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1984 by George Orwell Einstein by Walter Isaacson Blink by Malcolm Gladwell The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Born Standing Up by Steve Martin Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell The Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin The Innovators by Walter Isaacson
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
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