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Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking

By Douglas Hofstadter,Emmanuel Sander

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Analogy is the core of all thinking. This is the simple but unorthodox premise that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Hofstadter and French psychologist Emmanuel Sander defend in their new... read more

Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Explosion Aboard the Deepwater Horizon

By Tom Shroder,John Konrad

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A real-life thriller in the tradition of The Perfect Storm In the spring of 2010 the world watched for weeks as more than 200 million gallons of crude oil billowed from a hole three miles deep in... read more

Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs

By David Meerman Scott,Craig Stull,Phil Myers

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Product and service sensations like the iPod, Starbucks, or FedEx were seemingly successful overnight. But, it wasn't luck, creativity, or clever marketing that led to their breakthroughs. Anyone can... read more

Twenty-Five Books that Shaped America

By Thomas C. Foster

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From the author of the New York Times bestselling How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes a highly entertaining and informative new book on the twenty-five works of literature that have most... read more

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

By Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Nassim... read more

Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup

By David Cohen,Brad Feld

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It is a cold, hard fact of business life that most startups fail. Even many of those entrepreneurs who ultimately succeed have stories of personal challenges, unsuccessful companies, and difficulties... read more

The New Empire of Debt: The Rise and Fall of an Epic Financial Bubble

By William Bonner,Addison Wiggin

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In the last half of 2008, the Empire of Debt received the margin call from Hell. Now, all of its citizens are asked to pay up as the U.S. economy stumbles down a dangerous path of financial turmoil.... read more

The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships

By Clifford Nass,Corina Yen

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Lying to a laptop so we don't hurt its feelings; yelling at a GPS in frustration; feeling flattered by random praise from a computer-people act strangely around artificial intelligence. Stranger... read more

Street Smarts: An All-Purpose Tool Kit for Entrepreneurs

By Norm Brodsky,Bo Burlingham

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People starting out in business tend to seek step-by-step formulas or rules, but in reality there are no magic bullets. Rather, says veteran company-builder Norm Brodsky, there's a mentality that... read more

The Art of Selling Yourself: The SImple Step-By-Step Process for Success in Business and Life

By Adam Riccoboni,Daniel Callaghan

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In today's troubled economic market, everything is a tough sell. From products to services, everyone is consuming less as they tighten their belts. In this respect, it's easy to forget that the job... read more