For all of the curious minds out there.

"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard P. Feynman

After reading Feynman's "Six Easy Pieces" you'll probably want to learn more about this extraordinary person - and that's where this book might help you to learn more about his brilliant mind and thirst for adventure through real stories from his life.

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100 More Things Every Designer Needs to Know about People

Susan Weinschenk

The second book of Susan Weinschenk explores even more complex concepts, as always supported by reliable data, to advance your knowledge of psychology design and use it to progress in your career.

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about People

Susan Weinschenk

Using various data, from videos to scientific research, this book provides you with knowledge of how people act and equips you with the necessary tools to predict their behaviour as a designer.

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21 Lessons for 21 Century

Yuval Noah Harari

This book provides you with twenty-one chapters of provocative thoughts about the most urgent issues in the 21st century. From fake news to technological advances to the relevancy of religion and existential issues - Yuval Noah Harari covers it all and invites us to consider our values and the meaning of life in today's world.

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A brief history of time

Stephen Hawking

Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" is a masterpiece introduction to the most important scientific ideas about the cosmos. This book takes you on an ongoing quest for secrets of the universe, interloped between time and space.

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AI Ethics

Mark Coeckelbergh

Taking into consideration the most influential AI movements, the author takes us through a variety of approaches, philosophical and ethical issues, surrounding AI: from privacy to transparency and decision making.

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Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Eric Jorgenson

Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher and investor, who's focused his attention on wealth-building and long-term happiness. This book is a collection of his wisdom and advice, aimed at everybody interested in the pursuit of happiness and wealthy life.

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Animal Farm

George Orwell

One of the greatest classical satires, Animal Farm is a caricature of the Russian Revolution, that is more relevant today than ever. "All animals are created equal" is the recurring credo of the book, changing and evolving from a democratic idea to an ugly totalitarian society, that is just too familiar.

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Art of War

Sun Tzu

This ancient Chinese book takes you through different aspects of warfare but considering that our life sometimes feels like a war field, you can easily apply the wisdom of Sun Tzu, a military strategist who lived in the fifth century BC, to your day-to-day battles.

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Atomic Habits

James Clear

Get the most remarkable results from tiny changes, make new habits and find motivation for a more fulfilling and productive life through this witty and inspirational book.

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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

This book focuses on Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of Theranos, a scandalous start-up that ended up being a fraud. While Holmes is definitely not an example to follow, it's difficult to deny her fame as an evil mastermind.

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Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

A black swan is a highly improbable event with only three characteristics: unpredictableness, impactfulness and us, trying to make it appear less random afterwards. Using the examples like Google and 9/11, Taleb explains this phenomenon as changing the way you see the world.

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Company of One

Paul Jarvis

Giving real-life examples of small companies through engaging stories, this book questions growth as the primary metric of success in companies. Called "a must-read for any entrepreneur who prioritizes a rich life over riches" by The New York Times, this is a good read for anybody wanting to learn how to build work around life and not the other way around.

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Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence-and How You Can, Too

Gary Vaynerchuk

This book by the social media guru Vaynerchuk offers you guidance on how to amplify your personal brand regardless of your profession, offering both, theoretical and tactical advice, matured after years of successful experience.

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Design Products People Love

Scott Huff

This book is essential for anybody who's contributing to the product creation process, as it offers you some key principles of the creative process along with some really good thoughts about design.

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Die with Zero

Bill Perkins

This book is for those putting life experiences and making memories before the simple accumulation of money. It teaches you how to optimise your life while you keep making money, explains some concepts like "net worth curve" and "spend curve", and makes you reconsider how you view your time, assets, and happiness.

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Don't Make Me Think Revisited

Steve Krug

Most of the points from this book have become industry standards, it's a perfect guide for UI/UX designers wanting to become better at their job, especially when it comes to working on Web Sites.

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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Ashlee Vance

If you're interested in learning more about Elon Musk's journey, this read is for you. Not only does it talk about Musk and the difficulties he had to encounter, but also covers the history of his companies and the people in his life.

