Books by David Epstein
“Anytime we’re looking at someone who is an excellent performer, there are questions of, ‘Is it that they have some sort of biological or genetic advantage? Is it training? Are there accidental things involved, like this person was raised at altitude or happened to be healthy for a long stretch of time?’ In the book, Epstein goes through the various ways in which these factors interact. It’s a very interesting book in terms of assessing what constitutes talent.” Read more...
Sabrina Little, Sportspersons & Sportswriter
“This is a book that’s going to appeal to anybody like me who thinks of themselves as a generalist and a dilettante with lots of wide interests. The underlying message of the book is that generalists in certain circumstances, and particularly when dealing with complex situations and uncertainty—which we’re seeing quite a lot of in the world today—are actually better at handling these questions than specialists.” Read more...
The Best Business Books of 2019: the Financial Times & McKinsey Book of the Year Award
Andrew Hill, Journalist
Interviews where books by David Epstein were recommended
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Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
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The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind
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The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David Epstein
The Best Business Books of 2019: the Financial Times & McKinsey Book of the Year Award, recommended by Andrew Hill
The Best Business Books of 2019: the Financial Times & McKinsey Book of the Year Award, recommended by Andrew Hill
Confused about which of the thousands of business books published in 2019 to read? Fortunately, the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award has sifted through hundreds of entries to pick the very best. Andrew Hill, the FT’s management editor and author of Ruskinland, talks us through the six brilliant books that made this year’s shortlist.
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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
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Win at All Costs: Inside Nike Running and Its Culture of Deception
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Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
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How She Did It: Stories, Advice, and Secrets to Success from Fifty Legendary Distance Runners
by Molly Huddle & Sara Slattery
The best books on Running, recommended by Sabrina Little
The best books on Running, recommended by Sabrina Little
Success in running could be narrowly defined in terms of performance or more broadly as part of leading a good life, argues runner and ethics professor Sabrina Little. She recommends some of her favourite books on running, from the role models that inspired her to tales of what not to do.
