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The Wooden World: Anatomy of the Georgian NavyThe Wooden World: Anatomy of the Georgian Navy by N.A.M. Rodger
Buy used from: £4.46
The most unexpected - and sensible - book about management you'll ever find. With stuff about boats.
Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Penguin Modern Classics)Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jorge Borges
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £3.50
We're making this up as you go along. Here are some clues
The Selfish GeneThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
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Cold shower time!
ZEN of GroupsZEN of Groups by Hunter
Buy new: £16.11 / Used from: £1.20
It's intelligent, true, useful, wise, clear, insighful and elegant. No jokes.
Why Freud Was Wrong: Sin, Science and PsychoanalysisWhy Freud Was Wrong: Sin, Science and Psychoanalysis by Richard Webster
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Just how much damage can you do with a really bad idea?
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of RiskAgainst the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
Buy new: £8.34 / Used from: £3.24
Because finance is fun. Honest.
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Penguin Science)Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Penguin Science) by Daniel C. Dennett
Buy new: £7.76 / Used from: £3.20
Variations on a theme - in the best sense. Maybe the original idea only came to be important once we'd thought about it?
Shadow and Claw: The First Half of the Book of the New SunShadow and Claw: The First Half of the Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
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Great writing, scope, imagination and scale, AND...
Sword and Citadel: The Second Half of the Book of the New SunSword and Citadel: The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £6.74
... play spot the references to animals from J. L. Borge's book, Imaginary Beings
Machiavelli in HellMachiavelli in Hell by Sebastian De Grazia
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He may not have been what you think: pay him a visit.