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Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Franklin led one of the most interesting lives in human history, and this book is a window into his mind. There's a lot of great advice sprinkled in with subtle, timely humor. Another book I return to often.
"Politeness is more reliable than the moist virtues of compassion, charity, and sincerity; just as fair play is more important than the abstraction of justice. The major virtues tend to disintegrate under the pressures of convenient rationalization. But good form is good form, and it stands immutable in the storm of circumstance.”
All Trevanian's books are great.
- The Bernie Gunther series by Philip Kerr. Flawed badass with a quick wit, I love Bernie Gunther.
- Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman. Dated, but gives you a clear abstract (oxymoron) path on how to "bypass the critical filter of the conscious mind"
- Coaching the Mental Game by Harvey Dorfman. Erudite, deep, chocked full of lessons that are applicable to your personal, professional, and sports life.
Many, many others.
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I'm going to have to read "surely you're joking", it comes up so often on these lists
Another reference here. Go for it. It’s a brilliant book.
SURELY YOU'RE JOKING MR. FEYNMAN BY RICHARD FEYNMAN -I loved this book for its humor, everyday practicality, how relatable it felt even without having a background in physics or knowledge about the pranks and experiments he conducted. As well as the book being well-written in the sense that it reads as if you're sitting on the couch with him as he's telling you stories about his life, all with a child-like sense of w…
I really enjoy Jorge Luis Borges (hard to pick a favorite, just dive into the short stories and find out for yourself). Imagine an M.C. Escher drawing in story form. I also have a strong pull towards adventure so books like Wind, Sand and Stars by Exupery or Starlight and Storm by Rebuffat are constant companions. Growing up I loved books by Emilio Salgari, for a man who traveled so little outside of Italy he had an…
Salgari?! I thought he was unknown outside of Italy. Anyone else read it?
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Another reference here. Go for it. It’s a brilliant book.
Surely you are joking Mr Feynman - He was a brilliant man, but I also get a weird vibe from him. I all his books, he comes across as the man who knows is more brilliant than the vast majority of other people, he wants to be considered as a simple man with more persistence and curious attitude than other simpletons, and at the end, I realize that the fake humbleness is pretty insufferable. Come on, Feynman.
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny. Great protagonist, characters and universe. Written in the 70’s but still holds up well by today’s standards. Rumor has it that Robert Kirkman of Walking Dead fame has optioned it for TV.
The Amber series is excellent.
Then have a look at the Tensorflow logo. :)
1. Thinking fast and slow - Kahneman 2. Godel, Escher and Bach - Hofstadter 3. On Intelligence - Jeff Hawkins