Peak
By
Anders Ericsson
Anders Ericsson,
Robert Pool
Robert Pool
2016 • 336 pages

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31 books

Books Every Human Should Read

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Sarah Schumacher
Amusing Ourselves to Death
The Sabbath
A Brief History of Time
The Road Back to You
Decisive
The Crossroads of Should and Must
Peak

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91 books

Science

Apeiron
Alina
The Grand Design
Blueprint: How DNA makes us who we are
Rosalind Franklin : The Dark Lady of DNA
Beauty and Revolution in Science
Lost in Math
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
How To

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22 books

People

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Matthijs Thoolen
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Influence
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
First Things First
Pre-Suasion

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113 books

Non Fiction

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Sophie
Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance
In It Together: Navigating Depression with Partners, Friends, and Family
I Am Your Sister: Collected and Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
So You Want to Talk about Race
Grant
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

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22 books

Self Improvement

AsianMike
Michael Dickinson
Blink
Peak
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
The Art of Thinking Clearly
The Rise of Superman
Exactly What to Say
The art and science of 360 degree feedback

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35 books

2023

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Simon
Klara and the Sun
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
The Shallows
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
The World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed
Get Into UX: A Foolproof Guide to Getting Your First User Experience Job
Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services

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183 books

Personal Library

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Sarah Schumacher
The Holy Epistle to the Galatians: Sermons on a Messianic Jewish Approach
Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health
Manage Your Day-To-Day
Night
The Gifts of the Jews
Mere Christianity

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34 books

Favorites

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Sarah Schumacher
Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Manage Your Day-To-Day
Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Free to Learn
The Sabbath
Big Magic

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825 books

Adult

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Ismerene
The Help
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Gates of Fire
The Chronicles of Amber: Two Volume Set
The Stand
Ready Player One

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132 books

Purchased

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Daniel
The Fifth Season
Mort
Tuf Voyaging
Children of Earth and Sky
Metro 2033
The City & The City
Perdido Street Station

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17 books

Self Help

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Panashe Fundira
The Undefeated Mind
Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
Peak
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less
Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career, Master Hard Skills and Outsmart the Competition
Gratitude
I Need Your Love - Is That True?: How to Stop Seeking Love, Approval, and Appreciation and Start Finding Them Instead

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4 books

Psychology

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Panashe Fundira
Peak
Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

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10 books

Self Help

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Volenord
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Peak
Do the Work
The Chimp Paradox
The Power of Now
Learn or Die

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42 books

2022

immohika
Mohika
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
The Slight Edge
Meditations
Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
The Prince

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0 books

Owned

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o5wyhslm
All Our Shimmering Skies
Black Tide
Carpentaria
Grave Peril
Catch-22

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1,556 books

1st Reference

Diogenes
Diogenes
Shadowstorm
The Aleph and Other Stories
The Beatles Anthology
The Startup Owner's Manual
Hard to be a god
Numbers Guide: The Essentials of Business Numeracy, Fifth Edition

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33 books

Owned

rpakishore
Arun Kishore
Gardens of the Moon
Dust of Dreams
Warcross
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days

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441 books

Dot

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Boson
The America's Test Kitchen Cooking School Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Become a Great Cook
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
The Intelligent Investor
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Hacking The Art Of Exploitation
Autobiography of a yogi
The Annotated Turing

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180 books

Future Reads

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Jef
Shoe Dog
The Invisible Game: Mindset of a Winning Team
Please understand me
A Short History of Nearly Everything
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

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199 books

Nonfiction

Ismerene
Ismerene
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
Missing 411: Western United States and Canada
The Call of the Weird : Travels in American Subcultures
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Outliers: The Story of Success
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

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54 books

Self Development

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Igor
The Sketchnote Workbook
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos / Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
Together is Better
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Find Your Why: A Practical Guide to Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future

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63 books

Science

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Igor
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
The World Is Flat
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
The God Delusion
Fermat's last theorem
Bad Science

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442 books

Non Fiction

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ASZ
Do the Work
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life / The Little Book of Lykke / Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living
The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

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359 books

An Ebook

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Rajesh Pabari
Mindset:The New Psychology of Success
Paradoxical Life: Meaning, Matter, and the Power of Human Choice
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Getting (More of) What You Want: How the Secrets of Economics and Psychology Can Help You Negotiate Anything, in Business and in Life
The Science of Sleep: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

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23 books

Self Improvement

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Shana Matthews
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
How To Win Friends and Influence People
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Mindset:The New Psychology of Success
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
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