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The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and PredictionTrevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, Jerome Friedman2016https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Statistical-Learning-Prediction-Statistics/dp/0387848576/?tag=superdatascie-20

This book describes the important ideas in a variety of fields such as medicine, biology, finance, and marketing in a common conceptual framework. While the approach is statistical, the emphasis is on concepts rather than mathematics. Many examples are given, with a liberal use of colour graphics. It is a valuable resource for statisticians and anyone interested in data mining in science or industry. The book's coverage is broad, from supervised learning (prediction) to unsupervised learning. The many topics include neural networks, support vector machines, classification trees and boosting---the first comprehensive treatment of this topic in any book.8003047065131143167283427
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Deep Learning (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series)Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio and Aaron Courville2016https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Learning-Adaptive-Computation-Machine/dp/0262035618?tag=superdatascie-20http://www.deeplearningbook.org/Deep learning is a form of machine learning that enables computers to learn from experience and understand the world in terms of a hierarchy of concepts. Because the computer gathers knowledge from experience, there is no need for a human computer operator to formally specify all the knowledge that the computer needs. The hierarchy of concepts allows the computer to learn complicated concepts by building them out of simpler ones; a graph of these hierarchies would be many layers deep. This book introduces a broad range of topics in deep learning9047105175259389405446470575
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An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics)Gareth James, Daniela Witten, Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani2013https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Statistical-Learning-Applications-Statistics/dp/1461471370?tag=superdatascie-20http://faculty.marshall.usc.edu/gareth-james/ISL/An Introduction to Statistical Learning provides an accessible overview of the field of statistical learning, an essential toolset for making sense of the vast and complex data sets that have emerged in fields ranging from biology to finance to marketing to astrophysics in the past twenty years. This book presents some of the most important modeling and prediction techniques, along with relevant applications. Topics include linear regression, classification, resampling methods, shrinkage approaches, tree-based methods, support vector machines, clustering, and more. Color graphics and real-world examples are used to illustrate the methods presented. Since the goal of this textbook is to facilitate the use of these statistical learning techniques by practitioners in science, industry, and other fields, each chapter contains a tutorial on implementing the analyses and methods presented in R, an extremely popular open source statistical software platform.8021035043131167331393562
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How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie 1936https://www.amazon.com/d/Books/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People-Dale-Carnegie/0091906814?tag=superdatascie-20Millions of people around the world have improved their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. In How to Win Friends and Influence People, he offers practical advice and techniques, in his exuberant and conversational style, for how to get out of a mental rut and make life more rewarding.7016069111177189227389
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Cal Newport2016https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692?tag=superdatascie-20

In DEEP WORK, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.8286365368374376421574693
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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful BusinessesEric Ries2011https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/B005MM7HY8?tag=superdatascie-20

http://theleanstartup.com/The Lean Startup provides a scientific approach to creating and managing startups and get a desired product to customers' hands faster. The Lean Startup method teaches you how to drive a startup-how to steer, when to turn, and when to persevere-and grow a business with maximum acceleration. It is a principled approach to new product development.7029105149386403417653
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Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari2015https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095?tag=superdatascie-20

Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.9187320340352470551785791961
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Deep Learning IllustratedJon Krohn, Grant Beyleveld, Aglaé Bassens2019https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Learning-Illustrated-Intelligence-Addison-Wesley/dp/0135116694?tag=superdatascie-20Deep Learning Illustrated is uniquely intuitive and offers a complete introduction to the discipline’s techniques. Packed with full-color figures and easy-to-follow code, it sweeps away the complexity of building deep learning models, making the subject approachable and fun to learn.9365440470521535562693919921
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Confident Data Skills: Master the Fundamentals of Working with Data and Supercharge Your Career (Confident Series)Kirill Eremenko 2018https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Data-Skills-Fundamentals-Supercharge/dp/0749481544?tag=superdatascie-20https://confidentdataskills.com/If you want to have a vibrant and valuable professional life, being skilled with data is the key to a cutting-edge career. Learning how to work with data may seem intimidating or difficult but with Confident Data Skills you will be able to master the fundamentals and supercharge your professional abilities. This essential book covers data mining, preparing data, analysing data, communicating data, financial modelling, visualizing insights and presenting data through film making and dynamic simulations.5175181203225245
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don'tNate Silver2012https://www.amazon.com/Signal-Noise-Many-Predictions-Fail/dp/B009HL6444?tag=superdatascie-20In The Signal and the Noise, the New York Times political forecaster Nate Silver, who accurately predicted the results of every state in the 2012 US election, reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world. From the stock market to the poker table, from earthquakes to the economy, he takes us on an enthralling insider's tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting, showing how we can all learn to detect the true signals amid a noise of data.6001003009039096497
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Python Machine Learning, 1st EditionSebastian Raschka2015https://www.amazon.com/Python-Machine-Learning-Sebastian-Raschka/dp/1783555130?tag=superdatascie-20

Machine learning and predictive analytics are transforming the way businesses and other organizations operate. Being able to understand trends and patterns in complex data is critical to success, becoming one of the key strategies for unlocking growth in a challenging contemporary marketplace. Python can help you deliver key insights into your data – its unique capabilities as a language let you build sophisticated algorithms and statistical models that can reveal new perspectives and answer key questions that are vital for success.5115135255283401
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad OnesJames Clear2018https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299?tag=superdatascie-20No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.8442470512521538710850893
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Data Science from Scratch: First Principles with PythonJoel Grus2015https://www.amazon.com/Data-Science-Scratch-Principles-Python/dp/149190142X?tag=superdatascie-20https://www.amazon.com/Data-Science-Scratch-Principles-Python/dp/1492041130?tag=superdatascie-20In this book, you’ll learn how many of the most fundamental data science tools and algorithms work by implementing them from scratch. If you have an aptitude for mathematics and some programming skills, author Joel Grus will help you get comfortable with the math and statistics at the core of data science, and with hacking skills you need to get started as a data scientist. Today’s messy glut of data holds answers to questions no one’s even thought to ask. This book provides you with the know how to dig those answers out.5002115253375829
