Paul Graham
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Paul Graham is an English-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist. He is best known for his work on Lisp, his former startup Viaweb, co-founding the influential startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his blog, and Hacker News
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A piercing and scientifically grounded look at the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic and how it will change the way we live — "this year's must-must-read." (Daniel Gilbert) Apollo's Arrow offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it swept through American society in 2020, and of how the recovery will unfold in the ...
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Susan CainFrom Galileo to Newton by A. Rupert Hall
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The near century (1630–1720) that separates the important astronomical findings of Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) and the vastly influential mathematical work of Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) represents a pivotal stage of transition in the history of science. Tracing the revolution in physics initiated by Galileo and culminating in Newton's achievement...
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Oct 18, 2020Grain-Mills and Flour in Classical Antiquity
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Beginning with a review of the milling implements and equipment of Greece and Rome, this study argues that the grain-mill underwent two fundamental changes in its history and that one of these - the invention of the rotary mill - took place in classical antiquity at a time much later than used to be believed. The second part of the study deals with...
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Sep 28, 2020Oranges
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A classic of reportage, Oranges was first conceived as a short magazine article about oranges and orange juice, but the author kept encountering so much irresistible information that he eventually found that he had in fact written a book. It contains sketches of orange growers, orange botanists, orange pickers, orange packers, early settlers on Flo...
The Mythical Man-Month
Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
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Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects. These essays draw from his experience as project manager for the IBM System/360 computer family and then...
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Jul 17, 2020This biography chronicles William Gates' rise as the most powerful player in the computer industry--a man who has revolutionized the software industry with the incredible growth of his Microsoft company, that now threatens gigantic IBM. Reveals Gates' personal quirks and idiosyncrasies which helped fuel his fierce competitive spirit. Interviews Gat...
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Jun 20, 2020Born Red is an artistically wrought personal account, written very much from inside the experience, of the years 1966-1969, when the author was a young teenager at middle school. It was in the middle schools that much of the fury of the Cultural Revolution and Red Guard movement was spent, and Gao was caught up in very dramatic events, which he rec...
This report grew out of a 10-week program in engineering systems design held at Stanford University and the Ames Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the summer of 1975. The project brought together nineteen professors of engineering, physical science, social science, and architecture, and two co-directors. Th...
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May 28, 2020A behind-the-scenes look at how tomorrows hottest startups are being primed for greatness Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guidance from Paul Graham, YCs impresario, and his partners. Receiving an offer fro...
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Sep 20, 2019The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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For fans of Artemis--The visionary tour de force from "one of the grand masters of science fiction" (The Wall Street Journal).Widely acknowledged as one of Robert A. Heinlein's greatest works, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress rose from the golden age of science fiction to become an undisputed classic--and a touchstone for the philosophy of personal res...
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Sep 14, 2019Richard Feynman by John Gribbin
Barbarian Days by William Finnegan
The Conquest of Gaul by Jane P. Gardner
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen
A Sense of Where You Are by John McPhee
Albert Einstein by Banesh (with the Collaboration of Helen Dukas) Hoffmann
The Quest for El Cid by Richard Fletcher
Medieval Technology and Social Change by Lynn White
The Double Helix by James D. Watson
The German Generals Talk by Basil H. Liddell Hart
Wing Leader by J. E. Johnson
Life in the English Country House by Mark Girouard
Making of Europe by Robert Bartlett
The Government of the Tongue by Richard Allestree
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Startup Way by Eric Ries
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
The Iliad by Homer
A Mathematician's Apology by G. H. Hardy
Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
How to Be Topp by Ronald Searle
The Black Riders by Violet Needham
Carbonel by Barbara Sleigh
Sea Flight by Hugh Popham
Moorish Spain by Richard Fletcher
The Kings Depart by Richard M Watt
The Ancient City by Peter Connolly
Wheels for the World by Douglas Brinkley
Autobiographies by Charles Darwin
An Autobiography by Anthony Trollope
Memoirs of My Life and Writings by Edward Gibbon
The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel
An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope
Fillets of Plaice by Gerald Durrell
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan
A Story Lately Told by Anjelica Huston
Land of Promise by Michael Lind
To Explain the World by Steven Weinberg
Towns, Villages and Countryside of Celtic Europe by Francoise Audouze
Why the Allies Won by Richard Overy
Kelly by Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson
Clocks and Culture by Carlo M. Cipolla
Guns, Sails, and Empires by Caro M. Cipolla
Flying Start by Hugh Dundas
Marriage by Susan Ferrier
No Easy Day by Mark Owen
Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Very Good, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse
Maisy Mouse Collection 10 Books Set Series 2 Lucy Cousins Early Learner Children by Lucy Cousins
Diocletian and the Roman Recovery by Stephen Williams
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Original Illustrated 'Strand' Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry
To Conquer the Air by James Tobin
The Oxford History of Britain by Peter Salway
The Battle of Alcazar by
With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge
In The Plex by Steven Levy
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Mohammed and Charlemagne by Henri Pirenne
The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar
The Art of War in the Middle Ages by Charles Oman
The Golden Trade of the Moors by E. W. Bovill
Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston
Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari
Mathematician's Delight by W. W. Sawyer
Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople by de Geoffrey Villehardouin
The Old Way by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
My Forty Years with Ford by Charles E Sorensen
The World We Have Lost by Peter Laslett
Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History by Colin McEvedy
Euclid's Elements by Euclid
The Soul of A New Machine by Tracy Kidder
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson
The Copernican Revolution by Thomas S. Kuhn
The Fall of Constantinople 1453 by Steven Runciman
The Harmless People by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
The Extension of Man by J. D. Bernal
Civilisation by Kenneth Clark
A History of Rome from its Origins to 529 A.D. as told by the Roman Historians by Moses Hadas