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    Cover of Being Nixon

    Being Nixon

    Evan Thomas · 2015

    "What was it really like to be Richard Nixon? Evan Thomas tackles this fascinating question by peeling back the layers of a man driven by a poignant mix of optimism and fear. The result is both insightful history and an astonishingly compelling psychological portrait of an anxious introvert who struggled to be a transformative statesman."--Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs

    Biography & Memoir
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    1. tlrobinsonDec 2015
      Cheatsheet, without the affiliate links (another commenter posted these with affiliate links then deleted it after being called out):

      The Road to Character, David Brooks - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081299325X

      Thing Explainer, Randall Munroe - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0544668251

      Being Nixon: A Man Divided, Evan Thomas - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812995368

      Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open, Julian Allwood - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/190686005X

      Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?, Nancy Leys Stepan - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801450586

      Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345472322

      Honorable Mention:

      The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life, Nick Lane - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393088812

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    2. rcavezzaDec 2015
      Gates has also reviewed all of these books in more detail on gatesnotes.com. Here's the link to the Thing Explainer review (which I ordered today) - http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Thing-Explainer

      Others Below:

      Eradiation: http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Eradication

      Mindset: http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Mindset-The-New-Psychology-o...

      The Road To Character: http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/The-Road-to-Character

      Being Nixon: http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Being-Nixon

      Sustainable Materials: http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Sustainable-Materials-With-B...

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