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Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 86%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
The Systems Bible
by John Gall • 1977
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
3.99
1k+
The Systems Bible Summary
The Systems Bible 86%
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
by John Gall 1977
3.99
1k+ ratings
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices
by John P. Doran • 2017
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
3.90
20
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 86%
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
by John P. Doran 2017
3.90
20 ratings
A Game Design Vocabulary
by Anna Anthropy • 2013
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
3.94
134
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary 86%
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
by Anna Anthropy 2013
3.94
134 ratings
Everyday Chaos
by David Weinberger • 2019
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
3.78
202
Everyday Chaos Summary
Everyday Chaos 86%
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
by David Weinberger 2019
3.78
202 ratings
Choice Theory
by Michael Allingham • 2002
The architecture of rational choice, from menus to elections, and where the logic finally breaks.
2.69
234
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory 86%
The architecture of rational choice, from menus to elections, and where the logic finally breaks.
by Michael Allingham 2002
2.69
234 ratings
On the Edge
by Nate Silver • 2024
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
3.66
6k+
On the Edge Summary
On the Edge 86%
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
by Nate Silver 2024
3.66
6k+ ratings
Fear of Missing Out
by Patrick J. McGinnis • 2020
Two fears rule your choices: one keeps you chasing, one keeps you frozen. A method to outsmart both.
3.53
645
Fear of Missing Out Summary
Fear of Missing Out 86%
Two fears rule your choices: one keeps you chasing, one keeps you frozen. A method to outsmart both.
by Patrick J. McGinnis 2020
3.53
645 ratings
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
by Ralph Koster • 2004
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
3.90
3k+
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design Summary
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 86%
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
by Ralph Koster 2004
3.90
3k+ ratings
Silent Hill
by Bernard Perron • 2006
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
3.65
253
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill 86%
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
by Bernard Perron 2006
3.65
253 ratings
Organising Knowledge
by Patrick Lambe • 2007
Fragmented knowledge kills organizations. A shared taxonomy, built right, brings them back together.
3.95
64
Organising Knowledge Summary
Organising Knowledge 86%
Fragmented knowledge kills organizations. A shared taxonomy, built right, brings them back together.
by Patrick Lambe 2007
3.95
64 ratings
Persuasive Games
by Ian Bogost • 2007
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
3.84
360
Persuasive Games Summary
Persuasive Games 86%
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
by Ian Bogost 2007
3.84
360 ratings
Play Anything
by Ian Bogost • 2016
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
3.17
572
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything 86%
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
by Ian Bogost 2016
3.17
572 ratings
Your Move
by Jonathan Kay • 2019
Board games expose the spite, irrationality, and self-deception economics ignores.
3.57
324
Your Move Summary
Your Move 86%
Board games expose the spite, irrationality, and self-deception economics ignores.
by Jonathan Kay 2019
3.57
324 ratings
Information Is Beautiful
by David McCandless • 2001
Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.
4.12
4k+
Information Is Beautiful Summary
Information Is Beautiful 86%
Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.
by David McCandless 2001
4.12
4k+ ratings
Art of the Long View, The
by Peter Schwartz • 1991
Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.
3.80
924
Art of the Long View, The Summary
Art of the Long View, The 85%
Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.
by Peter Schwartz 1991
3.80
924 ratings
Strategy without Design
by Robert C.H. Chia • 2009
Planned strategy destroys itself. Wins that last emerge from everyday coping, not grand designs.
4.50
12
Strategy without Design Summary
Strategy without Design 85%
Planned strategy destroys itself. Wins that last emerge from everyday coping, not grand designs.
by Robert C.H. Chia 2009
4.50
12 ratings
Creating Great Choices
by Jennifer Riel • 2017
Decisions force you to pick a side. How to build a third answer that beats both.