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Energy - Vaclav Smill

Vaclav Smil

Einstein proved that all matter could be described as energy. In this book, Vaclav Smill explored energy in all its forms: from the workings of the human body to people's attempts at living an eco-friendly, energy-saving life.

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Game Feel

Steve Swink

Exploring "feel" as the hidden, but fundamental language of game design, this book is highly recommended to professionals wanting to understand game design deeper and boost their skills through basics.

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Getting to Yes

Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton

Getting to Yes tells you how to apply this negotiating method in personal and professional settings, giving you a step-by-step guide on how to negotiate successfully with powerful people without getting taken.

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Grid Systems in Graphic Design

Josef Müller-Brockmann

A fundamental base for every graphic designer, this book explains to you how and why grids are constructed.

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Hooked

Nir Eyal

How to build habit-forming products? This book provides some great insights into creating user habits that stick and is aimed at everyone who wants to know how a product can influence our behaviour.

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How Google works?

Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg

Written by Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, and former SVP of Products, Jonathan Rosenberg, this book reflects on the authors' journey within the company and shares the important lesson they've learned while helping to build the company that has shaped them.

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How Innovation Works

Matt Ridley

Ridley analyzes various examples of innovation, both the ones that succeeded and those that failed, to explain how everything in life is determined by it. This book explains in a clear manner why innovation is the main event in modern society, responsible for our greatest improvements and our biggest challenges.

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How Life Imitates Chess

Garry Kasparov

Lessons by the chess grandmaster himself, "How Life Imitates Chess" is your perfect guide on how to think and make decisions in the real world.

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How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story

Billy Gallagher

Snapchat is one of the biggest players on the tech scene today, but this book tells a story of a once small college-based startup finding its way and fighting giants like Facebook.

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How to take smart notes

Sonke Ahrens

This book teaches you to succeed and become more efficient in your writing through an intelligent organisation of your ideas. Based on established psychological insights and scientific evidence, The Take Smart Notes principle is the key to enhancing productivity and improving your writing.

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Icon Design Guide

Justas Galaburda

Besides the well-known facts, this book offers you some great advanced insights into an icon design, and it's highly recommended to those wanting to learn more about the topic.

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Immune

Philipp Dettmer

Immune is an introduction to the human immune system, the one we don't think of much, but that is responsible for all the furious battles our bodies conduct against external invasions. Diving deep into all the elements of the immune system, this book explains how our defences work and what threats they're encountering daily.

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Keep Going

Austin Kleon

One of the most inspiring books by Kleon, Keep Going gives some valuable advice on how to stay creative by following ten simple rules developed by the author.

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Life: The science of biology

David M. Hills, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker, David W. Hall, Marta J. Laskowski, David E. Sadava

While this book is mostly aimed at Biology majors, it could teach everybody the necessary skills in biology and life itself. Recommended for people interested in learning more about Biology and those starting to get closer to the field.

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Lifespan: Why we age and why we don't have to

David Sinclair

While most people still believe that ageing is irreversible and is at mercy of our genes, this book offers a ground-breaking view on our lifespan. What if ageing wasn't immutable? A highly-acclaimed Harvard professor reveals an incredible breakthrough in how we can slow down or even reverse ageing.

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Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

One of the most influential works in the history of literature, "Meditations" provides you with an infinite wisdom of this ruler and warrior, serving as a perfect guide for facing everyday challenges and finding peace in our ever so chaotic life.

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Millionaire Next Door

Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko

This bestseller collects and explains seven common traits that the wealthiest people in the world have in common.

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My Morning Routine

Benjamin Spall and Michael Xander

This guide shows you how to ease yourself into a routine that doesn't feel like a chore, following the inspirational examples of successful people. It has you covered regardless of whether you want to start your morning with a productive routine, find some time for yourself or just want to learn how to survive early mornings.

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Numbers don't lie

Vaclav Smil

This book's using statistics to challenge conventional thinking and our perception of the world. Vaclav Smil collects the scientific data to answer some of the oldest existential questions (like, what makes people happy?) and inspires readers to confront their beliefs.