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and BusinessCharles Duhigg 2014https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business/dp/081298160X?tag=superdatascie-20
https://charlesduhigg.com/the-power-of-habit/In The Power of Habit, award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Distilling vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives that take us from the boardrooms of Procter & Gamble to the sidelines of the NFL to the front lines of the civil rights movement, Duhigg presents a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential. At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, being more productive, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.4012189198335
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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent SystemsAurélien Géron2017https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491962291?tag=superdatascie-20By using concrete examples, minimal theory, and two production-ready Python frameworks—scikit-learn and TensorFlow—author Aurélien Géron helps you gain an intuitive understanding of the concepts and tools for building intelligent systems. You’ll learn a range of techniques, starting with simple linear regression and progressing to deep neural networks. With exercises in each chapter to help you apply what you’ve learned, all you need is programming experience to get started.6135217351373919921
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Think and Grow Rich!Napoleon Hill1937https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Original-RevisedTM-ebook/dp/B00VVN4YFW?tag=superdatascie-20Think and Grow Rich is the result of more than twenty years of study of many individuals who had amassed personal fortunes. Hill studied their habits and drew some 16 "laws" to be applied to achieve success. Think and Grow Rich condenses them, providing the reader with 13 principles in the form of a "Philosophy of Achievement". The book asserts that desire, faith, and persistence can propel one to great heights if one can suppress negative thoughts and focus on long-term goals.4304339392431
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Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman2013https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555?tag=superdatascie-20In the international bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation―each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.10149233499549583745756775807838933
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Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic ThinkingBusinessFoster Provost and Tom Fawcett 2013https://www.amazon.com/Data-Science-Business-Data-Analytic-Thinking/dp/1449361323?tag=superdatascie-20In keeping with his own aim to seek truth from data, Silver visits the most successful forecasters in a range of areas, from hurricanes to baseball, from the poker table to the stock market, from Capitol Hill to the NBA. He explains and evaluates how these forecasters think and what bonds they share. What lies behind their success? Are they good - or just lucky? What patterns have they unraveled? And are their forecasts really right? He explores unanticipated commonalities and exposes unexpected juxtapositions. And sometimes, it is not so much how good a prediction is in an absolute sense that matters but how good it is relative to the competition. In other cases, prediction is still a very rudimentary - and dangerous - science.3002008269
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The Visual Display of Quantitative InformationEdward R. Tufte2001https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Display-Quantitative-Information/dp/0961392142?tag=superdatascie-20The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, effective, quick analysis. Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improving graphics. The data-ink ratio. Time-series, relational graphics, data maps, multivariate designs. Detection of graphical deception: design variation vs. data variation. Sources of deception. Aesthetics and data graphical displays.4003093329938
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Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to EnlightenStephen Few2004https://www.amazon.com/Show-Me-Numbers-Designing-Enlighten/dp/0970601999?tag=superdatascie-20
Tables and graphs can more adequately communicate important business information when they reflect the good design practices discussed in this practical guide to effective table and graph design. Information is provided on the fundamental concepts of table and graph design, the numbers and knowledge most suitable for display in a graphic form, the best tabular means to communicate certain ideas, and the component-level aspects of design. Analysts, technicians, and managers will appreciate the solid theory behind this outline for ensuring that tables and graphs present quantitative business information in a truthful, attractive format that facilitates better decision making.4011127329681
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R for Data ScienceGarrett Grolemund and Hadley Wickham2016https://www.amazon.com/R-Data-Science-Garrett-Grolemund/dp/1491910399?tag=superdatascie-20http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920034407.doWhat exactly is data science? With this book, you’ll gain a clear understanding of this discipline for discovering natural laws in the structure of data. Along the way, you’ll learn how to use the versatile R programming language for data analysis.
Whenever you measure the same thing twice, you get two results—as long as you measure precisely enough. This phenomenon creates uncertainty and opportunity. Author Garrett Grolemund, Master Instructor at RStudio, shows you how data science can help you work with the uncertainty and capture the opportunities		3019171337
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Principles of Data Science: Learn the techniques and math you need to start making sense of your dataSinan Ozdemir2016https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Data-Science-Sinan-Ozdemir-ebook/dp/B01A8T8YNC?tag=superdatascie-20With a unique approach that bridges the gap between mathematics and computer science, this books takes you through the entire data science pipeline. Beginning with cleaning and preparing data, and effective data mining strategies and techniques, you'll move on to build a comprehensive picture of how every piece of the data science puzzle fits together. Learn the fundamentals of computational mathematics and statistics, as well as some pseudocode being used today by data scientists and analysts. You'll get to grips with machine learning, discover the statistical models that help you take control and navigate even the densest datasets, and find out how to create powerful visualizations that communicate what your data means.3021161333
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Predictive Analytics: the Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or DieEric Siegel and Thomas H. Davenport 2013https://www.amazon.com/Predictive-Analytics-Power-Predict-Click/dp/1118356853?tag=superdatascie-20An introduction for everyone. In this rich, fascinating — surprisingly accessible — introduction, leading expert Eric Siegel reveals how predictive analytics works, and how it affects everyone every day. Rather than a “how to” for hands-on techies, the book serves lay readers and experts alike by covering new case studies and the latest state-of-the-art techniques.3037077269
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The Functional Art: An introduction to information graphics and visualization (Voices That Matter)Alberto Cairo2012https://www.amazon.com/Functional-Art-introduction-information-visualization-ebook/dp/B0091SXDOM?tag=superdatascie-20http://www.thefunctionalart.com/p/about-book.htmlUnlike any time before in our lives, we have access to vast amounts of free information. With the right tools, we can start to make sense of all this data to see patterns and trends that would otherwise be invisible to us. By transforming numbers into graphical shapes, we allow readers to understand the stories those numbers hide. In this practical introduction to understanding and using information graphics, you’ll learn how to use data visualizations as tools to see beyond lists of numbers and variables and achieve new insights into the complex world around us. Regardless of the kind of data you’re working with–business, science, politics, sports, or even your own personal finances–this book will show you how to use statistical charts, maps, and explanation diagrams to spot the stories in the data and learn new things from it.4081087271741
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The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, Andy Cotgreave2017https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Dashboards-Visualizing-Real-World-ebook/dp/B071Z6XJJX?tag=superdatascie-20http://bigbookofdashboards.com/The Big Book of Dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards.
Comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, desktop, tablet, smartphone, and conference room display) The Big Book of Dashboards is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios.		3087181225
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Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business ProfessionalsCole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2018https://www.amazon.com/Storytelling-Data-Visualization-Business-Professionals/dp/B079H3ZJJZ?tag=superdatascie-20Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory but made accessible through numerous real-world examples - ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation.6097361383623757871
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual EnlightenmentEckhart Tolle2004https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808?tag=superdatascie-20It's no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light.3242320371
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens DemocracyCathy O'Neil2016https://www.amazon.com/Weapons-Math-Destruction-Increases-Inequality/dp/0553418815?tag=superdatascie-20Tracing the arc of a person’s life, O’Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These “weapons of math destruction” score teachers and students, sort résumés, grant (or deny) loans, evaluate workers, target voters, set parole, and monitor our health.6207271299603727839
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Mindset: The New Psychology of SuccessCarol S. Dweck2007https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322?tag=superdatascie-20After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities.3301377407
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take ActionSimon Sinek 2017https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/B074VF6ZLM?tag=superdatascie-20In 2009 Simon Sinek started a movement to help people become more inspired at work and, in turn, inspire their colleagues and customers. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, including more than 28 million who've watched his TED Talk based on Start with Why - the third most popular TED video of all time.4189221573897
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Foundations of Deep Reinforcement Learning: Theory and Practice in PythonLaura Graesser, Wah Loon Keng2019https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-Python-Hands/dp/0135172381?tag=superdatascie-20Foundations of Deep Reinforcement Learning is an introduction to deep RL that uniquely combines both theory and implementation. It starts with intuition, then carefully explains the theory of deep RL algorithms, discusses implementations in its companion software library SLM Lab, and finishes with the practical details of getting deep RL to work.3440535551
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Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World (Exponential Technology Series)Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler2016https://www.amazon.com/Bold-Create-Wealth-Impact-World/dp/1476709580?tag=superdatascie-20A radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools, Bold unfolds in three parts. Part One focuses on the exponential technologies that are disrupting today’s Fortune 500 companies and enabling upstart entrepreneurs to go from “I’ve got an idea” to “I run a billion-dollar company” far faster than ever before. The authors provide exceptional insight into the power of 3D printing, artificial intelligence, robotics, networks and sensors, and synthetic biology. Part Two draws on insights from billionaires such as Larry Page, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos and reveals their entrepreneurial secrets. Finally, Bold closes with a look at the best practices that allow anyone to leverage today’s hyper-connected crowd like never before.2008009
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.)Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner2009https://www.amazon.com/Freakonomics-Economist-Explores-Hidden-Everything/dp/0060731338?tag=superdatascie-20Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more.

Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, they show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.		2009103
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its ConsequencesJohn Allen Paulos2001https://www.amazon.com/Innumeracy-Mathematical-Illiteracy-Its-Consequences/dp/0809058405?tag=superdatascie-20Why do even well-educated people understand so little about mathematics? And what are the costs of our innumeracy? John Allen Paulos, in his celebrated bestseller first published in 1988, argues that our inability to deal rationally with very large numbers and the probabilities associated with them results in misinformed governmental policies, confused personal decisions, and an increased susceptibility to pseudoscience of all kinds. Innumeracy lets us know what we're missing, and how we can do something about it.2014271
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Doing Data Science: Straight Talk from the FrontlineCathy O'Neil and Rachel Schutt2013https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Data-Science-Straight-Frontline/dp/1449358659?tag=superdatascie-20Now that people are aware that data can make the difference in an election or a business model, data science as an occupation is gaining ground. But how can you get started working in a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field that’s so clouded in hype? This insightful book, based on Columbia University’s Introduction to Data Science class, tells you what you need to know.
In many of these chapter-long lectures, data scientists from companies such as Google, Microsoft, and eBay share new algorithms, methods, and models by presenting case studies and the code they use. If you’re familiar with linear algebra, probability, and statistics, and have programming experience, this book is an ideal introduction to data science.		2017087
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Applied Predictive ModelingMax Kuhn and Kjell Johnson 2013https://www.amazon.com/d/Books/Applied-Predictive-Modeling-Max-Kuhn/1461468485?tag=superdatascie-20http://appliedpredictivemodeling.com/Applied Predictive Modeling covers the overall predictive modeling process, beginning with the crucial steps of data preprocessing, data splitting and foundations of model tuning. The text then provides intuitive explanations of numerous common and modern regression and classification techniques, always with an emphasis on illustrating and solving real data problems. Addressing practical concerns extends beyond model fitting to topics such as handling class imbalance, selecting predictors, and pinpointing causes of poor model performance―all of which are problems that occur frequently in practice.2043283
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Dear DataGiorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec 2016https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Data-Giorgia-Lupi-ebook/dp/B01K9D6CMM?tag=superdatascie-20http://www.dear-data.com/Equal parts mail art, data visualization, and affectionate correspondence, Dear Data celebrates "the infinitesimal, incomplete, imperfect, yet exquisitely human details of life," in the words of Maria Popova (Brain Pickings), who introduces this charming and graphically powerful book. For one year, Giorgia Lupi, an Italian living in New York, and Stefanie Posavec, an American in London, mapped the particulars of their daily lives as a series of hand-drawn postcards they exchanged via mail weekly—small portraits as full of emotion as they are data, both mundane and magical. Dear Data reproduces in pinpoint detail the full year's set of cards, front and back, providing a remarkable portrait of two artists connected by their attention to the details of their lives—including complaints, distractions, phone addictions, physical contact, and desires. These details illuminate the lives of two remarkable young women and also inspire us to map our own lives, including specific suggestions on what data to draw and how.2045097
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Head First Data Analysis: A Learner's Guide To Big Numbers, Statistics, And Good DecisionsMichael Milton 2009https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Data-Analysis-statistics/dp/0596153937?tag=superdatascie-20http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596153946.doToday, interpreting data is a critical decision-making factor for businesses and organizations. If your job requires you to manage and analyze all kinds of data, turn to Head First Data Analysis, where you'll quickly learn how to collect and organize data, sort the distractions from the truth, find meaningful patterns, draw conclusions, predict the future, and present your findings to others.
