
Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb by William Poundstone
A masterful work of science writing that’s "both a fascinating biography of von Neumann, the Hungarian exile whose mathematical theories …
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A masterful work of science writing that’s "both a fascinating biography of von Neumann, the Hungarian exile whose mathematical theories …
"Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often …
Thomas Wazhashk is the night watchman at the jewel-bearing plant near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. He …
A lively history of American libertarianism and its decay into dangerous fantasy. In 2010 in South Fulton, Tennessee, each household …
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college …
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it …
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped …
Interpreter of Maladies is a book collection of nine short stories by American author of Indian origin Jhumpa Lahiri published …
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom is a 2006 psychology book written by Jonathan Haidt for a …
Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and works on Wall Street; he is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a …