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50 Books That Will Make You a Modern-Day Polymath

Become a polymath. List based on: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/50-books-will-make-modern-day-polymath/
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization
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How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Scott McCloud)
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
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Scott McCloud
Learning to Program / Edition 1 Steven Foote (Steven Foote)
Learning to Program / Edition 1 Steven Foote
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Steven Foote
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Bobby Fischer)
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
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Bobby Fischer
Wilderness Survival: 2nd Edition (Gregory J. Davenport)
Wilderness Survival: 2nd Edition
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Gregory J. Davenport
How to Fix Absolutely Anything: A Homeowner's Guide (Instructables.com , Nicole Smith)
How to Fix Absolutely Anything: A Homeowner's Guide
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Instructables.com , Nicole Smith
Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going (Robert L. Heilbroner , Lester Thurow)
Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going
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Robert L. Heilbroner , Lester Thurow
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Fourth Edition: Fully Revised and Updated (Charlie Papazian)
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Fourth Edition: Fully Revised and Updated
9
Charlie Papazian
The Everything Music Theory Book With CD: Take Your Understanding of Music to the Next Level (Marc Schonbrun)
The Everything Music Theory Book With CD: Take Your Understanding of Music to the Next Level
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Marc Schonbrun
Modern Carpentry / Edition 11 (Willis H. Wagner)
Modern Carpentry / Edition 11
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Willis H. Wagner
Building the Perfect PC (Robert Bruce Thompson)
Building the Perfect PC
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Robert Bruce Thompson
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
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Bill Bryson
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Betty Edwards)
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
14
Betty Edwards
Writing Your Novel From Start to Finish (Joseph Bates)
Writing Your Novel From Start to Finish
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Joseph Bates
Emily Post's Etiquette: Manners for Today (Daniel Post Senning and Lizzie Post)
Emily Post's Etiquette: Manners for Today
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Daniel Post Senning and Lizzie Post
How Cars Work (Tom Newton)
How Cars Work
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Tom Newton
Fluent in 3 Months (Benny Lewis)
Fluent in 3 Months
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Benny Lewis
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: Revised and Expanded Edition (Kevin Zraly)
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: Revised and Expanded Edition
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Kevin Zraly
The Times Complete History of the World (Richard Overy)
The Times Complete History of the World
20
Richard Overy
Make: Electronics: Learning Through Discovery / Edition 2 (Charles Platt)
Make: Electronics: Learning Through Discovery / Edition 2
21
Charles Platt
Practical Algebra: A Self-Teaching Guide (Peter H. Selby)
Practical Algebra: A Self-Teaching Guide
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Peter H. Selby
The Vegetable Gardener's Bible (Edward Smith)
The Vegetable Gardener's Bible
23
Edward Smith
Fight to Win: 20 Simple Techniques That Win Any Fight (Martin Dougherty)
Fight to Win: 20 Simple Techniques That Win Any Fight
24
Martin Dougherty
HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites (Jon Duckett)
HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
25
Jon Duckett
The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique (Jeffrey Morgenthaler)
The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique
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Jeffrey Morgenthaler
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead (Max Brooks)
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead
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Max Brooks
Learn to Crochet, Love to Crochet (Anna Wilkinson)
Learn to Crochet, Love to Crochet
28
Anna Wilkinson
The Total Money Makeover
The Total Money Makeover
29
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music (Timothy K. Smith)
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music
30
Timothy K. Smith
Total Yoga for You: A Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga at Home for Everybody (Tara Fraser)
Total Yoga for You: A Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga at Home for Everybody
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Tara Fraser
The Everything Philosophy Book (James Mannion)
The Everything Philosophy Book
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James Mannion
Casino Games (John Gollehon)
Casino Games
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John Gollehon
American Red Cross First Aid Book (Red Cross)
American Red Cross First Aid Book
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Red Cross
Essentialism (Greg McKeown)
Essentialism
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Greg McKeown
A La Carte: Elements of an Elegant House (Sherrill Canet)
A La Carte: Elements of an Elegant House
36
Sherrill Canet
The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint (2nd Edition) (Edward Tufte)
The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint (2nd Edition)
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Edward Tufte
Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design (Chip Kidd)
Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design
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Chip Kidd
Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family (Sarah Hodgson)
Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family
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Sarah Hodgson
Sewing for Dummies (Jan Saunders Maresh)
Sewing for Dummies
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Jan Saunders Maresh
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