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The Vignelli Canon by Massimo Vignelli

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The Vignelli Canon by Massimo Vignelli

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The Vignelli Canon

Massimo Vignelli

Design

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte

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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte

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Patrick Collison

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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

Edward R. Tufte

Design

Politics and the English Language by George Orwell

Politics and the English Language by George Orwell

Politics and the English Language

George Orwell

Non Fiction

The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press

The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press

The Chicago Manual of Style

University of Chicago Press

Reference

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited by Steve Krug

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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited by Steve Krug

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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited

Steve Krug

Design

The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst

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The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst

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The Elements of Typographic Style

Robert Bringhurst

Design

User Story Mapping by Jeff Patton

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User Story Mapping by Jeff Patton

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User Story Mapping

Jeff Patton

Agile

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.

The Elements of Style

William Strunk Jr.

Writing

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

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Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

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Dustin Moskovitz

First Round Capital

Stephen King

Alan Cooper

Creativity, Inc.

Ed Catmull

Business

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman

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The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman

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The Design of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman

Design

Logo Design Love

David Airey

Design

A Type Primer by John Kane

A Type Primer by John Kane

A Type Primer

John Kane

Design

Nicely Said by Nicole Fenton

Nicely Said by Nicole Fenton

Nicely Said

Nicole Fenton

Writing

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Evan Williams

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Satya Nadella

Dustin Moskovitz

Bill Gates

Ray Dalio

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Non Fiction

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

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Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

Non Fiction

Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell

Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell

Universal Principles of Design

William Lidwell

Design

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Designing Brand Identity

Alina Wheeler

Design

Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug

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Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug

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Rocket Surgery Made Easy

Steve Krug

Design

Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton

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Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton

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Thinking with Type

Ellen Lupton

Design

The Hero and the Outlaw by Margaret Mark

The Hero and the Outlaw by Margaret Mark

The Hero and the Outlaw

Margaret Mark

Business

Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung by Josef Müller-Brockmann

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Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung by Josef Müller-Brockmann

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Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung

Josef Müller-Brockmann

Design

Interaction of Color by Josef Albers

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Interaction of Color by Josef Albers

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Interaction of Color

Josef Albers

Art

About Face 3 by Alan Cooper

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About Face 3 by Alan Cooper

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About Face 3

Alan Cooper

Design

Sorting Things Out by Geoffrey C. Bowker

Sorting Things Out by Geoffrey C. Bowker

Sorting Things Out

Geoffrey C. Bowker

Non Fiction

Smarter Than You Think by Clive Thompson

Smarter Than You Think by Clive Thompson

Smarter Than You Think

Clive Thompson

Non Fiction

Made to Stick by Chip Heath

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Made to Stick by Chip Heath

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Made to Stick

Chip Heath

Business

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

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Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

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Steal Like an Artist

Austin Kleon

Non Fiction

Nudge by Richard H. Thaler

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Nudge by Richard H. Thaler

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Nudge

Richard H. Thaler

Non Fiction

Summary of Radical Candor by BookHabits

Summary of Radical Candor by BookHabits

Summary of Radical Candor

BookHabits

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