4.04
446
Creating Great Choices Summary
Creating Great Choices 85%
Decisions force you to pick a side. How to build a third answer that beats both.
by Jennifer Riel 2017
4.04
446 ratings
The AI Playbook
by Eric Siegel • 2024
How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.
3.98
127
The AI Playbook Summary
The AI Playbook 85%
How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.
by Eric Siegel 2024
3.98
127 ratings
The Right to Oblivion
by Lowry Pressly • 2024
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
4.01
254
The Right to Oblivion Summary
The Right to Oblivion 85%
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
by Lowry Pressly 2024
4.01
254 ratings
Head First Python
by Paul Barry • 2010
A brain-friendly Python guide that also dismantles the machinery of mass manipulation.
3.91
559
Head First Python Summary
Head First Python 85%
A brain-friendly Python guide that also dismantles the machinery of mass manipulation.
by Paul Barry 2010
3.91
559 ratings
Game Programming Patterns
by Robert Nystrom • 2011
The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.
4.49
2k+
Game Programming Patterns Summary
Game Programming Patterns 85%
The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.
by Robert Nystrom 2011
4.49
2k+ ratings
The Art of Choosing
by Sheena Iyengar • 1989
Why more choices often lead to worse decisions, and how your culture secretly shapes what you pick.
3.83
7k+
The Art of Choosing Summary
The Art of Choosing 85%
Why more choices often lead to worse decisions, and how your culture secretly shapes what you pick.
by Sheena Iyengar 1989
3.83
7k+ ratings
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature
by Richard Koch • 2013
Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.
3.66
524
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature Summary
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature 85%
Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.
by Richard Koch 2013
3.66
524 ratings
Game Design Workshop
by Tracy Fullerton • 2008
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
4.11
513
Game Design Workshop Summary
Game Design Workshop 85%
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
by Tracy Fullerton 2008
4.11
513 ratings
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz • 1989
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
4.06
2k+
The Path of Least Resistance Summary
The Path of Least Resistance 85%
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
by Robert Fritz 1989
4.06
2k+ ratings
Data Science for Business
by Foster Provost • 2013
Why overfitting sinks most data projects, and the conceptual tools that stop it.
4.13
3k+
Data Science for Business Summary
Data Science for Business 85%
Why overfitting sinks most data projects, and the conceptual tools that stop it.
by Foster Provost 2013
4.13
3k+ ratings
Designing Games
by Tynan Sylvester • 2013
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
4.47
517
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games 85%
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
by Tynan Sylvester 2013
4.47
517 ratings
Unboxed
by Gordon Calleja • 2022
Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.
3.46
13
Unboxed Summary
Unboxed 85%
Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.
by Gordon Calleja 2022
3.46
13 ratings
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
503
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 85%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
Incerto 4-Book Bundle
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2011
Some things get stronger from disorder. Most of what we build gets this backward.
4.57
497
Incerto 4-Book Bundle Summary
Incerto 4-Book Bundle 85%
Some things get stronger from disorder. Most of what we build gets this backward.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2011
4.57
497 ratings
Algorithms of the Intelligent Web
by Haralambos Marmanis • 2009
Search, recommend, cluster, classify: the algorithms that make web applications intelligent.
3.62
130
Algorithms of the Intelligent Web Summary
Algorithms of the Intelligent Web 85%
Search, recommend, cluster, classify: the algorithms that make web applications intelligent.
by Haralambos Marmanis 2009
3.62
130 ratings
Introducing Game Theory
by Ivan Pastine • 2017
Every time your best move depends on what someone else does, game theory has a name for it.
3.89
3k+
Introducing Game Theory Summary
Introducing Game Theory 85%
Every time your best move depends on what someone else does, game theory has a name for it.
by Ivan Pastine 2017
3.89
3k+ ratings
The Logic of Life
by Tim Harford • 2008
Why risky sex, segregation, and office politics all have a rational explanation.