Whether you're a product developer researching the market viability of a new product or service, a marketing manager gauging or predicting the effectiveness of a campaign, a salesperson who needs data to support product presentations, or a lone entrepreneur responsible for all of these data-intensive functions and more, the unique approach in Head First Data Analysis is by far the most efficient way to learn what you need to know to convert raw data into a vital business tool.		2087403
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The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication (Voices That Matter)Alberto Cairo2016https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321934075?tag=superdatascie-20In this highly anticipated follow-up to The Functional Art—Alberto Cairo’s foundational guide to understanding information graphics and visualization—the respected data visualization professor explains in clear terms how to work with data, discover the stories hidden within, and share those stories with the world in the form of charts, maps, and infographics. In The Truthful Art, Cairo transforms elementary principles of data and scientific reasoning into tools that you can use in daily life to interpret data sets and extract stories from them. 2087271
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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari2016https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homo-Deus-Brief-History-Tomorrow/dp/1910701874?tag=superdatascie-20Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century – from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus.3099352799
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceMax Tegmark2017https://www.amazon.com/Life-3-0-Being-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1101946598?tag=superdatascie-20What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn’t shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues—from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos.3101183975
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What the CEO Wants You To Know: How Your Company Really WorksRam Charan2017https://www.amazon.com/What-Wants-Know-Expanded-Updated/dp/0553417789?tag=superdatascie-20Completely rewritten for today’s business world, What the CEO Wants You to Know, expanded and updated, describes the fundamentals behind every business, from street vendors in Mumbai, to Fortune 500 companies. Drawing on stories from Uber, Amazon, Apple, Toyota, Netflix, Lyft, The Limited, Walmart, GE and Starbucks, Charan, in the most accessible language imaginable, explains the ins and outs of how companies work, from gross revenue and operating costs, to inventory and cash flow, from turnover, profits and margins, to return on capital and accounts payable and receivable, from product quality to sales.2105123
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The Fourth Economy: Inventing Western CivilizationRon Davison2011https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Economy-Inventing-Western-Civilization/dp/0983823200?tag=superdatascie-20The simple but sweeping premise of this book is that a fourth, entrepreneurial economy is emerging. Since medieval times, the West has been defined by agricultural, industrial, and information economies. These three economies have transformed religion, politics, and finance. An emerging entrepreneurial economy promises to transform business. Perhaps the most interesting prediction is that social invention will be as common for the next generation as technological invention became in the last century. The Fourth Economy: Inventing Western Civilization is a wildly optimistic book that will change how you think about the past and your future.2105361
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The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5 Taylor Pearson2015https://www.amazon.com/End-Jobs-Meaning-9-5/dp/1619613352?tag=superdatascie-20The rapid development of technology and globalization has changed the leverage points in accumulating wealth: money, meaning and freedom.
Those that don’t adapt are becoming trapped in the downward spiral of a dying middle class - working harder and earning less.
Entrepreneurs that understand the new paradigm, have created unprecedented wealth in their lives and the lives of those they love.
The End of Jobs combines the broad history of a Sapiens, the latest science of a Thinking Fast and Slow, the entrepreneurial oomph of a Rich Dad, Poor Dad or Zero to One with the motivational push of a Tony Robbins.		2105361
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Data Mining with Rattle and R: The Art of Excavating Data for Knowledge Discovery (Use R!)Graham Williams2011https://www.amazon.com/Data-Mining-Rattle-Excavating-Knowledge/dp/1441998896?tag=superdatascie-20https://www.springer.com/gb/book/9781441998897This book aims to get you into data mining quickly. Load some data (e.g., from a database) into the Rattle toolkit and within minutes you will have the data visualised and some models built. This is the first step in a journey to data mining and analytics. The book encourages the concept of programming by example and programming with data - more than just pushing data through tools, but learning to live and breathe the data, and sharing the experience so others can copy and build on what has gone before. It is accessible to many readers and not necessarily just those with strong backgrounds in computer science or statistics. Details of some of the more popular algorithms for data mining are very simply and, more importantly, clearly explained. 2121131
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The Magic Of Thinking Big David J Schwartz2006https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Thinking-Big-David-Schwartz/dp/1416511555?tag=superdatascie-20Millions of people throughout the world have improved their lives using The Magic of Thinking Big. Dr David J. Schwartz, long regarded as one of the foremost experts on motivation, will help you sell better, manage better, earn more money, and -- most important of all -- find greater happiness and peace of mind. THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG gives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr Schwartz presents a carefully designed program for getting the most out of your job, your marriage and family life, and your community. He proves that you do not need to be an intellectual or have innate talent to attain great success and satisfaction -- but you do need to learn and understand the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there. This book gives you those secrets!2123307
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The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next LevelGay Hendricks 2010https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361?tag=superdatascie-20With over 100,000 copies sold, New York Times bestselling author Gay Hendricks demonstrates how to go beyond your internal limits, release outdated fears and learn a whole new set of powerful skills and habits to liberate your authentic greatness. Fans of Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson, and Gabrielle Bernstein will discover the way to break down the walls to a better life.3138140747
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Feature Engineering Made Easy: Identify unique features from your dataset in order to build powerful machine learning systemsSinan Ozdemir and Divya Susarla2018https://www.amazon.com/Feature-Engineering-Made-Easy-Identify-ebook/dp/B077N6MK5W?tag=superdatascie-20You will start with understanding your data—often the success of your ML models depends on how you leverage different feature types, such as continuous, categorical, and more, You will learn when to include a feature, when to omit it, and why, all by understanding error analysis and the acceptability of your models. You will learn to convert a problem statement into useful new features. You will learn to deliver features driven by business needs as well as mathematical insights. You'll also learn how to use machine learning on your machines, automatically learning amazing features for your data.2161333
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The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That LastsGary Chapman2004https://www.amazon.com/Five-Love-Languages-Secret-Lasts/dp/B079B7PJMV?tag=superdatascie-20http://www.5lovelanguages.com/resources/books/Dr. Gary Chapman identifies five basic languages of love and then guides couples towards a better understanding of their unique languages of love. Learn to speak and understand your mate's love language, and in no time you will be able to effectively love and truly feel loved in return. Skillful communication is within your grasp!2164221
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of LessGreg McKeown2014https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Less/dp/B00IWYP5NI?tag=superdatascie-20https://gregmckeown.com/book/By forcing us to apply a more selective criteria for what is Essential, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices about where to spend our precious time and energy - instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us. Essentialism is not one more thing - it’s a whole new way of doing everything. It’s about doing less, but better, in every area of our lives. Essentialism is a movement whose time has come.2180221
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook Niall Ferguson2018https://www.amazon.com/Square-Tower-Networks-Freemasons-Facebook/dp/0735222916?tag=superdatascie-20From the cults of ancient Rome to the dynasties of the Renaissance, from the founding fathers to Facebook, The Square and the Tower tells the story of the rise, fall and rise of networks, and shows how network theory--concepts such as clustering, degrees of separation, weak ties, contagions and phase transitions--can transform our understanding of both the past and the present.