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Our Mathematical Universe

Max Tegmark

In this book, Max Tegmark takes us on a journey to explore his multiverse theory and the hypothesis that our physical realm is the mathematical structure - explaining his mind-blowing theories in simple terms.

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Peak - Secrets from the new science of expertise

Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Most people believe they need innate talent to become experts in any field, but this book challenges this belief: Ericsson and Pool share a powerful new approach to becoming a pro at virtually anything.

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Play Bigger

Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, Kevin Maney

This book gives you one big takeaway: be different, not better. The idea behind Play Bigger is to equip businesses with the tools to be better than their competitors by choosing a different path.

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Principles

Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio shares a set of principles that he's developed in his life and career: namely, he argues that life, alongside business, investments, economics and more - could be understood just like machines, if they're systemised into rules.

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Ready Player One

Ernest Cline

Named one of the best books of the year, Ready Player One is an addictive read for all lovers of sci-fi and virtual reality. Wade, the main character, is focusing on solving mysterious clues in this dystopian future, where the only way to survive is to win.

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Ready Player Two

Ernest Cline

A part two of the virtual universe series by Ernest Cline, Ready Player Two continues with the new quest for Wade - and even more at stake now. This action-packed adventure is a nostalgic and fun journey to the dystopic future.

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Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty

Stephan Sagmeister, Jessica Walsh

World-renowned designers, Stephan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh, paired up to create this book, where they explore the fundamental question of what beauty is and how it impacts our life on so many different levels.

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Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

A groundbreaking narrative of human history, this book was picked by Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg, and for a good reason - while tracing humanity's creation and evolution, "Sapiens" explains what it means to be human.

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Scaling Up

Verne Harnish

After the success of Harnishe's previous book, Rockefeller Habits, Scaling Up is the revision of his techniques to build an industry-dominating business. He focuses on four main areas of decision-making: People, Strategy, Execution and Cash, so that everyone can contribute to the growth of their company.

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Show Your Work

Austin Kleon

My favourite book by Kleon explains why it's crucial to show your work and get feedback (even when it's critical). A perfect handbook for designers and all other creatives out there.

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Six Easy Pieces - Essentials of Physic

Richard P. Feynman

This book is an excellent introduction to Physics; taken from Feynman's famous Lectures of Physics, it explains to you some fundamental principles in accessible terms, demonstrating the complex theories in a clear and precise way.

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Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Another bestseller from "Black Swan" author, this book will challenge your beliefs about risk, reward, finances, religion and politics in an engaging way, citing some of the most influential historical figures' examples.

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Spin Selling

Neil Rackham

This book is an essential read for those selling or involved in the sales management field. Rackham, who has advised leading companies in the industry, presents his groundbreaking technique called SPIN, standing for Situation, Problem, Implication, Need payoff.

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Sprint

Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz

An inspiring book about how to apply the best Design Sprint practices into your everyday workflow, Sprint offers a cutting-edge formula for Design Sprint process.

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Steal like an Artist

Austin Kleon

This book is a great guide for creatives in digital times, as it points out one simple truth: nothing in the world is original. You can't be creative all the time, so it's more important to focus on schooling yourself through the works of other people to find a path that'll be your own.

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Super Founders

Ali Tamaseb

What's the difference between billion-dollar startups and the rest? This book uses a data-driven approach to explain why some startups are more successful than others, as well as busts several myths you still may have about becoming a startupper yourself.

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Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman.

Richard P. Feynman

The first book of the series, "Surely you're joking Mr. Feyman" tells us the beginning of Feynman's adventures: some of those funny, others are more of an eyebrow-raising nature, but all of them brilliantly presented by this exceptional scientist.

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TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

Chris Anderson

A perfect handbook for TED speakers, this book explores the concept of public speaking, giving you practical advice and equipping you to give it your best shot.

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Tao of Charlie Munger: A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth With Commentary

David Clark

A fun and complex compilation of advice on life, investments, business and even relationships that I personally loved a lot - plus, you'll get a lot of pitchy quotes to find motivation.

