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    Patrick Collison‏Verified account @patrickc 12 Nov 2017
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    So, Sunday evening Twitter: which five books have influenced you the most? (In terms of shaping your worldview.)

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      1. Patrick Collison‏Verified account @patrickc 12 Nov 2017
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        Post from @seligerj: https://jakeseliger.com/2010/03/22/influential-books-on-me-that-is/ … Post from @tylercowen:http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/03/books-which-have-influenced-me-most.html …

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      2. Saku Panditharatne‏ @asteroid_saku 13 Nov 2017
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        Crime and Punishment - Dostoyevsky [on what it means emotionally to reject society] A Beautiful Mind - Sylvia Nassar [on """game theory""" and the application of math to real world conflict] The Age of Gold - HW Brands [on California and the culture of the frontier]

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      3. Saku Panditharatne‏ @asteroid_saku 13 Nov 2017
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        The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins [on how emergent systems evolve] Masters of Doom [a story of the early days in the violent video game industry -- on early startups and tech meets pop culture]

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      2. Eli Dourado‏Verified account @elidourado 12 Nov 2017
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        1. Finite and Infinite Games 2. The Enterprise of Law 3. Zero to One 4. Models 5. How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk

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        Can you expand on what they meant to you / what you learned?

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        Finally, someone nominates Beginning of Infinity! What a great book.

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        Yes! And leaves you hopeful, too!

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      1. Patrick Collison‏Verified account @patrickc 12 Nov 2017
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        Why those?

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      2. Neil Kandalgaonkar‏ @NeilKNet 12 Nov 2017
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        - Manufacturing Consent - The Gift, Lewis Hyde - Homage to Catalonia - The Language Instinct - The Way of Chuang Tzu Although if I’m being honest, some books for adolescents & children affected me more than all of these; but those are private.

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        Those would be the most interesting ones!

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