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Mauboussin: Most gifted books are by Pinker, Wilson, and Menand
“You know, usually the books that I give away are it's usually a little trio. C. Pinker's book, How the Mind Works. E.L. Wilson's book, Consilience. And the third book is The Metaphysical Club. So those tend to be the three books that, if you said to me, and I …”
Mauboussin: Mental recall is significantly better with physical books than e-readers
“As for reading and I don't know if this is a generational thing, but I still prefer physical books to reading on the Kindle, so I might read on the Kindle on a plane or something, but usually I'll do shorter reads versus long reads, but mostly I like physical …”