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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanThe Book of Why by Judea PearlSuperintelligence by Nick BostromSeven And A Half Lessons About The Brain by Lisa Feldman BarrettIncognito by David Eagleman
Lex Fridman Podcast
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Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterChaos by James GleickThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Information by James Gleick
Complexity
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Best Non-Fiction of 2018
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The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
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183 books — 525 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanQuiet by Susan Cain
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,197 books — 954 voters
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Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
368 books — 285 voters


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