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50 Books That Will Make You a Modern-Day Polymath

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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization
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How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Scott McCloud)
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Scott McCloud
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Learning to Program / Edition 1 Steven Foote (Steven Foote)
Learning to Program / Edition 1 Steven Foote
Steven Foote
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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Bobby Fischer)
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer
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Wilderness Survival: 2nd Edition (Gregory J. Davenport)
Wilderness Survival: 2nd Edition
Gregory J. Davenport
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How to Fix Absolutely Anything: A Homeowner's Guide (Instructables.com , Nicole Smith)
How to Fix Absolutely Anything: A Homeowner's Guide
Instructables.com , Nicole Smith
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Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going (Robert L. Heilbroner , Lester Thurow)
Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going
Robert L. Heilbroner , Lester Thurow
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The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Fourth Edition: Fully Revised and Updated (Charlie Papazian)
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Fourth Edition: Fully Revised and Updated
Charlie Papazian
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The Everything Music Theory Book With CD: Take Your Understanding of Music to the Next Level (Marc Schonbrun)
The Everything Music Theory Book With CD: Take Your Understanding of Music to the Next Level
Marc Schonbrun
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Modern Carpentry / Edition 11 (Willis H. Wagner)
Modern Carpentry / Edition 11
Willis H. Wagner
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Building the Perfect PC (Robert Bruce Thompson)
Building the Perfect PC
Robert Bruce Thompson
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A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Betty Edwards)
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Betty Edwards
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Writing Your Novel From Start to Finish (Joseph Bates)
Writing Your Novel From Start to Finish
Joseph Bates
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Emily Post's Etiquette: Manners for Today (Daniel Post Senning and Lizzie Post)
Emily Post's Etiquette: Manners for Today
Daniel Post Senning and Lizzie Post
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How Cars Work (Tom Newton)
How Cars Work
Tom Newton
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Fluent in 3 Months (Benny Lewis)
Fluent in 3 Months
Benny Lewis
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Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: Revised and Expanded Edition (Kevin Zraly)
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: Revised and Expanded Edition
Kevin Zraly
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The Times Complete History of the World (Richard Overy)
The Times Complete History of the World
Richard Overy
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Make: Electronics: Learning Through Discovery / Edition 2 (Charles Platt)
Make: Electronics: Learning Through Discovery / Edition 2
Charles Platt
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Practical Algebra: A Self-Teaching Guide (Peter H. Selby)
Practical Algebra: A Self-Teaching Guide
Peter H. Selby
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The Vegetable Gardener's Bible (Edward Smith)
The Vegetable Gardener's Bible
Edward Smith
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Fight to Win: 20 Simple Techniques That Win Any Fight (Martin Dougherty)
Fight to Win: 20 Simple Techniques That Win Any Fight
Martin Dougherty
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HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites (Jon Duckett)
HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
Jon Duckett
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The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique (Jeffrey Morgenthaler)
The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique
Jeffrey Morgenthaler
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The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead (Max Brooks)
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead
Max Brooks
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Learn to Crochet, Love to Crochet (Anna Wilkinson)
Learn to Crochet, Love to Crochet
Anna Wilkinson
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The Total Money Makeover
The Total Money Makeover
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The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music (Timothy K. Smith)
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music
Timothy K. Smith
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Total Yoga for You: A Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga at Home for Everybody (Tara Fraser)
Total Yoga for You: A Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga at Home for Everybody
Tara Fraser
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The Everything Philosophy Book (James Mannion)
The Everything Philosophy Book
James Mannion
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Casino Games (John Gollehon)
Casino Games
John Gollehon
34
American Red Cross First Aid Book (Red Cross)
American Red Cross First Aid Book
Red Cross
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Essentialism (Greg McKeown)
Essentialism
Greg McKeown
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A La Carte: Elements of an Elegant House (Sherrill Canet)
A La Carte: Elements of an Elegant House
Sherrill Canet
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The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint (2nd Edition) (Edward Tufte)
The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint (2nd Edition)
Edward Tufte
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Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design (Chip Kidd)
Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design
Chip Kidd
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Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family (Sarah Hodgson)
Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family
Sarah Hodgson
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Sewing for Dummies (Jan Saunders Maresh)
Sewing for Dummies
Jan Saunders Maresh
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