Updates

  1. Person pages list letters, writing, profiles and links as sortable tables with filters, and show each person's companies as links; Fund letters show each letter's description in its own column.
  2. Experts show a checked job title and a short description of each person; 30 more people have photographs.
  3. Every company, fund, university and publication the experts work for has a page listing the people there.
  4. Fund letters show each letter's thesis and filter by it; 225 person pages list the essays, columns and newsletter issues the person wrote.
  5. Person pages list every essay and newsletter issue a person wrote, and their own books as a table in List view.
  6. Recommends shows the five largest kinds of book and the rest under More; browse pictures load sooner.
  7. Podcasts and talks link the original episode, filter by Audio and video or Press, and list each publisher once.
  8. Pages are wider, Recommends has List and Grid, and a filter clicked again turns off.
  9. Book cards sit in a ruled grid with Open Library and Goodreads links and each book's one-line note.
  10. Funds is now Investors; each investor's styles are buttons that filter the table.
  11. Podcasts and talks on a person's page filter by year and publisher and show as a list or a grid of pictures.
  12. Quotes show only people's own words: 472 summaries written by list sites are gone.
  13. Country pages open from Browse again, and every link on the shelf lands on a page.
  14. Subject and person pages show their sections as tabs, and each book appears once on a person's page.
  15. Book cards show the quote, who said it and the source; grids show five cards to a row.
  16. On a phone, a menu holds the sections, search, Updates, Feedback and dark mode.
  17. Feedback takes a screenshot of the page with no browser prompt, opens a screenshot full size when you click it, and clears itself once sent.
  18. Book cards are centred, search names the topic each book sits in, and any text cut short shows whole on hover.
  19. Search groups its results by kind: people, companies, geographies, subjects, topics, books, funds, fund letters and papers.
  20. The Books table lists who recommended each book by name, and the browser tab names the section you are in.
  21. Feedback can take a screenshot of the page, or one you paste or choose, and opens in the corner beside Updates.
  22. Each rail button reopens its section where you left it, and Browse, Table and People show on every book and subject page.
  23. Filters grey out choices that hold nothing instead of hiding them, and Books › People filters by authors or recommenders.
  24. Feedback takes a subject line and up to three screenshots.
  25. Biographies are grouped by the person they are about: 41 new pages, from Abraham Lincoln to Lee Kuan Yew.
  26. Sport splits into 23 sports, and Religion into one topic per faith.
  27. Book lists show as cards: the cover, one recommendation quote and every recommender by name.
  28. Seventeen subjects that had two or three pages under different names now have one page each.
  29. Every page lists its Experts as authors and recommenders, with a link to them on the Experts tab.
  30. Economics, Financial history, Financial panics and Accounting are subjects of their own, with one page per financial crisis.
  31. Book, person and subject pages open inside the app, so the tabs stay in view.
  32. 996 more book covers, and photographs or logos for 227 more people and companies.
  33. Books › Browse shows every subject as cards, and the rail holds Fund letters, Papers, Experts, Books and Funds.
  34. Every topic over 150 books splits into narrower topics, each with a page of its own.

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  1. Why Zebras Don't Get UlcersRobert M. Sapolsky, 1994
  2. Gray MattersTheodore H. Schwartz, 2024
  3. AsylumWilliam Seabrook, 1935
  4. No Hiding PlaceWilliam Seabrook, 1942
  5. The Mind of a MnemonistAleksandr R. Luria, 1968
Why Zebras Don't Get UlcersWhy Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
T2 Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Robert M. Sapolsky · 1994
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Chronic stress and how it affects the quality of decisions.

“it's a wonderful title and it's a wonderful book about the idea of stress” — Michael Mauboussin

Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #659 — official transcript

Recommended by: Michael Mauboussin

Gray Matters
T3 Gray Matters
Theodore H. Schwartz · 2024
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A neurosurgeon on how medical decisions and hospital incentives actually work

Recommended by: Bill Gates

AsylumAsylum
T4 Asylum
William Seabrook · 1935
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Recommended by: Ryan Holiday

No Hiding PlaceNo Hiding Place
T4 No Hiding Place
William Seabrook · 1942
Open LibraryGoodreads

Confessions of an American writer who travelled widely and lived unconventionally.

Recommended by: Ryan Holiday

The Mind of a Mnemonist
T4 The Mind of a Mnemonist
Aleksandr R. Luria · 1968
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Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

Theory and Practice of Group PsychotherapyTheory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
T4 Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
Irvin D. Yalom · 1970
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Healing JourneyThe Healing Journey
T4 The Healing Journey
Claudio Naranjo · 1974
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

Plants of the GodsPlants of the Gods
T4 Plants of the Gods
Richard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann, Christian Rätsch · 1979
Open LibraryGoodreads

The botany and chemistry of hallucinogenic plants and how people have used them.