Just as The Ascent of Money put Wall Street into historical perspective, so The Square and the Tower does the same for Silicon Valley. And it offers a bold prediction about which hierarchies will withstand this latest wave of network disruption--and which will be toppled.		2191257
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The Guidebook to Happiness: Learn the Specific DO's and DON'Ts to Raise Your Default Level of Happiness (The Guidebook Series 1)Carl Massy2012https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AEKLYGU?tag=superdatascie-20Written by Carl Massy - a happiness strategist - who has blended over a decade of research and practice in the art of happiness as a NLP Life Coach, personal fitness trainer, and reiki master with 20 years of strategic planning as an Olympic Games consultant and ex-army officer.2197266
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Journey to Data Scientist: Interviews with More Than Twenty Amazing Data Scientists Kate Strachnyi2017https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1548984248?tag=superdatascie-20

When author Kate Strachnyi wanted to learn more about data science, she went straight to the source. In a series of more than twenty interviews, she asks leading data scientists questions about starting in the field and the future of the industry.2205441
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Introduction to Machine Learning with Python: A Guide for Data ScientistsAndreas C. Müller and Sarah Guido2016https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Machine-Learning-Python-Scientists/dp/1449369413?tag=superdatascie-20Machine learning has become an integral part of many commercial applications and research projects, but this field is not exclusive to large companies with extensive research teams. If you use Python, even as a beginner, this book will teach you practical ways to build your own machine learning solutions. With all the data available today, machine learning applications are limited only by your imagination.2209283
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)Nassim Nicholas Taleb2014https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812979680?tag=superdatascie-20

Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls “antifragile” is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. 3251419615
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect Judea Pearl and Dana Mackenzie2018https://www.amazon.com/Book-Why-Science-Cause-Effect/dp/046509760X?tag=superdatascie-20

"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and established causality--the study of cause and effect--on a firm scientific basis. His work explains how we can know easy things, like whether it was rain or a sprinkler that made a sidewalk wet; and how to answer hard questions, like whether a drug cured an illness. Pearl's work enables us to know not just whether one thing causes another: it lets us explore the world that is and the worlds that could have been. It shows us the essence of human thought and key to artificial intelligence. Anyone who wants to understand either needs The Book of Why.3277469690
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley StartupJohn Carreyrou2018https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Blood-Secrets-Silicon-Startup/dp/152473165X?tag=superdatascie-20The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes—now the subject of the HBO documentary The Inventor—by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end.3279425619
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingSusan Cain 2013https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0307352153?tag=superdatascie-20In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.2297325
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The Hundred-page Machine Learning BookAndriy Burkov2019https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Page-Machine-Learning-Book/dp/199957950X?tag=superdatascie-20The book contains only those parts of the huge body of material on machine learning developed since the 1960s that have proven to have a significant practical value. A beginner in machine learning will find in this book just enough details to get a comfortable level of understanding of the field and start asking the right questions. Practitioners with experience will use this book as a collection of pointers to the directions of further self-improvement.3317427867
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The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and WinJocko Willink, Leif Babin2018https://www.amazon.com/Dichotomy-Leadership-Balancing-Challenges-Ownership/dp/1250195772?tag=superdatascie-20Mastering the Dichotomy of Leadership requires understanding when to lead and when to follow; when to aggressively maneuver and when to pause and let things develop; when to detach and let the team run and when to dive into the details and micromanage. 3325330965
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Coding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Applications to Computer SciencePhilip N. Klein2013https://www.amazon.com/Coding-Matrix-Algebra-Applications-Computer/dp/0615880991?tag=superdatascie-20An engaging introduction to vectors and matrices and the algorithms that operate on them, intended for the student who knows how to program. Mathematical concepts and computational problems are motivated by applications in computer science. The reader learns by doing, writing programs to implement the mathematical concepts and using them to carry out tasks and explore the applications. Examples include: error-correcting codes, transformations in graphics, face detection, encryption and secret-sharing, integer factoring, removing perspective from an image, PageRank (Google's ranking algorithm), and cancer detection from cell features.2345451
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The Victorious Mind: How To Master Memory, Meditation and Mental Well-Being Anthony Metivier2020https://www.amazon.com/Victorious-Mind-Master-Meditation-Well-Being-ebook/dp/B085D8M7S5?tag=superdatascie-20The Victorious Mind: How To Master Memory, Meditation and Mental Well-Being is a highly practical manual to the best methods for restoring your focus. By blending scientifically proven practices and detailed step-by-step instruction, you’ll design your own combination of winning strategies. And as you follow Dr. Metivier’s straightforward path to cerebral and spiritual freedom, you’ll soon be discovering a refreshingly new tranquility in less than five hours of practice.2364371
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The Cradle SeriesWill Wighthttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0753FP6SP?tag=superdatascie-20From Book 1: Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world.
Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan.
When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he's ever known...and forge his own Path.		2367461
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Predictably IrrationalDan Ariely2010https://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expanded-Decisions/dp/0061353248?tag=superdatascie-20Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, we consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predictable—making us predictably irrational.2391396
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Pattern Recognition and Machine LearningChristopher M. Bishop2006https://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Recognition-Learning-Information-Statistics/dp/0387310738?tag=superdatascie-20This is the first textbook on pattern recognition to present the Bayesian viewpoint. The book presents approximate inference algorithms that permit fast approximate answers in situations where exact answers are not feasible. It uses graphical models to describe probability distributions when no other books apply graphical models to machine learning. No previous knowledge of pattern recognition or machine learning concepts is assumed. Familiarity with multivariate calculus and basic linear algebra is required, and some experience in the use of probabilities would be helpful though not essential as the book includes a self-contained introduction to basic probability theory.2401415
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The Ever-Transcending Spirit: The Psychology of Human Relationships, Consciousness, and DevelopmentToru Sato2003https://www.amazon.com/Ever-Transcending-Spirit-Relationships-Consciousness-Development/dp/0595290043?tag=superdatascie-20This book provides us with exceptional insights concerning why we are the way we are, especially in the realm of human relationships, consciousness, and development. It also provides us with insights about how we can break out of our shells and take the next step in our relationships and personal development so that we can make a positive contribution to the process of evolution.2428431
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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of ConsciousnessPeter Godfrey-Smith2016https://www.amazon.com/Other-Minds-Octopus-Origins-Consciousness/dp/0374227764?tag=superdatascie-20In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how subjective experience crept into being―how nature became aware of itself. As Godfrey-Smith stresses, it is a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. Tracking the mind’s fitful development, Godfrey-Smith shows how unruly clumps of seaborne cells began living together and became capable of sensing, acting, and signaling. As these primitive organisms became more entangled with others, they grew more complicated.2439479
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human DecisionsBrian Christian,
Tom Griffiths		2016https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015DLA0LE?tag=superdatascie-20From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms To Live By is full of practical takeaways to help you solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.3495497969
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The Design of Everyday ThingsDonald A. Norman2014https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-MIT-Press/dp/0262525674?tag=superdatascie-20First, businesses discovered quality as a key competitive edge; next came service. Now, Donald A. Norman, former Director of the Institute for Cognitive Science at the University of California, reveals how smart design is the new competitive frontier. The Design of Everyday Things is a powerful primer on how--and why--some products satisfy customers while others only frustrate them.2321551
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On ItChristopher Voss and Tahl Raz2016https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805?tag=superdatascie-20

Never Split the Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss’s head, revealing the skills that helped him and his colleagues succeed where it mattered most: saving lives. In this practical guide, he shares the nine effective principles―counterintuitive tactics and strategies―you too can use to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal life.3411569775
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Causal Inference: The MixtapeScott Cunningham2021https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300251688?tag=superdatascie-20https://mixtape.scunning.com/Causal inference encompasses the tools that allow social scientists to determine what causes what. In a messy world, causal inference is what helps establish the causes and effects of the actions being studied—for example, the impact (or lack thereof) of increases in the minimum wage on employment, the effects of early childhood education on incarceration later in life, or the influence on economic growth of introducing malaria nets in developing regions.2489539
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The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human ValuesBrian Christian2020https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085T55LGK?tag=superdatascie-20The Alignment Problem offers an unflinching reckoning with humanity’s biases and blind spots, our own unstated assumptions and often contradictory goals. A dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, it takes a hard look not only at our technology but at our culture—and finds a story by turns harrowing and hopeful.4497565731969
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The Artist's WayJulia Cameron2002https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006H19H3M/?tag=superdatascie-20The Artist’s Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist’s life. 3505550770
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden BraidDouglas R Hofstadter1989https://www.amazon.com/G%C3%B6del-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Golden/dp/0465026567?tag=superdatascie-20Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of "maps" or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence. Gödel, Escher, Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more.3511551801
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Machine Learning for Hackers: Case Studies and Algorithms to Get You StartedDrew Conway, John Myles White2012https://www.amazon.com/Machine-Learning-Hackers-Studies-Algorithms/dp/1449303714?tag=superdatascie-20If you’re an experienced programmer interested in crunching data, this book will get you started with machine learning—a toolkit of algorithms that enables computers to train themselves to automate useful tasks. Authors Drew Conway and John Myles White help you understand machine learning and statistics tools through a series of hands-on case studies, instead of a traditional math-heavy presentation.2511535
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Interpretable Machine Learning with Python: Learn to build interpretable high-performance models with hands-on real-world examplesSerg Masís2021https://www.amazon.com/Interpretable-Machine-Learning-Python-hands-ebook/dp/B08PDFXXRL?tag=superdatascie-20Understand the key aspects and challenges of machine learning interpretability, learn how to overcome them with interpretation methods, and leverage them to build fairer, safer, and more reliable models2537539
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How Brands Grow: What Marketers Don't KnowByron Sharp2010https://www.amazon.com/How-Brands-Grow-What-Marketers/dp/0195573560?tag=superdatascie-20This book provides evidence-based answers to the key questions asked by marketers every day. Tackling issues such as how brands grow, how advertising really works, what price promotions really do and how loyalty programs really affect loyalty, How Brands Grow presents decades of research in a style that is written for marketing professionals to grow their brands. It is the first book to present these laws in context and to explore their meaning and application.1003
