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00:00 Top 10 Non-Fiction Books
00:08 A Million Miles in a Thousand Years (Donald Miller)
02:01 How to Think More About Sex (Alain de Botton)
03:16 The Righteous Mind (Jonathan Haidt)
04:30 The Psychology of Money (Morgan Housel)
05:59 Storyworthy (Matthew Dicks)
08:09 How To Take Smart Notes (Sonke Ahrens)
08:24 The Ride of a Lifetime (Bob Iger)
08:43 The Elephant in the Brain (Simler & Hanson)
09:11 War Doctor (David Nott)
09:43 Natives (Akala)
10:19 Top 5 Fiction Books / Series
10:22 Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)
11:27 Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
12:34 Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
13:41 Normal People (Sally Rooney)
14:40 The Original (Sanderson & Kowal)
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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years -
https://geni.us/IPPJ1yHow to Think More About Sex -
https://geni.us/alainsexThe Righteous Mind -
https://geni.us/elcPXThe Psychology of Money -
https://geni.us/pLDAGaKStoryworthy -
https://geni.us/js3AxHow To Take Smart Notes -
https://geni.us/3WlANThe Ride of a Lifetime -
https://geni.us/Iv2jQyXThe Elephant in the Brain -
https://geni.us/elephanteWar Doctor -
https://geni.us/0AHDNatives -
https://geni.us/nativesFiction
Wheel of Time -
https://geni.us/3BVoogSix of Crows -
https://geni.us/crowMistborn -
https://geni.us/pgFLNormal People -
https://geni.us/PHu4OKoThe Original -
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