Polymath


Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
Leonardo da Vinci
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Mastery
The Nicomachean Ethics
Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
Meditations
The War of Art
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
The Brothers Karamazov
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondMath Jokes by Ralph LaneThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanThe Lessons of History by Will DurantThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Polymath's Library
257 books — 71 voters
Beginners by Tom VanderbiltThe Renaissance Soul by Margaret LobenstineThe Polymath by Waqas   AhmedRefuse to Choose! by Barbara SherHow to Be Everything by Emilie Wapnick
Best Books for Multipotentialites
11 books — 5 voters

Range by David   EpsteinThe Renaissance Soul by Margaret LobenstineBrain Rules by John MedinaFacilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind by Kathleen    TaylorRefuse to Choose! by Barbara Sher
Hyphen Squad
37 books — 2 voters
Our Tribal Future by David R. SamsonWhat Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods by Richard CourantThe Cartoon Guide to Genetics by Larry GonickDecision Theory with a Human Face by Richard BradleyDiamond Dust (Poems From the Black Sea) Volume I by Anca Ioviţă
Humanistic Approach to Sciences
29 books — 12 voters

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
There exists in some individuals more than enough talents, expertises, or greatness for more than three people.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Richie Norton
Michelangelo was just 26 when he sculpted the David. The slab of marble he used was deemed unusable for 35 years. Why? Experience and age are not the same as creativity or competence.
Richie Norton

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