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Complexity
- The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
- De: M. Mitchell Waldrop
- Narrado por: Mikael Naramore
- Duración: 17 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 314
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 271
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 270
In a rarified world of scientific research, a revolution has been brewing. Its activists are not anarchists, but rather Nobel Laureates in physics and economics and pony-tailed graduates, mathematicians, and computer scientists from all over the world. They have formed an iconoclastic think-tank and their radical idea is to create a new science: complexity. They want to know how a primordial soup of simple molecules managed to turn itself into the first living cell--and what the origin of life some four billion years ago can tell us about the process of technological innovation today.
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1 out of 5 stars
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You won't learn anything you didn't know
- De Dennis E. Alwine en 12-26-20
- Complexity
- The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
- De: M. Mitchell Waldrop
- Narrado por: Mikael Naramore
old but significant
Revisado: 05-25-24
great book about one of the most impactful fields of science in modern history. covers both ideas and the individuals behind them. fantastic.
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Alchemy
- The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
- De: Rory Sutherland
- Narrado por: Rory Sutherland
- Duración: 9 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,676
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,453
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,448
Why is Red Bull so popular, though everyone—everyone!—hates the taste? Humans are, in a word, irrational, basing decisions as much on subtle external signals (that little blue can) as on objective qualities (flavor, price, quality). The surrounding world, meanwhile, is irreducibly complex and random. This means future success can’t be projected on any accounting spreadsheet. To strike gold, you must master the dark art and curious science of conjuring irresistible ideas: alchemy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books I’ve read
- De anon. en 07-23-19
- Alchemy
- The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
- De: Rory Sutherland
- Narrado por: Rory Sutherland
Great book on human behavior
Revisado: 06-07-21
A view into behavioral economics, advertising, and the messy world of human behavior by a man who has been there and done that.
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Skin in the Game
- Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Joe Ochman
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,346
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,534
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,498
In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one's own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Brilliance smothered by Condescension and Petty Squabbling
- De JG en 03-11-18
- Skin in the Game
- Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Joe Ochman
Worth listening to many, many times
Revisado: 03-08-18
Skin In The Game covers how Taleb's thought expresses itself in the real world. He tears apart your misunderstanding of rationality and redefines it in darwinian terms. For example, why is religion more rational than atheism? Other topics include why you need to take risk for your ideas to matter, and why the Romans were better than the Greeks. Ochman's performance is, as usual, fantastic, and perfectly captures the voice of Taleb.
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12 Rules for Life
- An Antidote to Chaos
- De: Jordan B. Peterson, Norman Doidge MD - foreword
- Narrado por: Jordan B. Peterson
- Duración: 15 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 92,500
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 80,939
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80,334
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not Your Average 'Self Help' Book
- De The Bookie en 06-04-18
- 12 Rules for Life
- An Antidote to Chaos
- De: Jordan B. Peterson, Norman Doidge MD - foreword
- Narrado por: Jordan B. Peterson
Shout-out to my alpha lobsters
Revisado: 02-01-18
Chapter one is legit, as are all the other chapters. Gotta go get a LED pen now.
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Debt - Updated and Expanded
- The First 5,000 Years
- De: David Graeber
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 17 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,885
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,283
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,269
Here, anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: He shows that before there was money, there was debt. For more than 5,000 years, since the beginnings of the first agrarian empires, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods - that is, long before the invention of coins or cash. It is in this era, Graeber argues, that we also first encounter a society divided into debtors and creditors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Transformative to the point of being revolutionary
- De James C. Samans en 08-14-16
- Debt - Updated and Expanded
- The First 5,000 Years
- De: David Graeber
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
Good history, garbage conclusion
Revisado: 04-10-17
Book is very interesting, albeit very Marxist. It takes a turn for the worse when his logic falls apart as he tries to piece together a speculative conclusion, then recants it by doing the standard academic copout of saying "I'm just asking questions, man."
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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- De: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrado por: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 75,780
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 66,000
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 65,692
An updated edition of the blockbuster best-selling leadership book that took America and the world by storm, two US Navy SEAL officers who led the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War demonstrate how to apply powerful leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't read SEAL Books...
- De Amazon Customer en 02-21-17
- Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- De: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrado por: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
Great experience, great content
Revisado: 10-22-15
Great principles in this book. Also, the book being read by the authors give it that personal touch.
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Zero to One
- Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- De: Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
- Narrado por: Blake Masters
- Duración: 4 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 24,429
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20,330
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20,235
The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Seems Insightful Until You Think A Little Deeper
- De Mark Brandon en 10-31-14
- Zero to One
- Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- De: Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
- Narrado por: Blake Masters
Thought-provoking, lacks clarity
Revisado: 03-10-15
Where does Zero to One rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Slightly better than average.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Zero to One?
Mostly the content, Thiel's viewpoints are very interesting.
What about Blake Masters’s performance did you like?
Very consistent, very clear, even at 3X.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
None of that.
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