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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Science, mathematics and medicine texts

Reference Works

Textbooks, encyclopedias and field guides in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, mathematics and the Earth sciences.

Books 38Recommenders 19
How to Lie with StatisticsHow to Lie with Statistics
T1 How to Lie with Statistics
Darrell Huff · 1954
Open LibraryGoodreads

How biased samples, chosen averages and cut-off chart axes make numbers mislead.

Recommended by: Bill Gates, Mohnish Pabrai, Morgan Housel and 6 others

Weather of the San Francisco Bay RegionWeather of the San Francisco Bay Region
T4 Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region
Harold Gilliam · 1962
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Feynman Lectures on Physics: CommemoratiThe Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issue
T4 The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issue
Richard Phillips Feynman · 1963
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Special RelativitySpecial Relativity
T4 Special Relativity
A. P. French · 1968
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids,Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles
T4 Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles
Robert Martin Eisberg · 1974
Open LibraryGoodreads

Quantum theory applied to atoms, molecules, solids, nuclei and particles.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

A Primer of Drug ActionA Primer of Drug Action
T4 A Primer of Drug Action
Robert M. Julien · 1975
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Fishes of the WorldFishes of the World
T4 Fishes of the World
Joseph S. Nelson · 1976
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

ChemistryChemistry
T4 Chemistry
Raymond Chang · 1981
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Molecular Biology of the CellMolecular Biology of the Cell
T4 Molecular Biology of the Cell
Bruce Alberts · 1983
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Laura Deming, Sam Altman

BiologyBiology
T4 Biology
Neil A. Campbell · 1987
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Saunders Golden Sunburst Series)
T4 Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Saunders Golden Sunburst Series)
Stephen T. Thornton · 1993
Open LibraryGoodreads

A one- or two-semester modern physics course built on quantum theory and its uses.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, ExpNontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production (2nd Edition)
T4 Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production (2nd Edition)
Norman J. Hyne · 1995
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Tropical Infectious DiseasesTropical Infectious Diseases
T4 Tropical Infectious Diseases
Richard L. Guerrant · 1999
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bill Gates

Quantum Field Theory in a NutshellQuantum Field Theory in a Nutshell
T4 Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell
A. Zee · 2003
Open LibraryGoodreads

Quantum field theory for students who have finished a course in quantum mechanics.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Encyclopedia of PhysicsEncyclopedia of Physics
T4 Encyclopedia of Physics
Rita G. Lerner · 2005
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

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 Encyclopedia of EarthThe Encyclopedia of Earth
T4 The Encyclopedia of Earth
Michael Allaby · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Stewart Brand

The Princeton Companion to MathematicsThe Princeton Companion to Mathematics
T4 The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
Timothy Gowers · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

Nearly 200 entries by leading mathematicians on modern maths and its core ideas.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Balaji S. Srinivasan

The Princeton Field Guide to DinosaursThe Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs
T4 The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs
Gregory S. Paul · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and OdditiesWeather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities
T4 Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities
Paul Yeager · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

ElementsElements
T4 Elements
Theodore Gray · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Stewart Brand

Encyclopedia of CosmologyEncyclopedia of Cosmology
T4 Encyclopedia of Cosmology
Norriss S. Hetherington · 2014
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted AmateurQuantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur
T4 Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur
Tom Lancaster · 2014
Open LibraryGoodreads

An introduction to quantum field theory for beginners and self-learners.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Princeton Companion to Applied MathematiThe Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics
T4 The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics
Nicholas J. Higham · 2015
Open LibraryGoodreads

Expert entries on applied maths: concepts, modelling, simulation and applications.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Naval Ravikant

Euclid's ElementsEuclid's Elements
T4 Euclid's Elements
Euclid · 2017
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Paul Graham

Antarctica: What Everyone Needs to KnowAntarctica: What Everyone Needs to Know
T4 Antarctica: What Everyone Needs to Know
David Day
Goodreads

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

Asimov's New Guide to Science
T4 Asimov's New Guide to Science
Isaac Asimov
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Biology, 8th Edition
T4 Biology, 8th Edition
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North Am
T4 Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America
National Geographic
Goodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

MCAT Biology (Examkrackers)MCAT Biology (Examkrackers)
T4 MCAT Biology (Examkrackers)
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Quantum ElectrodynamicsQuantum Electrodynamics
T4 Quantum Electrodynamics
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Quantum Field Theory and the Standard ModelQuantum Field Theory and the Standard Model
T4 Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model
Goodreads

The foundations and methods of modern particle physics, through the Standard Model.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and ApplicationsQuantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications
T4 Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications
Goodreads

Quantum mechanics, its formalism and practice, through nearly 700 worked problems.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Real AnalysisReal Analysis
T4 Real Analysis
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

ScienceScience
T4 Science
John Gribbin
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Biology of Cancer, 2nd Edition
T4 The Biology of Cancer, 2nd Edition
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook
T4 The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook
Robert Porter
Goodreads

Recommended by: Stewart Brand

Trees of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco,
T4 Trees of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco, The
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

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