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Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and ThinkViktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier2014https://www.amazon.com/Big-Data-Revolution-Transform-Think/dp/0544227751?tag=superdatascie-20It seems like “big data” is in the news every day, as we read the latest examples of how powerful algorithms are teasing out the hidden connections between seemingly unrelated things. Whether it is used by the NSA to fight terrorism or by online retailers to predict customers’ buying patterns, big data is a revolution occurring around us, in the process of forever changing economics, science, culture, and the very way we think. But it also poses new threats, from the end of privacy as we know it to the prospect of being penalized for things we haven’t even done yet, based on big data’s ability to predict our future behavior. What we have already seen is just the tip of the iceberg. Big Data is the first major book about this earthshaking subject, with two leading experts explaining what big data is, how it will change our lives, and what we can do to protect ourselves from its hazards.1004
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair GameMichael Lewis 2004https://www.amazon.com/Moneyball-Art-Winning-Unfair-Game/dp/0393324818?tag=superdatascie-20Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis follows the low-budget Oakland A's, visionary general manager Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball theorists. They are all in search of new baseball knowledge―insights that will give the little guy who is willing to discard old wisdom the edge over big money.2004874
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How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom Garry Kasparov 2008https://www.amazon.com/How-Life-Imitates-Chess-Boardroom/dp/1596913886?tag=superdatascie-20Garry Kasparov was the highest-rated chess player in the world for over twenty years and is widely considered the greatest player that ever lived. In How Life Imitates Chess Kasparov distills the lessons he learned over a lifetime as a Grandmaster to offer a primer on successful decision-making: how to evaluate opportunities, anticipate the future, devise winning strategies. He relates in a lively, original way all the fundamentals, from the nuts and bolts of strategy, evaluation, and preparation to the subtler, more human arts of developing a personal style and using memory, intuition, imagination and even fantasy. Kasparov takes us through the great matches of his career, including legendary duels against both man (Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov) and machine (IBM chess supercomputer Deep Blue), enhancing the lessons of his many experiences with examples from politics, literature, sports and military history.1005
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)Peter F. Drucker2006https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Executive-Definitive-Harperbusiness-Essentials/dp/0060833459?tag=superdatascie-20The measure of the executive, Peter F. Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.1006
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Statistical Models: Theory And PracticeDavid A. Freedman 2009https://www.amazon.com/Statistical-Models-Practice-David-Freedman/dp/0521743850?tag=superdatascie-20This lively and engaging textbook explains the things you have to know in order to read empirical papers in the social and health sciences, as well as the techniques you need to build statistical models of your own. The author, David A. Freedman, explains the basic ideas of association and regression, and takes you through the current models that link these ideas to causality. The focus is on applications of linear models, including generalized least squares and two-stage least squares, with probits and logits for binary variables. The bootstrap is developed as a technique for estimating bias and computing standard errors. Careful attention is paid to the principles of statistical inference. There is background material on study design, bivariate regression, and matrix algebra. To develop technique, there are computer labs with sample computer programs.1007
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Categorical Data AnalysisAlan Agresti2012https://www.amazon.com/Categorical-Data-Analysis-Alan-Agresti/dp/0470463635?tag=superdatascie-20Categorical Data Analysis, Third Edition is an invaluable tool for statisticians and methodologists, such as biostatisticians and researchers in the social and behavioral sciences, medicine and public health, marketing, education, finance, biological and agricultural sciences, and industrial quality control.1007
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The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the MindMichio Kaku 2015https://www.amazon.com/Future-Mind-Scientific-Understand-Enhance/dp/0307473341?tag=superdatascie-20The Future of the Mind brings a topic that once belonged solely to the province of science fiction into a startling new reality. This scientific tour de force unveils the astonishing research being done in top laboratories around the world—all based on the latest advancements in neuroscience and physics—including recent experiments in telepathy, mind control, avatars, telekinesis, and recording memories and dreams. The Future of the Mind is an extraordinary, mind-boggling exploration of the frontiers of neuroscience. Dr. Kaku looks toward the day when we may achieve the ability to upload the human brain to a computer, neuron for neuron; project thoughts and emotions around the world on a brain-net; take a “smart pill” to enhance cognition; send our consciousness across the universe; and push the very limits of immortality.1009
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQDaniel Goleman 2005https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intelligence-Matter-More-Than/dp/055338371X?tag=superdatascie-20Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Golderman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors, which include self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy, add up to a different way of being smart—and they aren’t fixed at birth. Although shaped by childhood experiences, emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened throughout our adulthood—with immediate benefits to our health, our relationships, and our work. 1009
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The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive UsChristopher Chabris and Daniel Simons2011https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Gorilla-How-Intuitions-Deceive/dp/0307459667?tag=superdatascie-20Again and again, we think we experience and understand the world as it is, but our thoughts are beset by everyday illusions. We write traffic laws and build criminal cases on the assumption that people will notice when something unusual happens right in front of them. We’re sure we know where we were on 9/11, falsely believing that vivid memories are seared into our minds with perfect fidelity. And as a society, we spend billions on devices to train our brains because we’re continually tempted by the lure of quick fixes and effortless self-improvement.1009
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Dataclysm: Love, Sex, Race, and Identity--What Our Online Lives Tell Us about Our Offline SelvesChristian Rudder 2015https://www.amazon.com/Dataclysm-Identity-What-Online-Offline-Selves/dp/0385347391?tag=superdatascie-20In this daring and original book, Rudder explains how Facebook "likes" can predict, with surprising accuracy, a person’s sexual orientation and even intelligence; how attractive women receive exponentially more interview requests; and why you must have haters to be hot. He charts the rise and fall of America’s most reviled word through Google Search and examines the new dynamics of collaborative rage on Twitter. He shows how people express themselves, both privately and publicly. What is the least Asian thing you can say? Do people bathe more in Vermont or New Jersey? What do black women think about Simon & Garfunkel? (Hint: they don’t think about Simon & Garfunkel.) Rudder also traces human migration over time, showing how groups of people move from certain small towns to the same big cities across the globe. And he grapples with the challenge of maintaining privacy in a world where these explorations are possible.1009