3.81
6k+
The Logic of Life Summary
The Logic of Life 85%
Why risky sex, segregation, and office politics all have a rational explanation.
by Tim Harford 2008
3.81
6k+ ratings
Insanely Simple
by Ken Segall • 2012
Apple's secret: a hatred of complexity that governs teams, products, marketing. An insider explains.
3.91
6k+
Insanely Simple Summary
Insanely Simple 85%
Apple's secret: a hatred of complexity that governs teams, products, marketing. An insider explains.
by Ken Segall 2012
3.91
6k+ ratings
The Handover
by David Runciman • 2023
Three inhuman agents run the world: states, corporations, and now AI. We have to pick one.
3.71
234
The Handover Summary
The Handover 85%
Three inhuman agents run the world: states, corporations, and now AI. We have to pick one.
by David Runciman 2023
3.71
234 ratings
An Introduction to Decision Theory
by Martin Peterson • 2009
Probability is a philosophical puzzle; how you define it changes what counts as rational.
3.77
131
An Introduction to Decision Theory Summary
An Introduction to Decision Theory 85%
Probability is a philosophical puzzle; how you define it changes what counts as rational.
by Martin Peterson 2009
3.77
131 ratings
The Elements of Content Strategy
by Erin Kissane • 2011
Great web content does not just happen. The discipline, workflow, and standards for planning it.
3.73
2k+
The Elements of Content Strategy Summary
The Elements of Content Strategy 85%
Great web content does not just happen. The discipline, workflow, and standards for planning it.
by Erin Kissane 2011
3.73
2k+ ratings
Philosophy Bites
by David Edmonds • 2012
The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.
3.69
371
Philosophy Bites Summary
Philosophy Bites 85%
The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.
by David Edmonds 2012
3.69
371 ratings
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. • 2005
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
4.27
1k+
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Summary
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis 85%
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. 2005
4.27
1k+ ratings
Skin in the Game
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2018
Your opinion only counts if you have something to lose. Without that, expertise is theater.
3.91
32k+
Skin in the Game Summary
Skin in the Game 85%
Your opinion only counts if you have something to lose. Without that, expertise is theater.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018
3.91
32k+ ratings
The Network State
by Balaji S. Srinivasan • 2022
Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?
3.92
1k+
The Network State Summary
The Network State 85%
Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?
by Balaji S. Srinivasan 2022
3.92
1k+ ratings
Birth of the Chaordic Age
by Dee Hock • 2000
VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.
4.25
210
Birth of the Chaordic Age Summary
Birth of the Chaordic Age 85%
VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.
by Dee Hock 2000
4.25
210 ratings
What's Your Problem?
by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg • 2020
Your problem-solving instinct is your biggest obstacle. A method for seeing the real problem first.
4.23
669
What's Your Problem? Summary
What's Your Problem? 85%
Your problem-solving instinct is your biggest obstacle. A method for seeing the real problem first.
by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 2020
4.23
669 ratings
Framers
by Kenneth Cukier • 2021
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
3.53
568
Framers Summary
Framers 85%
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
by Kenneth Cukier 2021
3.53
568 ratings
Radical Uncertainty
by Mervyn A. King • 2020
When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.
3.86
1k+
Radical Uncertainty Summary
Radical Uncertainty 85%
When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.
by Mervyn A. King 2020
3.86
1k+ ratings
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2019
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
3.94
2k+
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code 85%
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019
3.94
2k+ ratings
Discursive Design
by Bruce M. Tharp • 2019
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
4.36
25
Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design 85%
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019
4.36
25 ratings
The Smarter Screen
by Shlomo Benartzi • 2015
Screens nudge you in 50 milliseconds. The rules for making that moment work for you.
3.96
365
The Smarter Screen Summary
The Smarter Screen 85%
Screens nudge you in 50 milliseconds. The rules for making that moment work for you.
by Shlomo Benartzi 2015
3.96
365 ratings
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy 85%
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023
3.71
21 ratings
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