Odyssean reading list
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Tips on Physics: A Problem-Solving Supplement to the Feynman Lectures on Physics 4.24 avg rating — 478 ratings
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Dance of the Photons: From Einstein to Quantum Teleportation
by:
Anton Zeilinger
3.92 avg rating — 363 ratings 4. 
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
by:
Steven Pinker
4.09 avg rating — 25,079 ratings 5. 
Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist
by:
Christof Koch
4.08 avg rating — 1,217 ratings 
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The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward 4.09 avg rating — 6,000 ratings
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Edexcel AS and A level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 1/AS Textbook + e-book (A level Maths and Further Maths 2017)
by:
Harry Smith
3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings 14. 
Edexcel A level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 2 Textbook + e-book (A level Maths and Further Maths 2017)
by:
Harry Smith
3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings 15. 
Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics Statistics S1 eBook edition
by:
Greg Attwood
3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 16. 
Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics Statistics S2 - Kindle Edition
by:
Greg Attwood
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 17. 
Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics Further Pure Mathematics 1 FP1
by:
Keith Pledger
4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings 18. 
Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics - Further Pure Mathematics 2
by:
Keith Pledger
4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings 19. 
Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics Further Pure Mathematics 3 FP3
by:
Keith Pledger
4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings 
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Mathematics and the Physical World (Dover Books on Mathematics)
by:
Morris Kline
4.11 avg rating — 105 ratings 
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Reckoning with Risk: Learning to Live with Uncertainty
by:
Gerd Gigerenzer
3.98 avg rating — 659 ratings 
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The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
by:
Scott E. Page
3.92 avg rating — 927 ratings 33. 
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
by:
George Pólya
4.13 avg rating — 5,047 ratings 34. 
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What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods
by:
Richard Courant
4.25 avg rating — 2,015 ratings 37. 
Gödel's Theorem: An Incomplete Guide to Its Use and Abuse
by:
Torkel Franzén
3.93 avg rating — 150 ratings 38. 
Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (3 Volumes in One) (Dover Books on Mathematics)
by:
A.D. Aleksandrov
4.42 avg rating — 234 ratings 39. 
Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times, Volume 1
by:
Morris Kline
4.34 avg rating — 264 ratings 40. 
Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times, Vol. 2
by:
Morris Kline
4.34 avg rating — 264 ratings 41. 
Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times, Volume 3
by:
Morris Kline
4.34 avg rating — 264 ratings 
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Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century
by:
P.W. Singer
3.97 avg rating — 2,592 ratings 
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Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
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George Dyson
3.60 avg rating — 4,673 ratings 
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Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher 4.21 avg rating — 30,075 ratings
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The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics (Theoretical Minimum #1)
by:
Leonard Susskind
4.16 avg rating — 3,065 ratings 51. 
FAB: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop–from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication
by:
Neil Gershenfeld
3.77 avg rating — 232 ratings 52. 
The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg
by:
Robert P. Crease
3.82 avg rating — 594 ratings 
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The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
by:
Robert P. Crease
4.23 avg rating — 115 ratings 55. 
The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe
by:
Frank Close
4.02 avg rating — 673 ratings 
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The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
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Graham Farmelo
4.01 avg rating — 7,385 ratings 
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Limits on Efficient Computation in the Physical World
by:
Scott Aaronson
4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings 
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Biology Is Technology: The Promise, Peril, and New Business of Engineering Life 3.67 avg rating — 75 ratings
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The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine 3.98 avg rating — 758 ratings
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A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World
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Gregory Clark
3.75 avg rating — 1,276 ratings 68. 
The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics 4.27 avg rating — 1,725 ratings
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Rationality in Economics: Constructivist and Ecological Forms
by:
Vernon L. Smith
4.17 avg rating — 48 ratings 70. 
An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial Models Shape Markets (Inside Technology) 4.29 avg rating — 158 ratings
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High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars 4.06 avg rating — 161 ratings
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The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex
by:
Murray Gell-Mann
3.84 avg rating — 1,777 ratings 
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Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life 3.94 avg rating — 5,194 ratings
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't
by:
Nate Silver
3.97 avg rating — 51,885 ratings 
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War, Peace and International Relations: An introduction to strategic history
by:
Colin S. Gray
4.25 avg rating — 88 ratings 80. 
Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization
by:
John Robb
3.85 avg rating — 436 ratings 81. 
Bismarck and the Development of Germany, Volumes I-III: (Three volume set)
by:
Otto Pflanze
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 
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The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory
by:
David Plouffe
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,829 ratings 84. 
The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns
by:
Sasha Issenberg
3.78 avg rating — 1,620 ratings 85. 
Meet the People: Why businesses must engage with public opinion to manage and enhance their reputations
by:
James Frayne
3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings 86. 
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