The Undoing Project
A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
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Dennis Boutsikaris
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Michael Lewis
About this listen
Best-selling author Michael Lewis examines how a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.
Forty years ago Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred systematically when forced to make judgments about uncertain situations. Their work created the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and made much of Michael Lewis' own work possible. Kahneman and Tversky are more responsible than anybody for the powerful trend to mistrust human intuition and defer to algorithms.
The Undoing Project is about the fascinating collaboration between two men who have the dimensions of great literary figures. They became heroes in the university and on the battlefield - both had important careers in the Israeli military - and their research was deeply linked to their extraordinary life experiences. In the process they may well have changed for good mankind's view of its own mind.
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Editors Select, December 2016 - My team knows that I have some very obvious "author crushes" - as in, whenever I hear that one of said authors is coming out with a new release, I jump on the opportunity to listen to their book as soon as possible. Michael Lewis is one of these people. He's known for his accessible and incredibly interesting "backstage pass looks" into the inner workings of a particular industry - in my current favorites, Flash Boys and Liars' Poker, it's the world of finance - and in The Undoing Project (which is gunning for a top spot on my Michael Lewis list) it's behavioral economics...partially. It's about a friendship that completely revolutionized what is known as "Big Data" and increased the use and reliability of algorithms. Dennis Boutsikaris, with his clear and knowing voice, does an incredible job of highlighting the conversational tone Michael Lewis is known for. Laura, Audible Editor
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- Original Recording
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In this audio investigation - unavailable in book form - Lewis narrates his 2018 report from Washington originally published in Bloomberg View. From inside the White House press room - which Lewis describes as having "the cramped, uncared-for feel of a public toilet" - to a balcony overlooking "a sea of white people" in the Trump International Hotel, to Steve Bannon's Capitol Hill townhouse, where he joins the former campaign CEO to watch the State of the Union address, Lewis takes listeners on an unforgettable behind-the-scenes tour.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great short form audio
- By Jackson Polyp on 08-18-18
By: Michael Lewis
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The Fifth Risk
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,659
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What happens when the President of the United States governs one Tweet at a time? When the elected leader of the free world may not have a firm grasp on the names of government agencies, much less an understanding of their intricate inner-workings? In the days following the 2016 inauguration, government personnel searched for answers that didn’t exist, while White House staff scoured halls for employees who would never be appointed.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Awkward and Disappointing
- By Amit M on 10-04-18
By: Michael Lewis
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Panic!
- The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Blair Hardman, Jesse Boggs
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 441
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 310
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A masterful account of today's money culture, showing how the underpricing of risk leads to catastrophe. With his trademark humor and brilliant anecdotes, Michael Lewis paints the mood and market factors leading up to each event, weaves contemporary accounts to show what people thought was happening at the time, and then, with the luxury of hindsight, analyzes what actually happened and what we should have learned from experience.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good - But you need to know what you are getting.
- By Cash on 01-03-09
By: Michael Lewis
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Liar's Poker
- Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Lewis
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,631
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,350
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In 1986, before Michael Lewis became the best-selling author of The Big Short, Moneyball, and Flash Boys, he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street’s premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to New York- and London-based bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush. Liar’s Poker is the culmination of those heady, frenzied years - a behind-the-scenes look at a unique and turbulent time in American business.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally!
- By Anonymous User on 02-08-22
By: Michael Lewis
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Next
- The Future Just Happened
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Lewis
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 408
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We are in the midst of one of the greatest status revolutions ever, and it's a brave new world indeed. Who better to guide us through it than Michael Lewis, whose subversive, trenchant humor is the perfect match to his subject matter. Here is an audiobook as fresh as tomorrow's headlines, and as entertaining as its best selling predecessors.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Worth your time
- By Jason on 03-02-03
By: Michael Lewis
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Coach
- Lessons on the Game of Life
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Lewis
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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There was a turning point in Michael Lewis' life, in a baseball game when he was 14 years old. The irascible and often terrifying Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand with the game on the line and managed to convey such confident trust in Lewis's ability that the boy had no choice but to live up to it. "I didn't have words for it then, but I do now: I am about to show the world, and myself, what I can do."
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Nostalgia Tour of a Great Man
- By Darwin8u on 08-23-14
By: Michael Lewis
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Who Is Government?
- The Untold Story of Public Service
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Lewis, Sarah Vowell, John Lanchester, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone. Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers, including Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Vowell, and W. Kamau Bell, to join him in finding someone doing an interesting job for the government and writing about them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Imagine what we could achieve if we actually understood
- By Anonymous User on 03-24-25
By: Michael Lewis
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Moneyball
- The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,007
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,207
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Moneyball reveals a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers, and physics professors.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book, Outstanding Narration, Sloppy Edit
- By Dirk Turgid on 03-05-12
By: Michael Lewis
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The Premonition
- A Pandemic Story
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,710
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,901
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For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’ taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why not Michael Lewis?
