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Book • 2018
The novel centers on two Chinese American siblings on the lam after their sometimes abusive father dies, leaving them to survive in a dreamscape that blends historical and mythological elements.
The story is narrated by a sister whose gender is more fluid and includes elements of ghost narratives, gold, and tigers.
Zhang's work challenges the traditional white-centered narratives of the American West, incorporating elements of her own cultural background and childhood experiences.
The story is narrated by a sister whose gender is more fluid and includes elements of ghost narratives, gold, and tigers.
Zhang's work challenges the traditional white-centered narratives of the American West, incorporating elements of her own cultural background and childhood experiences.
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as a timeless book exploring why some things last longer than others.

Aryeh B. Bourkoff

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while discussing the growth of cities and network effects.


Matthew Mezinskis

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as a book that explores scaling laws in complex systems, suggesting a potential application to understanding empires.


Niall Ferguson

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when discussing Metcalfe's Law and super linear scaling in natural systems.


Jordan Hall

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as an author whose work explores scaling laws in complex systems.

Stewart Brand

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#281: Stewart Brand - The Polymath of Polymaths
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, who discussed the book's analysis of the limits to growth in biological and economic systems.


Ben Carlson

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, quoting a passage from West's book 'Scale' about exponential growth.


Erik Torenberg

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in relation to lifespan and size of mammals.


Venki Ramakrishnan

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291 | Venki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and Aging
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as a book about scaling laws and networks in biology and human systems.


Sean Carroll

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in the context of allometric scaling principles.

Joshua DiCaglio

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in the context of lifespan of different species.


Venki Ramakrishnan

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when discussing how cities accelerate everything and serve as major economic engines.

Stewart Brand

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in the context of the intellectual history of the destruction of free speech.


Jonah Goldberg

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when discussing growth trajectories and mathematical singularity.

Matthew Mežinskis

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as his favorite business book, highlighting its insights on systematization and scaling.

Ken Wimberly

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as a book about building a team to create passive income in real estate sales.

Jonathan Greene

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as a book discussing scale, variance, and self-similarity.

Rob Gray

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in relation to his work on scaling laws and the limits of human lifespan.

Gary Bengier

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for understanding Bitcoin's underlying principles.

Giovanni Santostasi

Power Law and Bitcoin's Growth with Giovanni Santostasi | SLP624
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as a book he recommends, using physics to explain regularities in biological and social systems.


Michael Mauboussin

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