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Lindy books remain relevant even decades from now—worthy of reading and rereading. Want to avoid wasting your time? Read them! Nassim Taleb introduced the Lindy filter as an absorbing barrier, ensuring only certain books stand the test of time. Two key factors determine a book’s longevity: the author and the subject matter. Some topics remain timeless, while others gain short-term attention but soon fade into irrelevance. Similarly, an author’s insights can become obsolete if they lack Skin in the Game or sufficient erudition. This site offers a carefully curated book database with minimal noise. The books are selected based on following heuristics. Read more about the lindy effect.

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Leopard Diaries: The Rosette in India

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Indian wildlife biologist Sanjay Gubbi chronicles his decades-long quest to study and conserve leopards in Karnataka's fragmented forests and urban fringes. Blending field anecdotes, scientific insights, and human-wildlife conflict stories, Gubbi highlights the elusive "rosette" cats' adaptability...

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Watchmaking

George Daniels

A manual by the renowned British horologist details the craft of constructing mechanical watches from scratch, emphasizing traditional English techniques. Daniels covers tools, materials, escapements, and finishing, illustrated with his own exquisite timepieces, serving as both a practical guide...

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The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

Bethany McLean & Peter Elkind

This book by Fortune journalists chronicles Enron's meteoric ascent from energy innovator to 2001 corporate implosion, revealing how executives like Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling used mark-to-market accounting and off-balance-sheet tricks to fabricate profits. It exposes a culture of arrogance, fraud,...

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