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The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex SituationsDietrich Dorner 1997https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Failure-Recognizing-Avoiding-Situations/dp/0201479486?tag=superdatascie-20Why do we make mistakes? Are there certain errors common to failure, whether in a complex enterprise or daily life? In this truly indispensable book, Dietrich Dörner identifies what he calls the logic of failure",certain tendencies in our patterns of thought that, while appropriate to an older, simpler world, prove disastrous for the complex world we live in now. Working with imaginative and often hilarious computer simulations, he analyzes the roots of catastrophe, showing city planners in the very act of creating gridlock and disaster, or public health authorities setting the scene for starvation. The Logic of Failure is a compass for intelligent planning and decision-making that can sharpen the skills of managers, policymakers and everyone involved in the daily challenge of getting from point A to point B.1010
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Introducing Microsoft Power BIAlberto Ferrari and Marco Russo2016https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Microsoft-Power-Alberto-Ferrari-ebook/dp/B01IPIUTTU?tag=superdatascie-20Introducing Microsoft Power BI enables you to evaluate when and how to use Power BI. Get inspired to improve business processes in your company by leveraging the available analytical and collaborative features of this environment.1011
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The Grammar of ScienceKarl Pearson2007https://www.amazon.com/Grammar-Science-Karl-Pearson/dp/1602060878?tag=superdatascie-20The Grammar of Science, originally published in 1892, was considered an essential read by budding young scientists like Albert Einstein. Pearson's work contributed to Einstein's greatest discoveries by introducing him to the ideas of relativity of motion, equivalence between matter and energy, and the concept of antimatter. Pearson opens his book with a definition and discussion of science itself, detailing what is required for inquiries to be scientific in nature. He then moves on to discuss space and time, motion, matter, and the future of scientific progress.1013
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I Will Teach You To Be Rich Ramit Sethi2009https://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-Be-Rich/dp/0761147489?tag=superdatascie-20Sethi covers how to save time by not wasting it managing money; the guns and cars myth of credit cards; how to negotiate like an Indian--the conversation begins with "no"; why "Budgeting Doesn't Have to Suck!"; how to get things rolling--for real--with only $20; what most people don't understand about taxes; how to get a CEO to take you out to lunch; how to avoid the Super Mario Brothers trap by making your savings work harder than you do; the difference between cheap and frugal; the hidden relationship between money and food. Not to mention his first key lesson: Getting started is more important than being the smartest person in the room.1014
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The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into TriumphRyan Holiday2014https://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph/dp/1591846358?tag=superdatascie-20The book draws its inspiration from stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years ago: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
Ryan Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck.		1015
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Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday 2016https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday/dp/1591847818?tag=superdatascie-20Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.1015
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PostgreSQL 9.0 High PerformanceGregory Smith 2010https://www.amazon.com/PostgreSQL-High-Performance-Gregory-Smith/dp/184951030X?tag=superdatascie-20Improving database performance requires an equal mix of understanding theoretical concepts and working through hands-on examples. You'll find both here. Many of the examples given will be immediately useful for monitoring and improving your PostgreSQL deployments, providing insight into hard-to-obtain information about your database. This book is aimed at intermediate to advanced database administrators using or planning to use PostgreSQL. Portions will also interest systems administrators looking to build or monitor a PostgreSQL installation, as well as developers interested in advanced database internals that impact application design.1017
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Data Preparation for Data Mining (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)Dorian Pyle 1999https://www.amazon.com/Preparation-Mining-Kaufmann-Management-Systems/dp/1558605290?tag=superdatascie-20Dorian Pyle corrects this imbalance. A twenty-five-year veteran of what has become the data mining industry, Pyle shares his own successful data preparation methodology, offering both a conceptual overview for managers and complete technical details for IT professionals. Apply his techniques and watch your mining efforts pay off-in the form of improved performance, reduced distortion, and more valuable results.1018
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The Data Science Handbook: Advice and Insights from 25 Amazing Data ScientistsCarl Shan, William Chen, Henry Wang and Max Song 2015https://www.amazon.com/Data-Science-Handbook-Insights-Scientists/dp/0692434879/?tag=superdatascie-20In The Data Science Handbook, you will find war stories from DJ Patil, US Chief Data Officer and one of the founders of the field. You’ll learn industry veterans such as Kevin Novak and Riley Newman, who head the data science teams at Uber and Airbnb respectively. You’ll also read about rising data scientists such as Clare Corthell, who crafted her own open source data science masters program.

This book is perfect for aspiring or current data scientists to learn from the best. It’s a reference book packed full of strategies, suggestions and recipes to launch and grow your own data science career.		1019
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Advanced R (Chapman & Hall/CRC: The R Series) Hadley Wickham2014https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Chapman-Hall-Hadley-Wickham/dp/1466586966?tag=superdatascie-20Advanced R presents useful tools and techniques for attacking many types of R programming problems, helping you avoid mistakes and dead ends. With more than ten years of experience programming in R, the author illustrates the elegance, beauty, and flexibility at the heart of R.
The book develops the necessary skills to produce quality code that can be used in a variety of circumstances.		1019
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to ChangeCharles Duhigg2013https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-Why-What-Change/dp/1847946240?tag=superdatascie-20Why can some people and companies change overnight, and some stay stuck in their old ruts? The answer lies deep in the human brain, and The Power of Habits reveals the secret pressure points that can change a life. From Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps to Martin Luther King Jr., from the CEO of Starbucks to the locker rooms of the NFL, Duhigg explores the incredible results of keystone habits, and how they can make all the difference between billions and millions, failure and success – or even life and death.1019
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Sorted!: The Good Psychopath's Guide to Bossing Your Life by Andy McNab (2016-02-25)Andy McNab and Dr. Kevin Dutton 2016https://www.amazon.com/Sorted-Psychopaths-Guide-Bossing-2016-02-25/dp/B01HC1OWKI?tag=superdatascie-20Dr. Kevin Dutton studies psychopaths, and his latest subject is SAS hero Andy McNab. Andy’s a bit different; he’s a good psychopath. He can control qualities like decisiveness, ruthlessness and fearlessness to get the best out of himself and life.
Together this unlikely duo has established what they call the seven deadly wins, the good psychopathic quirks that can help make you more successful. And now it’s time to put their theories to the test		1020