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Patrick Morrison Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America, Chris Arnade

Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America

Chris Arnade
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@ritholtz Has anyone mentioned 'How To Solve It', George Polya? For a different tack, how about 'Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America', @Chris_arnade

Hardcover, 2019

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation, Gary William Flake

The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation

Gary William Flake
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@phil_eaton How about 'Programming Pearls?' Still too practical, maybe? I just ordered 'The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation' which sounds more like it, but I haven't actually read it yet.

Paperback, 2000

$65.00$40.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Chemistry: Hexagon Notebook Hexagonal Graph Paper, Chem Books

Chemistry: Hexagon Notebook Hexagonal Graph Paper

Chem Books
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@NotOneNotTwo Trips to the library, playing kickball with the neighborhood kids, riding bikes to explore the world, experiments with chemistry sets and old chem books from the library, building model kits and model rockets, trips to the beach... can I go back now?

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Book Cover for: The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Richard Rhodes

The Making of the Atomic Bomb

Richard Rhodes
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@amyjccuddy 'The Body Keeps the Score', Bessel van der Kolk MD. 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb', Richard Rhodes. 'The Prize', Daniel Yergin. 'Mere Christianity', CS Lewis.

Paperback, 2012

$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power, Daniel Yergin

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

Daniel Yergin
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@amyjccuddy 'The Body Keeps the Score', Bessel van der Kolk MD. 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb', Richard Rhodes. 'The Prize', Daniel Yergin. 'Mere Christianity', CS Lewis.

Paperback, 2008

$25.99$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel Van Der Kolk

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel Van Der Kolk
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@amyjccuddy 'The Body Keeps the Score', Bessel van der Kolk MD. 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb', Richard Rhodes. 'The Prize', Daniel Yergin. 'Mere Christianity', CS Lewis.

Paperback, 2015

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, Robert A. Caro

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

Robert A. Caro
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@ritholtz 'The Power Broker', Robert Caro. 'An Introduction To General Systems Thinking', G. Weinberg. The New Testament (for those not in a hurry, the whole Bible.) Has someone (you?) written a column '5 Finance Books All Non-Finance People Should Read?'

Paperback, 1975

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Threat Modeling: Designing for Security, Adam Shostack

Threat Modeling: Designing for Security

Adam Shostack
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@ministryoftest How about Adam Shostack's 'Elevation of Privilege' threat modeling card game? https://t.co/J6Z18Q2AKx

Paperback, 2014

$65.00$40.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Red for Danger: The Classic History of British Railway Disasters, L. T. C. Rolt

Red for Danger: The Classic History of British Railway Disasters

L. T. C. Rolt
Patrick MorrisonPatrick Morrison

@jessitron Following to see. There is a worthwhile book covering this exact ground for the UK rail system, 'Red for Danger: The Classic History Of British Railway Disasters', L.T.C. Rolt.

Paperback, 2009

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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