ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS
1
Book NameAuthorYear of PublishingAmazon LinkOther LinksShort Summary# of times mentionedEpisode #
2
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.121492334995495837457567758078389331005
3
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
4
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.91873203403524705517857919611027
5
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.103654404705215355626939199211001
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
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.72072712996037278391025
16
The Three-Body ProblemCixin Liu2015https://www.amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Cixin-Liu/dp/0765382032?tag=superdatascie-20This is the Three-Body Problem and it is the key to everything: the key to the scientists' deaths, the key to a conspiracy that spans light-years and the key to the extinction-level threat humanity now faces.6511605635677791935
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
Fundamentals of Data Engineering: Plan and Build Robust Data SystemsJoe Reis and Matt Housley2022https://amzn.to/3nMZh6EData engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. With this practical book, you'll learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by evaluating the best technologies available through the framework of the data engineering lifecycle.5596599645861993
21
Designing Machine Learning Systems: An Iterative Process for Production-Ready ApplicationsChip Huyen2022https://amzn.to/3xVhFiPAuthor Chip Huyen, co-founder of Claypot AI, considers each design decision--such as how to process and create training data, which features to use, how often to retrain models, and what to monitor--in the context of how it can help your system as a whole achieve its objectives. The iterative framework in this book uses actual case studies backed by ample references.6661665689698767999
22
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
23
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
24
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
25
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
26
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
27
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
28
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
29
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the FuturePeter Thiel and Blake Masters2014https://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296?tag=superdatascie-20Thiel begins with the contrarian premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we’re too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice. Information technology has improved rapidly, but there is no reason why progress should be limited to computers or Silicon Valley. Progress can be achieved in any industry or area of business. It comes from the most important skill that every leader must master: learning to think for yourself.4293657733979
30
Project Hail Mary: A NovelAndy Weir2021https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135202?tag=superdatascie-20Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.5571755939984996
31
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
32
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
33
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
34
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
35
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
36
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
37
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
38
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
39
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
40
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
41
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
42
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
43
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
44
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
45
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
46
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
47
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
48
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
49
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
50
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
51
Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable SystemsMartin Kleppmann2017https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable/dp/1449373321?tag=superdatascie-20In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications.3157596914
52
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney CompanyRobert Iger2019https://www.amazon.com/The-Ride-of-Lifetime-Robert-Iger-audiobook/dp/B07QW2LHN4?tag=superdatascie-20A memoir of leadership and success: The executive chairman of Disney, Time’s 2019 businessperson of the year, shares the ideas and values he embraced during his 15 years as CEO while reinventing one of the world’s most beloved companies and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life.3447837857
53
Steve Jobs: The Exclusive BiographyWalter Isaacson2011https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537?tag=superdatascie-20Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Isaacson’s portrait touched millions of readers.3463775857
54
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human RaceWalter Isaacson2021https://www.amazon.com/Code-Breaker-Jennifer-Doudna-Editing/dp/1982115858?tag=superdatascie-20The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies.
3467711735
55
Deep Learning with PythonFrançois Chollet2017https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Learning-Python-Francois-Chollet/dp/1617294438?tag=superdatascie-20Deep Learning with Python introduces the field of deep learning using the Python language and the powerful Keras library. Written by Keras creator and Google AI researcher François Chollet, this book builds your understanding through intuitive explanations and practical examples.
3483575673
56
Noise: A Flaw in Human JudgmentDaniel Kahneman2021https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KSC11KQ/?tag=superdatascie-20In Noise, Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein show the detrimental effects of noise in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, bail, child protection, strategy, performance reviews, and personnel selection. Wherever there is judgment, there is noise. Yet, most of the time, individuals and organizations alike are unaware of it. They neglect noise. With a few simple remedies, people can reduce both noise and bias, and so make far better decisions.3499739807
57
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are HighJoseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Emily Gregory2002https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Tools-Talking-Stakes-dp-1260474216/dp/1260474216?tag=superdatascie-20The book that revolutionized business communications has been updated for today’s communication challenges. Crucial Conversations provides powerful skills to ensure every conversation―especially difficult ones―leads to the results you want. Written in an engaging and witty style, it teaches readers how to be persuasive rather than abrasive, how to get back to productive dialogue when others blow up or clam up, and it offers powerful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations, regardless of the topic or person.3545871922
58
The Ministry for the Future: A NovelKim Stanley Robinson2020https://www.amazon.com/Ministry-Future-Kim-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0316300136?tag=superdatascie-20The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis.
