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- David SinclairInterview
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb; The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn; The Eighth Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson.
- George BerkowskiInterview
To that end, reading The Black Swan by Nicholas Nassim Taleb helps put all that into context.
- Abdul AbdullahInterview
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Taleb made a big impact on how I have approached my professional practice. It appealed to my maths-orientated brain. While most of the examples were drawn from the author’s experience in the financial industries, I found it was really applicable to the art…
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While primarily a fitness book, Ballet Beautiful deserves a place on this list for its gorgeous photography and for giving readers a tangible way to connect with ballet. Mary Helen Bowers, who trained Natalie Portman for Black Swan, shares the workout method that helped the actress achieve that lean, powerful dancer’s…
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