Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

By
David Epstein
David Epstein
2019 • 352 pages

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42 books

Foundations

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Volenord
The Ascent of Man
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Information Theory: A Tutorial Introduction
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
The Selfish Gene
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

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8 books

Non Fiction

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The New Hate
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
The Way of the Knife
Proof: The Science of Booze
The Industries of the Future
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Lost City of the Monkey God

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1st Reference

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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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31 books

Fav

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Snow Crash
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Cosmos
Death's End
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Apex
This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It

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8 books

Business

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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World
10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less
Trillion Dollar Coach
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America―and How to Undo His Legacy
Break 'em Up

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4 books

Bill Gates

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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The Ride of a Lifetime
The Choice
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

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244 books

Serious

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The Third Wave: The Classic Study of Tomorrow
20 Brainteaser für Scrum-Masterinnen
Coaching und Supervision
A year with Peter Drucker

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61 books

Audiobook

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Influence
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
The 48 Laws of Power
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

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107 books

Maybe

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Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself
User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Chaos Monkeys

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68 books

Nonfiction Tbr

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Kunsten at lytte til andre – Sådan får du bedre relationer gennem bedre samtaler
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
Apocalypse Never
The Next Great Migration
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
The Selfish Gene

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38 books

Philosophy

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Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That's OK: How to Survive the Economic Collapse and Be Happy
From Dictatorship to Democracy
Aesop's Fables
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

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26 books

Self Improvement

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The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything
The Art of Manliness
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Focus: A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction

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21 books

Rh Top 2020

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Lives, Volume IV: Alcibiades and Coriolanus. Lysander and Sulla
Plutarch's Lives: Volume II
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
My Side of the Mountain Trilogy
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36 books

Self Improvement

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Emma Brillhart
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life
Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
The Coaching Habit

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9 books

Learning

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Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career, Master Hard Skills and Outsmart the Competition
Tame Your Inner Critic: How to Tell Better Stories to Yourself, About Yourself
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Broken
Toki Pona: The Language of Good

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37 books

Essay

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Whitefella Jump Up: The Shortest Way to Nationhood
White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
On Photography

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13 books

General

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Skin in the Game
Prisoners of Geography
The Fry Chronicles
When to Rob a Bank
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Amsterdam A History of the World's Most Liberal City

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63 books

Culture

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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos / Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
Caste
Fermat's last theorem
Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking

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171 books

Non Fiction

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Dear Ijeawele, Or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Man's Search for Meaning
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

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65 books

2020

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Riddish
Dear Ijeawele, Or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change

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55 books

Self Help

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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Leaving Microsoft to change the world
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

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168 books

Self Help

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Becca
The Anxious Generation
Fear Less
Fast Asleep: How to Get a Really Good Night's Rest
Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter
Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?

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213 books

Popular Science

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Islands of Abandonment
What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge
The Music of the Primes
Fast Asleep: How to Get a Really Good Night's Rest
Seeing Further: Ideas, Endeavours, Discoveries and Disputes — The Story of Science Through 350 Years of the Royal Society
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

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193 books

Audiobook

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The Summer Wives
The Women in the Castle
4 3 2 1
Make Your Bed
Manhattan Beach
Warlight
True Grit

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99 books

To Read Non Fiction

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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Psychology of Everyday Things
Designing for Interaction: Creating Innovative Applications and Devices
Are Your Lights On?: How to Figure Out What the Problem Really is
Designing for the Digital Age
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