- By Brian on 05-04-21
By: Michael Lewis
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Playing to Win
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Lewis
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,321
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,979
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,967
All over America, families are investing blood, sweat, tears, and retirement savings in their children’s sports careers, all with the ultimate goal of…what exactly? A college scholarship? A professional contract? Simply the taste of victory? Through the lens of the highly competitive world of girls’ softball, Lewis reveals the youth sports industrial complex that has arisen to aggressively monetize after-school pastimes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen
- By Brian Bray on 10-15-20
By: Michael Lewis
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The Money Culture
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 300
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 232
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The 1980s was the most outrageous and turbulent era in the financial market since the crash of ’29, not only on Wall Street but around the world. Michael Lewis, as a trainee at Salomon Brothers in New York and as an investment banker and later financial journalist, was uniquely positioned to chronicle the ambition and folly that fueled the decade. In these trenchant, often hilarious true tales we meet the colorful movers and shakers who commanded the headlines and rewrote the rules.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not the normal great Michael Lewis
- By Me on 05-12-12
By: Michael Lewis
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Making Winners
- The Coaching Explosion
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Lewis
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 86
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Journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis’ podcast Against the Rules is dedicated to examining what's happened to fairness. It feels like there's less of it every day, and one of the “haves” of those who are better off includes access to coaching. But does having a coach help or hinder us?
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3 out of 5 stars
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ML’s Best Of Coaching From His Podcast
- By Photo Curt on 03-01-23
By: Michael Lewis
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Flash Boys
- Revolta em Wall Street [A Wall Street Revolt]
- By: Michael Lewis, Denise Bottmann - tradução
- Narrated by: Bruno Leut
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Todo mundo imagina as bolsas de valores mais ou menos da mesma forma: pessoas nervosas na sala do pregão, gritando sem parar, agitando braços e empunhando telefones. Mas essa imagem já era. Agora, as negociações são realizadas por programas de computador, dentro de caixas-pretas localizadas em edifícios cercados de forte proteção. A cada dia, bilhões e bilhões de dólares circulam pelas redes de fibra óptica sem sequer passar por um corretor de carne e osso.
By: Michael Lewis, and others
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Mountains Beyond Mountains
- The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
- By: Tracy Kidder
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,144
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,383
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In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.”
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Great Book
- By MikeInOhio on 11-22-03
By: Tracy Kidder
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Moonwalking with Einstein
- The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
- By: Joshua Foer
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,917
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,821
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An instant best seller that is poised to become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental athletes". He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory. From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind, this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that, in every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Got the Ball Rolling
- By Christopher on 03-17-11
By: Joshua Foer
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The Blind Side
- Evolution of a Game
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,460
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When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of 13 children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn in school. And he has no serious experience playing organized football.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great book by Michael Lewis
- By Leland on 03-20-11
By: Michael Lewis
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- Rumblefish
- 03-15-17
dennis boutsikaris has a terrific voice.
paired with lewis' trademarked smart story telling, Dennis' reading is perfect. the best of audio books..
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- tokunbo olukoya
- 12-10-16
An eye opener project
An interesting review of friendship, exceptional knowledge and world changing academic partnership. Michael Lewis once again exposed two great minds and their contributions to all aspects of personal, social, and organizational reasoning.
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- Taxvictim
- 01-02-17
Wow, very interesting! Trust the reviews...
Based on the description, this is not a book I would have downloaded. But I have always liked Michael Lewis books, and the other reviews were so good, I took a chance. Glad I did! Many thanks to those who posted their positive reviews.
If you like Lewis, Malcolm Gladwell, Jon Ronson, or Leonard Mlodinow books, you will enjoy this one.
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- Dan
- 10-27-17
Great story, good science
This was a great book. Really cool story that is quite romantic and just cute all around. Very smart, sometimes funny and such a good narrator. That guy conveys so much with his subtle tones. I think he’s the best narrator I’ve encountered. Great book. Heartwarming and inspiring story.
Makes you want to find your intellectual soulmate, like they did.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-22-19
Inspiring
Educational and academic with a wonderful story, we can only hope to have a relationship like Taverski and Conoman. Follows two truly exceptional minds through multiple wars and all the slings and arrows of normal life.
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- Dana D.
- 12-05-19
Great Story - Everyone Should Hear This
A revelation how the mind works. l'm physician who spent career dealing with such errors.
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- Jacob Troutman
- 01-09-20
Fast and Slow
makes you want to read thinking fast and Slow again if you already read it. although the book is incredibly slow in the beginning.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-20-19
Two people who changed the world
An absolutely wonderfully written book about the brilliant and amazng minds of two outstandingly psychologists , their lives and research into the logic and the working of our attitudes and perceptions
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- Richard M. Bendix, Jr.
- 07-04-19
A Great Author and a Great Subject
I very much enjoyed Michael Lewis’ story of two geniuses whose collaboration produced work economics and psychology that revolutionized conventional thinking in both fields.
I chose this book after reading Daniel Kahneman’s book “Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow in order to learn the personal side of that collaboration. Mr Lewis did not disappoint me.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has read with pleasure Mr. Lewis’ other books and is curious why human beings do not act in ways predicted by economists who believe that humans are always rational actors.
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- Siamak
- 12-09-18
This book proves the reason I’m into biographies.
By reading these types of books that explain detailed memories of people’s lives it is way easier and more fun to learn about them and at the same time, this makes the understanding of theories deeper.
This way it is almost impossible to forget it as you have been living with those people.
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