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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

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4.6 on Amazon

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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer , Randy Rackliff, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

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Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Historical Nonfiction Bestseller, True Story Book of Survival)

Donnie Eichar

4.5 on Amazon

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Mushrooming without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms

Alexander Schwab

4.5 on Amazon

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The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

Josh Waitzkin and Tim Ferriss

4.4 on Amazon

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The Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Fourth Edition

John Rousmaniere and Mark Smith

4.8 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man

Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

4.7 on Amazon

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The Ashley Book of Knots

Clifford W. Ashley

4.8 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

Daniel Coyle, John Farrell, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

Robert Kurson

4.7 on Amazon

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Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success

Matthew Syed

4.6 on Amazon

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A Sense of Where You Are

John McPhee

4.4 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

4.7 on Amazon

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String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication

David Foster Wallace and John Jeremiah Sullivan

4.5 on Amazon

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You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises

Mark Lauren and Joshua Clark

4.5 on Amazon

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SavantIdiotonAug 2, 2021

This reminds me of the problem with naming knots. The Ashley Book of Knots (ABoK) has been the standard for quite some time, but it is still a difficult problem to index and search. As with this article, many knots, like many folds, have been "discovered" multiple times over the centuries, and naming & giving credit is clearly a challenge. I'm glad to see this article, but I don't see a solution any time soon. As the author explains, different countries claim credit, how would one go about proving provenance? I find it a fascinating problem.
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