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“No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” - Nietzsche

23 books
Book Cover for: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Jordan B. Peterson

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Jordan B. Peterson
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“Conscious human malevolence can break the spirit even tragedy could not shake.” - 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos By Jordan Peterson

Hardcover, 2018

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“When you’re putting people on the moon, you’re inspiring all of us to achieve the maximum of human potential, which is how our greatest problems will eventually be solved. Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids’ dreams too.” - Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

Hardcover, 2008

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How to Lie with Statistics, Darrell Huff

How to Lie with Statistics

Darrell Huff
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“The secret language of statistics, so appealing in a fact-minded culture, is employed to sensationalize, inflate, confuse, and oversimplify.” - How To Lie With Statistics By Darrell Huff

Paperback, 1993

$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Art of War, Sun-Tzu

The Art of War

Sun-Tzu
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War striking a delicate balance between war and peace.

Paperback, Mass Market, 2005

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The 33 Strategies of War, Robert Greene

The 33 Strategies of War

Robert Greene
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. It requires that you focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.” - Robert Greene, The 33 Strategies of War

Paperback, 2008

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future, Peter Thiel

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“The most valuable businesses of coming decades will be built by entrepreneurs who seek to empower people rather than try to make them obsolete.” - Peter Thiel, Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Hardcover, 2014

$31.00$15.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, Annie Duke

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

Annie Duke
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“Improving decision quality is about increasing our chances of good outcomes, not guaranteeing them.” - Annie Duke, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

Paperback, 2019

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, Adam Grant

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

Adam Grant
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“You never know where somebody’s going to end up. It’s not just about building your reputation; it really is about being there for other people.” - Give And Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success By Adam Grant

Paperback, 2014

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory—and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media.” - Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow

Paperback, 2013

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, Annie Duke

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

Annie Duke
Kandaswamy ChandrasekaranKandaswamy Chandrasekaran

“Fake news works because people who already hold beliefs consistent with the story generally won’t question the evidence” - Annie Duke, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

Paperback, 2019

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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