3593613857
59
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman2021https://amzn.to/3AiWpEmDrawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. Rejecting the futile modern fixation on “getting everything done,” Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing finitude, showing how many of the unhelpful ways we’ve come to think about time aren’t inescapable, unchanging truths, but choices we’ve made as individuals and as a society―and that we could do things differently.3606714893
60
Natural Language Processing with Transformers: Building Language Applications with Hugging FaceLewis Tunstall, Leandro von Werra, Thomas Wolf2022https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Language-Processing-Transformers-Revised/dp/1098136799?tag=superdatascie-20https://amzn.to/3rp4xCFTransformers have been used to write realistic news stories, improve Google Search queries, and even create chatbots that tell corny jokes. In this guide, authors Lewis Tunstall, Leandro von Werra, and Thomas Wolf, among the creators of Hugging Face Transformers, use a hands-on approach to teach you how transformers work and how to integrate them in your applications. You'll quickly learn a variety of tasks they can help you solve.3673685695
61
AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the DifferenceArvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor2024https://www.amazon.com/Snake-Oil-Artificial-Intelligence-Difference/dp/069124913X/?tag=superdatascie-20Talk and ongoing research initiative by Princeton computer science professor Arvind Narayanan (often co-presented with Sayash Kapoor). It critically examines the hype around AI technologies and provides a practical framework for distinguishing between genuinely impactful AI applications and overhyped or misleading claims—what they call “AI snake oil.”3903923933
62
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
63
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
64
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
65
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
66
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
67
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
68
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
69
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
70
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
71
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
72
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
73
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
74
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
75
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
76
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
77
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
78
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
79
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
80
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
81
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
82
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
83
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
84
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
85
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
86
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
87
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
88
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
89
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
90
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
91
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
92
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
93
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
94
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
95
Competing on Analytics: The New Science of WinningThomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris2007https://www.amazon.com/Competing-Analytics-New-Science-Winning/dp/1422103323?tag=superdatascie-20In Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning, Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris argue that the frontier for using data to make decisions has shifted dramatically. Certain high-performing enterprises are now building their competitive strategies around data-driven insights that in turn generate impressive business results. Their secret weapon? Analytics: sophisticated quantitative and statistical analysis and predictive modeling.2183647
96
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman1996https://www.amazon.com/Structure-Interpretation-Computer-Programs-Engineering/dp/0262510871?tag=superdatascie-20Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs has had a dramatic impact on computer science curricula over the past decade. This long-awaited revision contains changes throughout the text. There are new implementations of most of the major programming systems in the book, including the interpreters and compilers, and the authors have incorporated many small changes that reflect their experience teaching the course at MIT since the first edition was published. A new theme has been introduced that emphasizes the central role played by different approaches to dealing with time in computational models: objects with state, concurrent programming, functional programming and lazy evaluation, and nondeterministic programming.2235591
97
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly ImprobableNassim Nicholas Taleb 2008https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00139XTG4?tag=superdatascie-20What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? What can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that underlie our lives, from bestsellers to world disasters. Their impact is huge; they're impossible to predict; yet after they happen we always try to rationalize them. A rallying cry to ignore the 'experts', The Black Swan shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty.2251713
98
How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual InformationAlberto Cairo2019https://www.amazon.com/How-Charts-Lie-Getting-Information/dp/1324001569?tag=superdatascie-20In How Charts Lie, data visualization expert Alberto Cairo teaches us to not only spot the lies in deceptive visuals, but also to take advantage of good ones to understand complex stories. Public conversations are increasingly propelled by numbers, and to make sense of them we must be able to decode and use visual information. By examining contemporary examples ranging from election-result infographics to global GDP maps and box-office record charts, How Charts Lie demystifies an essential new literacy, one that will make us better equipped to navigate our data-driven world.2271741
99
The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing) Leland Wilkinson2005https://www.amazon.com/Grammar-Graphics-Statistics-Computing/dp/0387245448?tag=superdatascie-20This book presents a unique foundation for producing almost every quantitative graphic found in scientific journals, newspapers, statistical packages, and data visualization systems.2271779
100
Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the PoorVirginia Eubanks2018https://www.amazon.com/Automating-Inequality-High-Tech-Profile-Police/dp/1250074312?tag=superdatascie-20In Automating Inequality, Virginia Eubanks systematically investigates the impacts of data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models on poor and working-class people in America. The book is full of heart-wrenching and eye-opening stories, from a woman in Indiana whose benefits are literally cut off as she lays dying to a family in Pennsylvania in daily fear of losing their daughter because they fit a certain statistical profile.2271727