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A Beautiful Mind
by Sylvia Nasar
John Nash: game theory, schizophrenia, decades of illness, the Nobel. Richer and darker than the film.
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Three things you will actually use
- Brilliance and illness coexist.
- Recovery is possible.
- Equilibrium is everywhere.
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Read the chapters on the Nobel decision.
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