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Principles: Life and Work
it was amazing
Principles: Life and Work
by Ray Dalio
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
it was amazing
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance
1984
it was amazing
1984
by George Orwell
Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
it was amazing
Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
by Ryan Holiday
The Effective Manager
it was amazing
The Effective Manager
by Mark Horstman
Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
it was amazing
Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
by Laszlo Bock
The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse
it was amazing
The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse
by Hermann Hesse
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
it was amazing
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
by Timothy Ferriss
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
it was amazing
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
by Jake Knapp
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
it was amazing
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
by Seth Godin
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal
it was amazing
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal
by Oren Klaff
Fix It: Getting Accountability Right
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Fix It: Getting Accountability Right
by Roger Connors
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
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The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
by Kevin Kelly
The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge
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The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge
by Matt Ridley
The Ego Is the Enemy
it was amazing
The Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday
The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
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The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
by Walter Isaacson
On The Shortness Of Life: De Brevitate Vitae (A New Translation with Image Gallery and Seneca Biography)
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On The Shortness Of Life: De Brevitate Vitae (A New Translation with Image Gallery and Seneca Biography)
by Seneca
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
it was amazing
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
by Nir Eyal
The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
it was amazing
The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
by Josh Waitzkin
Cracking the Sales Management Code: The Secrets to Measuring and Managing Sales Performance: The Secrets to Measuring and Managing Sales Performance
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Cracking the Sales Management Code: The Secrets to Measuring and Managing Sales Performance: The Secrets to Measuring and Managing Sales Performance
by Jason Jordan
Unleash Your Inner Company: Use Passion and Perseverance to Build Your Ideal Business
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Unleash Your Inner Company: Use Passion and Perseverance to Build Your Ideal Business
by John Chisholm
Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't
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Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t
by Verne Harnish
Fenomenal! Mucho mejor que Rockefeller habits. Muy recomendado.
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Fast-Growth Firm
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Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Fast-Growth Firm
by Verne Harnish
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
by William B. Irvine
High Output Management
it was amazing
High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove
El mejor libro de gerencia que he leído por mucho. Mucha información práctica y conceptos de clase mundial.
Muy recomendado.
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by Ed Catmull
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
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The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
by Brené Brown
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
by Mason Currey
The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
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The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
by Clayton M. Christensen
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
it was amazing
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
Les Misérables
it was amazing
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
El mejor libro que he leído en toda mi vida
The 4-Hour Workweek
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The 4-Hour Workweek
by Timothy Ferriss
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World
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Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World
by Peter H. Diamandis
How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business
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How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of “Intangibles” in Business
by Douglas W. Hubbard
How Google Works
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How Google Works
by Eric Schmidt
Billy Budd, Sailor
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Billy Budd, Sailor
by Herman Melville
Enchiridion
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Enchiridion
by Epictetus
Enchiridion
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Enchiridion
by Epictetus
The Phantom of the Opera
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The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
it was amazing
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
Letters from a Stoic
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Letters from a Stoic
by Seneca
Meditations
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Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
Business Model Generation
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Business Model Generation
by Alexander Osterwalder
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
it was amazing
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
by Ryan Holiday
The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
it was amazing
The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
by Steven Kotler
Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster (Lean
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Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster (Lean
by Alistair Croll
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell
The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
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The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
by William James
Robot Dreams
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Robot Dreams
by Isaac Asimov
MySQL
it was amazing
MySQL
by Paul DuBois
The Prince
it was amazing
The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
Walking
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Walking
by Henry David Thoreau
An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
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An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
by Mahatma Gandhi
I, Robot
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I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
Orthodoxy
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Orthodoxy
by G.K. Chesterton
Blue Ocean Strategy: How To Create Uncontested Market Space And Make The Competition Irrelevant
it was amazing
Blue Ocean Strategy: How To Create Uncontested Market Space And Make The Competition Irrelevant
by W. Chan Kim
How Rich Countries Got Rich . . . and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor
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How Rich Countries Got Rich . . . and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor
by Erik Reinert
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
by Garr Reynolds
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
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Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
by Brian Tracy
The Tombs of Atuan
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The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula K. Le Guin
My First Book of Letters
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My First Book of Letters
by Julie Aigner-Clark
My First Book of Numbers
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My First Book of Numbers
by Julie Aigner-Clark
Wikipatterns
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Wikipatterns
by Stewart Mader
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
by Eckhart Tolle
The Farthest Shore
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The Farthest Shore
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
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Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
by Marty Cagan
Outliers: The Story of Success
it was amazing
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition
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Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition
by Guy Kawasaki
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
by Sergei Nilus
Who: The A Method for Hiring
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Who: The A Method for Hiring
by Geoff Smart
Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day
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Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day
by Dave Evans
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
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The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
by Nicholas Carr
Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life
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Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life
by Brendan Brazier
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
it was amazing
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
by Chris Anderson
Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage
it was amazing
Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage
by Roger L. Martin
C++Builder 5 Developer's Guide
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C++Builder 5 Developer’s Guide
by Jarrod Hollingworth
I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works: Why Your World, Work, and Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted
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I Live in the Future & Here’s How It Works: Why Your World, Work, and Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted
by Nick Bilton
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
by James C. Collins
Seizing the White Space: Business Model Innovation for Growth and Renewal
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Seizing the White Space: Business Model Innovation for Growth and Renewal
by Mark W. Johnson
Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming
it was amazing
Joe Celko’s SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming
by Joe Celko
The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself
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The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself
by John Jantsch
Da Vinci Decoded: Discovering the Spiritual Secrets of Leonardo's Seven Principles
it was ok
Da Vinci Decoded: Discovering the Spiritual Secrets of Leonardo’s Seven Principles
by Michael J. Gelb
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
it was amazing
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
by Howard Schultz
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success
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The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success
by Carmine Gallo
Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education
it was amazing
Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education
by Clark Aldrich
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
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The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Eric Ries
The Long Tail: Why the Future Is Selling Less of More
it was amazing
The Long Tail: Why the Future Is Selling Less of More
by Chris Anderson
Steve Jobs
it was amazing
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
Digital Impact: The Two Secrets to Online Marketing Success
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Digital Impact: The Two Secrets to Online Marketing Success
by Vipin Mayar
Read This Before Our Next Meeting
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Read This Before Our Next Meeting
by Al Pittampalli
Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential
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Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential
by Greg Crabtree
The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
by Chris McChesney
Einstein: His Life and Universe
it was amazing
Einstein: His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story
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Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story
by Jerry Weissman
Playing to win: How strategy really works
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Playing to win: How strategy really works
by A.G. Lafley
Managing Software Development Projects: Formula for Success
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Managing Software Development Projects: Formula for Success
by Neal Whitten
Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers
it was amazing
Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers
by Seth Godin
David Decides About Thumbsucking: A Story for Children, a Guide for Parents
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David Decides About Thumbsucking: A Story for Children, a Guide for Parents
by Susan Heitler

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