A Beautiful Mind

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sohamdasMay 29, 2008

"Surely you are joking Mr. Feynman" [absolutely rockstar of a autobiography] "Every Second Counts" Lance Armstrong [poignant] "A beautiful mind" John Forbes Nash [moving, and heart wrenching] My personal favourite: "Icon" Steve Jobs

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rglovejoyMay 29, 2008

John Forbes Nash: "A Beautiful Mind" by Sylvia Nasir Richard Feynman: "Genius" by James Gleick "The Passion of Ayn Rand" by Barbara Brandon "John Adams" and "Truman" by David McCullough "Lincoln the Unknown" by Dale Carnegie

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