Autodidact Books

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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 27,969 ratings — published 1940
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The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3,834 ratings — published 2003
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Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.95 — 15,639 ratings — published 2019
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as autodidact)
avg rating 4.17 — 591,791 ratings — published 2011
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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 4.15 — 22,668 ratings — published 2014
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An Intelligent Person's Guide to Modern Culture An Intelligent Person's Guide to Modern Culture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 511 ratings — published 1998
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Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 8,732 ratings — published 1972
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From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 2,620 ratings — published 2012
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Learn Like a Pro Learn Like a Pro (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,678 ratings — published 2021
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How to Take Smart Notes How to Take Smart Notes (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13,747 ratings — published 2017
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The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 4.13 — 834 ratings — published 1937
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About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 3,529 ratings — published 1995
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A Lover's Discourse: Fragments A Lover's Discourse: Fragments (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 4.36 — 13,891 ratings — published 1977
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How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,452 ratings — published 2014
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Afropean: Notes from Black Europe Afropean: Notes from Black Europe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,555 ratings — published 2019
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Discursos Discursos (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 5,612 ratings — published 108
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 6,965 ratings — published 1980
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The Abolition of Man The Abolition of Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 41,212 ratings — published 1943
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Learn Better: Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything Learn Better: Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,020 ratings — published 2017
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,879 ratings — published 2006
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 4.04 — 459,234 ratings — published 1997
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Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 8,593 ratings — published 2013
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Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 31,734 ratings — published 2010
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Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13,155 ratings — published 2014
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The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 4.04 — 20,959 ratings — published 2007
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Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidact)
avg rating 3.66 — 5,797 ratings — published 2014
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Don't Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything Don't Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything
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avg rating 3.67 — 566 ratings — published 2013
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.22 — 200,929 ratings — published 2004
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Small Town Author (Voice in the American West) Small Town Author (Voice in the American West)
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avg rating 4.15 — 13 ratings — published
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.74 — 16,308 ratings — published
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Prisoners of the American Dream: Politics and Economy in the History of the U.S. Working Class Prisoners of the American Dream: Politics and Economy in the History of the U.S. Working Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.42 — 474 ratings — published 1986
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Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.18 — 429 ratings — published 1965
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Liberal Education Liberal Education (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 22 ratings — published 1959
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The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 3.81 — 404 ratings — published 1982
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Logic: The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth Logic: The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 110 ratings — published 1802
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Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,468 ratings — published 1989
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The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor: A Medieval Guide to the Arts The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor: A Medieval Guide to the Arts (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.28 — 239 ratings — published 1127
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 481 ratings — published
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Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.58 — 554 ratings — published 1981
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The Racial Contract The Racial Contract (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,858 ratings — published 1997
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How to Listen to and Understand Great Music How to Listen to and Understand Great Music (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.56 — 1,251 ratings — published
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Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 3.63 — 1,747 ratings — published 2020
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An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language: Learn to Hear What’s Left Unsaid (Bad Arguments) An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language: Learn to Hear What’s Left Unsaid (Bad Arguments)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 3.82 — 244 ratings — published 2021
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An Introduction to Genetic Engineering (Studies in Biology) An Introduction to Genetic Engineering (Studies in Biology)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.19 — 47 ratings — published 2008
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The Day I Became an Autodidact and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies That Befell Me Thereafter The Day I Became an Autodidact and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies That Befell Me Thereafter (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.01 — 268 ratings — published 1988
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Plato and a Platypus / Aristotle and an Aardvark Boxed Set Plato and a Platypus / Aristotle and an Aardvark Boxed Set (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.19 — 75 ratings — published 2008
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Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 455 ratings — published
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Word Smart: How to Build an Educated Vocabulary Word Smart: How to Build an Educated Vocabulary (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 196 ratings — published 1995
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The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and When to Use Them The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and When to Use Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.12 — 175 ratings — published 2016
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Word Power Made Easy Word Power Made Easy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as autodidact)
avg rating 4.42 — 9,190 ratings — published 1949
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Abhijit Naskar
“Para los científicos y pensadores autodidactas como Charles Darwin, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Leonardo-da-Vinci, Michael Faraday, yo y muchos otros, la educación es un viaje incesante de descubrimiento.”
Abhijit Naskar, The Education Decree

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“Dropout computer engineer to monk, monk to poet scientist, that's my journey.”
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