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Engineer, algorithmic trader & investor. Learner. Aspiring critical thinker . Beliefs : free education, shelter , food , healthcare & opportunity for all
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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December 27, 2024 at 4:48 AM
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December 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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December 25, 2024 at 5:37 AM
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December 24, 2024 at 7:20 AM
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December 17, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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The book cover has the following details: • Title: Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid • Author: Douglas R. Hofstadter • Tagline: “A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll.” • Imagery: A central illustration featuring the letters G, E, and B arranged as an optical illusion where the letters appear to cast three-dimensional reflections. • Background: A warm orange color with white and black text for contrast.
December 15, 2024 at 3:24 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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The image is the cover of the book The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder. The background features a vibrant, abstract design resembling a circuit board with a mix of pink, green, gray, and yellow tones, representing the technological theme of the book. At the top left corner, a bright yellow circle contains the text “Winner of the Pulitzer Prize” in uppercase. The book’s title, The Soul of a New Machine, appears in bold white uppercase letters across the center. Below the title, the author’s name, Tracy Kidder, is also written in white uppercase text. On the right, a quote from the Washington Post Book World reads: “Riveting… A well-paced story of corporate invention and intrigue… Compelling entertainment and much more.” At the bottom left corner, the text “National Bestseller” is displayed in white. The overall design emphasizes innovation and the technological focus of the narrative.
December 14, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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The image is the cover of the book Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene. The background features a vibrant, abstract, and stylized illustration with a blend of purples, greens, and yellows, evoking a sense of tropical and architectural motifs. The author’s name, Graham Greene, is displayed prominently at the top in bold, uppercase white letters with a slight slant. Below it, the book’s title, Our Man in Havana, is written in bold yellow uppercase letters, arranged in a stacked format. The overall design reflects the book’s setting and tone, blending intrigue with a colorful atmosphere.
December 12, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
13/20
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The image is the cover of the book The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré, part of the Penguin Modern Classics series. The cover features a stark and minimalist design with a snowy, gray-toned background. In the foreground, a dark, broken bicycle lies on the ground with a shattered wheel, suggesting an atmosphere of violence or mystery. Small splashes of red, resembling blood, are scattered across the snow. The author’s name, John le Carré, is written in bold black text near the bottom. Below that, the title, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, is displayed in a lighter gray font. The Penguin Modern Classics logo appears in the bottom-left corner, accompanied by a quote from Graham Greene: “The best spy story I have ever read.”
December 12, 2024 at 2:01 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
11/20
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The image is the cover of the book The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, part of the Penguin Classics series. The top half of the cover features a painting inspired by the style of Paul Gauguin, with a portrait of a man with a mustache and dark hair, dressed in a blue shirt, set against a colorful background depicting abstract figures and vibrant yellow tones. Below the artwork, a white strip runs across the center with the “Penguin Classics” logo, featuring the iconic orange penguin. The bottom section is black with the author’s name, W. Somerset Maugham, in bold orange text, and the book’s title, The Moon and Sixpence, in white italicized font.
December 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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11/20
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The image is the cover of the book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan. The design has a minimalist aesthetic with a gray background. The author’s name, Cornelius Ryan, appears at the top in bold, uppercase blue text, followed by the subtitle: “Author of A Bridge Too Far and The Last Battle” in a smaller font. Below that, the title “The Longest Day” is displayed in bold, uppercase red text. Under the title, the subtitle reads: “The Classic Epic of D-Day, June 6, 1944” in uppercase blue text, with the key terms “D-Day” and the date emphasized in bold. At the bottom of the cover, a black-and-white photograph depicts soldiers wading through water during the D-Day landings, evoking the tension and historical gravity of the event.
December 10, 2024 at 1:43 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
10/20
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The image is the cover of the book The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles. The background is a bright lime green with a minimalist design. The title is written in black serif font, with “The” and “Woman” smaller and “French Lieutenant’s” larger and bolded in the center of the cover. The author’s name, John Fowles, appears in the top right corner in uppercase black sans-serif font. Below the title is a rectangular black-and-white photograph of a large wave crashing dramatically against a rocky shoreline, evoking a sense of nature’s power and turbulence. The image is framed by a black border.
December 9, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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The image is the cover of the book Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove, who is identified as the Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation. The cover has a black and white theme with bold red and gold accents. The title is displayed prominently in black, stylized uppercase letters. Below it is the subtitle: “How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company” in smaller, red text.
December 8, 2024 at 2:05 AM
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8/20
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The image is the cover of the book The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. The background is a solid blue with a large, rough, white brushstroke circle dominating the center. The title is written in bold, white uppercase letters at the top. Below the title, the subtitle reads: “How Relentless Change Creates Radically Successful Businesses” with keywords “Change” in orange and “Successful” in light blue. The author’s name, Eric Ries, is prominently displayed in bold, black letters near the bottom. Below that, a quote from Dan Heath states: “Mandatory reading for entrepreneurs.”
December 7, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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After spending more than two minutes writing the alt text for the image I discover ChatGPT can generate a near perfect & accurate alt text in a few seconds . See below the ChatGPT created alt text for the same image
December 6, 2024 at 5:30 AM
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7/20
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A cover of an audiobook by The Great Courses with the title “ Your Deceptive Mind : A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills” with the author’s name as “Professor Steven Novella M.D , Yale School of Medicine “ and a picture of a man in a white long sleeved business casual shirt in a pensive pose with his chin slightly touching the fingers on his left hand. Topic listed as Professional & subtopic as Thinking skills . “ Only from Audible “ blurb on the lower right corner
December 6, 2024 at 5:25 AM
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6/20
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Book cover in white with a blurb at the top left “ A lifetime’s worth of wisdom “ ascribed to Steven D Levitt, author of Freakonomics , another blurb “ The International Bestseller “ below it and then the title “Thinking, Fast and Slow” with a picture of an yellow pencil below leaving a curve trace on paper . Below that the name of the author “Daniel Kahneman, and a line “Winner of the Nobel Prize “ below it
December 5, 2024 at 3:46 AM
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5/20
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A book cover in dark blue showing the silhouette of a man in future with light blue orbital tracks surrounding his body and the title “The city and the Stars “ in silver white caps font and the authors name “ Arthur C Clarke “ in smaller silver all caps font with a red planet like object with an orbit around it before it .
December 4, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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4/20
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A bright red text book with white border and “ volume I “ in yellow small font at the top left , “ The Feynman Lectures on Physics “ written in gold font and authors “ Feynman • Leighton• Sands” written in small white font at the bottom
December 4, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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A book published long back in dull white & green with the title “ Animal Farm a Fairy story “ in brighter white font with the authors name “ George Orwell” in white font at the bottom
December 4, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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2/20
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A red book with the title “ Three Men in a Boat :(To Say Nothing of the Dog” in all caps white font and the authors name “Jerome Klapka Jerome “ in smaller white font at the bottom.
December 4, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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A bare dark themed book with title “Darkness at Noon” in all caps and author’s name “Arthur Koestler” in cursive font .
December 4, 2024 at 1:32 PM