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A good chance reflect. There are several:

- A Conferedancy of Dunces, Peter O'Toole: tragic, hilarious and absurd

- Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Taleb: this was my first exposure to a lot of biases and other interesting phenomena

- The Design of Everything Things: eye-opener!

Harry Potter, Tolkien, Dune and a lot of other sci-fi has also affected me, although I find it hard to point out one in particular. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein stands out a bit.



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