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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,291,452 ratings — published 2011
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,357,067 ratings — published 2018
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 903,834 ratings — published 2005
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 428,483 ratings — published 2003
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 600,961 ratings — published 2011
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 479,953 ratings — published 2012
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 232,324 ratings — published 2017
Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 877,608 ratings — published 2008
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,445,184 ratings — published 2016
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 293,866 ratings — published 2014
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 175,089 ratings — published 2019
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 626,296 ratings — published 2005
A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 485,589 ratings — published 1988
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 322,457 ratings — published 2000
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 340,708 ratings — published 2020
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 815,777 ratings — published 2010
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 211,422 ratings — published 2017
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,169,176 ratings — published 1936
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 198,194 ratings — published 2014
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money—That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 742,505 ratings — published 1997
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 464,373 ratings — published 1997
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 905,170 ratings — published 1946
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 861,101 ratings — published 2000
The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 583,339 ratings — published -500
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 248,334 ratings — published 2025
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 340,437 ratings — published 2019
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 831,884 ratings — published 1989
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 569,295 ratings — published 2012
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 243,954 ratings — published 2003
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 118,887 ratings — published 2010
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 204,138 ratings — published 2018
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 234,315 ratings — published 1999
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 122,323 ratings — published 2021
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
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avg rating 4.18 — 291,582 ratings — published 2015
Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,910,386 ratings — published 2018
The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 203,393 ratings — published 1848
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,252,895 ratings — published 1947
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 200,242 ratings — published 2024
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 180,413 ratings — published 2013
The Truth Behind the Lies: One Man s Journey Through Wwiii (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 301 ratings — published
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 120,608 ratings — published 2015
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 193,770 ratings — published 2016
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 396,257 ratings — published 2010
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 221,945 ratings — published 2014
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.27 — 486,476 ratings — published 1990
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 284,958 ratings — published 2018
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 457,427 ratings — published 2017
We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 335,888 ratings — published 2012
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 193,113 ratings — published 2013
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 94,805 ratings — published 2011
“Eat what you love, love what you eat but make it nutritious.”
― Fast Food Made Healthy: Your Guide to Smart Choices and Guilt-Free Bites
― Fast Food Made Healthy: Your Guide to Smart Choices and Guilt-Free Bites
“I am interested in helping people to understand how to sell what it is they need to sell in a way that makes sense for both them and the investor. Over the years what I have been astounded that many artists and business people who produce theatre works consistently do not know how to go about funding their projects and moving them from one point to the other. There are many money sources around, but in many cases people who make theatre are not business minded to the point of developing the skills to mine money sources consistently. Ask yourself what is the motivation of this potential investor. Is it for financial return, is it for tax credit, is it just to help? or do they want to become a part of the entertainment business?
OK once you have discovered this then you need to think in terms of how do you present your case. This is what has come to be known in the world of investment as your “pitch deck.”
― The Guerrilla Guide To Being A Theatrical Producer
OK once you have discovered this then you need to think in terms of how do you present your case. This is what has come to be known in the world of investment as your “pitch deck.”
― The Guerrilla Guide To Being A Theatrical Producer