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
T4 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Oliver Sacks · 1980
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

Touching the RockTouching the Rock
T4 Touching the Rock
John Hull · 1990
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ed Cooke

From Chocolate to MorphineFrom Chocolate to Morphine
T4 From Chocolate to Morphine
Dr. Andrew Weil · 1993
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Arnold

Phantoms in the BrainPhantoms in the Brain
T4 Phantoms in the Brain
V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee · 1999
Open LibraryGoodreads

What patients with odd neurological disorders reveal about the brain and the self.

Recommended by: Tom Bilyeu

Scattered MindsScattered Minds
T4 Scattered Minds
Gabor Maté · 1999
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson

The Transforming Power of AffectThe Transforming Power of Affect
T4 The Transforming Power of Affect
Diana Fosha · 2000
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Guy Spier

The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow SThe Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older
T4 The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older
Elkhonon Goldberg · 2005
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 3rd EditiNeuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 3rd Edition
T4 Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 3rd Edition
Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

An introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system for students.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Naked BrainThe Naked Brain
T4 The Naked Brain
Richard Restak · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Simon Sinek

MusicophiliaMusicophilia
T4 Musicophilia
Oliver Sacks · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

How music acts on the brain, through patients, musicians and ordinary people.

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

The Brain That Changes ItselfThe Brain That Changes Itself
T4 The Brain That Changes Itself
Norman Doidge · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Tom Bilyeu

My Stroke of InsightMy Stroke of Insight
T4 My Stroke of Insight
Jill Bolte Taylor · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

A brain scientist watches her own mind shut down during a massive stroke.

Recommended by: Ray Dalio

The Psychedelic Explorer's GuideThe Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
T4 The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
James Fadiman · 2011
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Nat Eliason

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey inProof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
T4 Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
Eben Alexander · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

A neurosurgeon in a coma describes a journey beyond this world to a divine source.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Triumphs of ExperienceTriumphs of Experience
T4 Triumphs of Experience
George E. Vaillant · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, David Kadavy

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a ThirThe Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
T4 The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Naoki Higashida · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg, Mohnish Pabrai

The Body Keeps the ScoreThe Body Keeps the Score
T4 The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel A. van der Kolk · 2014
Open LibraryGoodreads

How trauma reshapes the body and brain, and the treatments that help survivors.

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg, Brené Brown, Garry Tan and 2 others

The Biology of DesireThe Biology of Desire
T4 The Biology of Desire
Marc Lewis · 2015
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Recommended by: Esther Dyson

The Brain's Way of HealingThe Brain's Way of Healing
T4 The Brain's Way of Healing
Norman Doidge · 2015
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Recommended by: Jim Kwik

How to Change Your MindHow to Change Your Mind
T4 How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan · 2018
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The history and revival of psychedelic research, and the author's own trips.

Recommended by: Bill Gates, Bryan Johnson, James Cameron and 7 others

The Inflamed MindThe Inflamed Mind
T4 The Inflamed Mind
Edward Bullmore · 2018
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Recommended by: Vinod Khosla

Recognizing Adult ADHD
T4 Recognizing Adult ADHD
John Kruse · 2019
Open LibraryGoodreads

How sleep, diet and social media feed ADHD-like traits, with Trump as a case study.

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson

Keep SharpKeep Sharp
T4 Keep Sharp
Sanjay Gupta · 2020
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Melinda Gates

Brain EnergyBrain Energy
T4 Brain Energy
Christopher M. Palmer · 2022
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, PsychAnatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
T4 Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
Robert Whitaker
Goodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
T4 Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
Norman Ohler
Goodreads

Recommended by: Sam Parr

Grain BrainGrain Brain
T4 Grain Brain
David Perlmutter
Goodreads

Recommended by: Nat Eliason

In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases
T4 In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
Peter A. Levin
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Memoirs of an Addicted BrainMemoirs of an Addicted Brain
T4 Memoirs of an Addicted Brain
Marc Lewis
Goodreads

Recommended by: Nir Eyal

My Brother Ron
T4 My Brother Ron
Clayton E. Cramer
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The emptying of America's mental hospitals, told through one mentally ill brother.

Recommended by: Balaji S. Srinivasan

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the EvoThe Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
T4 The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Carl Sagan
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Recommended by: Patrick O'Shaughnessy

The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Lang
T4 The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
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The Quest for Consciousness: A NeurobiologicThe Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
T4 The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
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Recommended by: Patrick Collison

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