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    1. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 9 Jan 2019

      18. Guns, Germs, and Steel — Jared Diamond (1997) Why did Europeans colonize the Americas, instead of Incas the other way around? Jared’s theory is that agricultural innovation spread along the East-West latitudes/climates through Europe and Asia. https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Germs-Steel-Fates-Societies-ebook/dp/B06X1CT33R/ …pic.twitter.com/6wIS6e96Qa

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    2. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 9 Jan 2019

      19. Hatching Twitter — @NickBilton (2013) This book truly tells the story of the Twitter “clown car,” and how people in- and outside the company don’t really know what this service is or how it should work. https://www.amazon.com/Hatching-Twitter-Nick-Bilton-ebook/dp/B00CTMAAKW …pic.twitter.com/NJwoUIR6JP

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    3. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 9 Jan 2019

      20. Game Change — @JHeil & @MarkHalperin (2010) This is a juicy book about Obama’s historic election and goes deep on multiple candidates. It, unfortunately, still treats politics as a battle of personalities instead of policies. https://www.amazon.com/Game-Change-Clintons-McCain-Lifetime-ebook/dp/B0033V4SDI/ …pic.twitter.com/iAsmJTmLEj

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    4. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 10 Jan 2019

      21. Dream Machine — M. Mitchell Waldrop (2002) Personal computer technology took decades to develop, needed billions in defense funding, and was driven by a small group of visionaries. Nothing about the supercomputer in your pockets was inevitable. https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Machine-M-Mitchell-Waldrop-ebook/dp/B07GBCX7YC/ …pic.twitter.com/us6EJ5kXwG

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    5. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 10 Jan 2019

      22. Factfulness — @HansRosling (2018) Your view of the world is horribly outdated and causes you to make bad decisions. For one, emerging markets don’t exist anymore. Watch his TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen … https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-Wrong-Things-Better-ebook/dp/B0769XK7D6/ …pic.twitter.com/xuUNIh5YHN

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    6. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 10 Jan 2019

      23. Free Culture — @Lessig (2004) Incredible dive into how copyright helps and hinders creative work. And how a regulation reform could look like. Watch his TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity … Read for free: http://www.free-culture.cc/freeculture.pdf  https://www.amazon.com/Free-Culture-Nature-Future-Creativity-ebook/dp/B000OCXHM2/ …pic.twitter.com/o0tlvOjNU7

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    7. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 10 Jan 2019

      24. Getting Real — @JasonFried, @DHH & @MattLinderman (2006) Still one of the most practical, complete, and useful overviews of software design and development. Read for free: https://basecamp.com/books/Getting%20Real.pdf … https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Real-Smarter-Successful-Application/dp/0578012812/ …pic.twitter.com/cNhbx1FqJV

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    8. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 10 Jan 2019

      25. 1984 — George Orwell (1949) Dystopian novel about the fight against a state that runs on war, surveillance, and propaganda. A classic that coined terms like “Big Brother” and “Thought Police.” The year itself has become a shorthand for what to avoid. https://www.amazon.com/1984-George-Orwell-ebook/dp/B003JTHWKU …pic.twitter.com/eKzOtA6amA

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    9. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 11 Jan 2019

      26. Three Body Problem — @Liu_Cixin (2006) Amazing trilogy with great character development, fascinating plot twists, and you learn so much from the science. More than anything, it’s interesting to think about how bad it can go if we discover aliens. https://www.amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Remembrance-Earths-Past-ebook/dp/B00IQO403K/ …pic.twitter.com/xJTYSfLhEB

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    10. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 11 Jan 2019

      27. Masters of Rome — Colleen McCullough (1990) Book series that closely follows the actual events just before, during, and after Julius Caesar’s reign, while bringing it to life with imagined dialogues and character traits. https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00CJL7M2W/ …pic.twitter.com/CmXGpscwx5

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      Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 11 Jan 2019

      28. Innovator’s Dilemma — @ClayChristensen (1997) Eye-opening theory on why industry leaders rarely are dominant for multiple innovation cycles, because disruptive products often underperform and have lower profit margins before everyone wants them. https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Dilemma-Technologies-Management-Innovation-ebook/dp/B00E257S86 …pic.twitter.com/jRtKq4DW2h

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        2. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 11 Jan 2019

          29. The Big Short — Michael Lewis (2010) Lewis is an exceptionally good non-fiction writer, who just pulls you through a book, and with The Big Short he describes the 2008 debt crisis in a masterful way. Yes, better than the movie. https://www.amazon.com/Big-Short-Inside-Doomsday-Machine-ebook/dp/B003LSTK8G/ …pic.twitter.com/8FDfEabfwA

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        3. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 11 Jan 2019

          30. Born A Crime — @TrevorNoah (2016) Well-written and funny book about Trevor’s upbringing that made me appreciate @TheDailyShow more. https://www.amazon.com/Born-Crime-Stories-African-Childhood-ebook/dp/B01DHWACVY/ …pic.twitter.com/xRXVzUmmgR

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        4. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 11 Jan 2019

          31. High Growth Handbook — @EladGil (2018) Spot on book about what you’ll encounter once your company grows exponentially. I kept nodding my head, as someone who has seen Uber go from 1,500 to 20,000 employees. Read for free: http://growth.eladgil.com/book/introduction/welcome-to-the-high-growth-handbook/ … https://www.amazon.com/High-Growth-Handbook-Elad-Gil-ebook/dp/B07DRPGGQ7 …pic.twitter.com/usCPpllgDQ

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        5. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 13 Jan 2019

          32. Ogilvy on Advertising — David Ogilvy (1983) Probably the only advertising book you need to read. If just to internalize that “the majority of campaigns contain no promise whatever” and “only amateurs use short copy.” https://www.amazon.com/Ogilvy-Advertising-David-ebook/dp/B00HU7ZIQ2/ …pic.twitter.com/uzBHoagxcX

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