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But Project rewrite is technically done now.  Will look wrong on big monitors but idgaf anymore
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"The Rational Optimist"
],
"books": {
"Fooled By Randomness": {
"filename": "fooledbyrandomness.jpg",
"link": "https://www.amazon.com/Fooled-Randomness-Hidden-Chance-Markets-dp-B006Q7VYC4/dp/B006Q7VYC4/ref=dp_ob_title_bk",
"review": "A lengthy compendium on probabilistic reasoning that helped kick off a curiosity of indefinite computation. There's more ancient philosophy than a book like this really needs but the occasional brazen punchline from the contemporary anecdotes make it bearable."
},
"The Rational Optimist": {
"filename": "ratOpt.jpg",
"link": "https://www.amazon.com/Rational-Optimist-Prosperity-Evolves-P-s/dp/0061452068",
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"link": "https://www.amazon.com/Grand-Strategy-John-Lewis-Gaddis/dp/1594203512",
"review": "Book for the academically-inclined. Not fun to read. Big words scary. It's insightful to be sure but I wouldn't read it again. The message on conceptual contradictions has stuck with me. Quite the brain food."
},
"The Parasitic Mind": {
"filename": "theParasiticMind.jpeg",
"link": "https://www.amazon.com/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/1684512298/",
"review": "The humor is the most memorable part but the concepts are no slouches. The contemporary culture war basis makes it tricky to talk about, but it absolutely should be discussed."
},
"David and Goliath": {
"filename": "davidAndGoliath.png",
"link": "https://www.amazon.com/David-Goliath-Underdogs-Misfits-Battling/dp/0316239852/",
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"link": "https://www.amazon.com/YOU-READ-ANYONE-David-Lieberman-ebook/dp/B001J6OV0Y",
"review": "Not as page-turning as many of the others and clearly not as memorable. The techniques pique curiosity but are difficult to use without practice."
},
"The Parasitic Mind": {
"filename": "theParasiticMind.jpeg",
"link": "https://www.amazon.com/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/1684512298/",
"review": "The humor is the most memorable part but the concepts are no slouches. The contemporary culture war basis makes it tricky to talk about, but it absolutely should be discussed."
},
"Profiles in Courage": {
"filename": "profilesInCourage.jpeg",
"link": "https://www.amazon.com/Profiles-Courage-John-F-Kennedy/dp/0060854936",