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The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman

Timothy Ferris

In this book, Ferris offers you his way of rapid body transformation, by sharing the collective wisdom of thousands of elite athletes and medical doctors.

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The 4-Hour Work Week

Timothy Ferris

Time is your most precious resource, and this book gives you advice on how to live more and work less with Ferris's cutting-edge method.

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The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions…and Created Plenty of Controversy

Leigh Gallagher

I didn't like this book as much since it focuses more on lawsuits and the controversy surrounding Airbnb, however, as someone who likes the company itself for its industry-changing implementations, I couldn't pass it either.

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The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

A classic design-thinking book, it explains why design shouldn't be complicated, why usability is as important as aesthetics and how you could become better at what you're doing by creating human-centred designs.

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The Essential Marcus Aurelius

Jacob Needleman, John Piazza

As relevant as ever, this accurate translation of the thoughts of this great philosopher and Roman Emperor presents his perspective on life and is perfect for anybody interested in history, religion, politics, or simply searching for the meaning of life.

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The Founders

Jimmy Soni

PayPal's founders and early employees are now considered among the most influential people in the tech industry. But where have they all started? This book tells a previously untold story of PayPal and the people who shaped Silicon Valley, and explores how their collaboration has changed our present.

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The Google Story

David A. Vise

This book takes you inside the history of the creation and subsequent growth of one of the world's favourite brands. From making difficult choices to sticking to the company's values, it gives some great insights into the life of this media company.

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The Great CEO witin

Matt Mochary

Matt Mochary is the coach of many CEO's from Silicon Valley. In this book, he shares his leadership tactics and guides founding CEO's, helping you to boost your management and problem-solving skills.

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The History of the Future

Blake J. Harris

The History of the Future tells a close-up story behind the founding of Oculus and the quest to create a virtual reality tool that will shake the world.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

One of the most iconic sci-fi books ever, The Hitchhiker's Guide poses bigger questions than the story itself - and you should really pay attention to details in order read between the lines and *get it*

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams

This sardonic view of the galaxy follows the journey of Arthur Dent and his friends as they're searching for a place to eat while navigating the universe.

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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

Yukio Mishima

A nice, classic fiction set in Japan, with a philosophical hint, tackling complex feelings and decisions. A study of youth and innocence, and how these two are often misplaced.

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The Skeptic Guide to Universe

Steven Novella, Bob Novella, Cara Santa Maria, Jay Novella, Evan Bernstein

In a world full of fake news and misinformation, this book, written by an academic neurologist at Yale University, provides you with the tools necessary to boost your critical thinking skills. It will help you differentiate science from pseudoscience, teach you how to discuss the conspiracy theories and show you how to reason in the world of bias and deception.

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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Alice Schroeder

Even though this book is not as much about investing as it may seem, this is certainly a great choice for anybody wanting to learn more about Warren Buffett, his views on life and business, as well as some wisdom about money.

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The elephan in the brain

Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson

Our brains help us get ahead in life, but we tend to hide our motives, pretending our actions are not dictated by our selfishness. This book explores that "elephant in the brain", changing the way we see ourselves and those around us by confronting the selfish behaviour we all exhibit but tend to hide.

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Where is my fling car?

J. Storrs Hall

In this book, J. Storrs Hall traces back the history of economic stagnation until the 1970s in an attempt to answer the question of why humanity has failed to develop the technology that has once been envisioned for the future, and by doing so, outlines some ideas of how we can get back on track of technological progress in the real world.

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Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker

Sleep is one of the least understood aspects of our lives, while also being crucial for our health and well-being. This book answers some of the most burning questions concerning this fundamental activity and how regulating our sleep patterns can help us live longer, happier and healthier.

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Zero to One

Peter Thiel

Co-founder of PayPal and an investor in hundreds of successful startups, among which Facebook and SpaceX, Peter Thiel discusses success, monopoly and competition, explaining why you should create something new and do it better than anyone else, rather than copy from the business giants.

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