosed

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121 books

History

A Brief History of Time
A History of the U.S. Economy in the 20th Century
A Little History of Philosophy
Drinking Water A History
Philosophy Of Mind: Brains, Consciousness And Thinking Machines
The History of Science: 1700-1900
Big History: The Big Bang, Life On Earth, And The Rise Of Humanity

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4 books

Humor

I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
Calypso
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Themes and Variations

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5 books

Language

Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage
Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything
Building a Better Vocabulary
Language and the Mind
Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still

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3 books

Law

Law School for Everyone: Litigation, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, and Torts
The History of the Supreme Court
Privacy, Property, and Free Speech: Law and the Constitution

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6 books

Leadership

The New One Minute Manager
Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
The Dichotomy of Leadership
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Extraordinary Leadership
Lead Like Jesus Revisited: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time

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54 books

Machine Learning Ai Math Stat

The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
On Intelligence
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

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21 books

Maybe

The Untold History of the United States
American Philosophy: A Love Story
The Perfect Theory
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Hackers
Economics: The User's Guide
Equal Is Unfair

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14 books

Medicine

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Death of Cancer
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ
Introducing Epigenetics: A Graphic Guide
Overdiagnosed
Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases

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137 books

Memorable

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Against the Gods
Thinking, Fast and Slow
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World
Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
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