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J. B. Snow’s Self-help “Transcend Mediocrity “ series.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire[a] is a six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon. It traces Western civilization (as well as the Islamic and Mongolian conquests) from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium. Volume I was published in 1776 and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, and VI in 1788–1789 (From Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire)

From Book 1: If you walk around every day on eggshells, nervous about making a mistake or looking stupid, then you should read this.  If you have a "next big thing" in mind you want to do because you know it will be awesome (starting the business, making the big move, launching the nonprofit, writing the book) but are afraid of doing what it would take to make that thing happen, then you should read this. The universe is very big. You are very small. In fact, you're so small and so insignificant in the big picture that you don't even register to the eye of the cosmos. The universe was here before you were born and will be here long after you're gone, and your life is but a blip on its vast, vast radar. If your life is to matter, it's not going to matter to the universe. It's up to you make your life matter in the only way you can: by doing things that make a difference to you, to those around you, and to those whose lives you touch. Time is short. You have exactly NOW to do whatever it is you're here to do, or to let the inexorable passage of hours and days and years kill your potential like fruit left to die on a vine.  The universe doesn’t hate you, but it doesn’t love you, either. You’re just an atom in its infinite workings. The universe doesn’t care if you live, die, suffer, or thrive. Whatever your life here will mean is up to you.  Stop worrying so much about what others think and start being who you're supposed to be. It's time to do some epic shit.

National Bureau of Standards, Technical Note series.

National Bureau of Standards, Technical Note series.

This series of publications gives technical information related to the IERS activities, e.g. reference frames, excitation of the earth rotation, computational or analysis aspects, models, etc. http://www.iers.org/IERS/EN/Publications/TechnicalNotes/TechnicalNotes.html

This series of publications gives technical information related to the IERS activities, e.g. reference frames, excitation of the earth rotation, computational or analysis aspects, models, etc. http://www.iers.org/IERS/EN/Publications/TechnicalNotes/TechnicalNotes.html

A Series of briefing papers, originally published over a period of years by US Air Force Colonel John R. Boyd, collected as a series of papers under the title "A Discourse on Winning and Losing."

A Series of briefing papers, originally published over a period of years by US Air Force Colonel John R. Boyd, collected as a series of papers under the title "A Discourse on Winning and Losing."

Department of Defense Military Standard 810

Department of Defense Military Standard 810

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) information Technology Laboratory's Computer Security Series

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) information Technology Laboratory's Computer Security Series

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) information Technology Laboratory's Information Technology Series

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) information Technology Laboratory's Information Technology Series

Digital Technical Journal of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1985-1994. Series includes a cumulative index issue.

Digital Technical Journal of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1985-1994. Series includes a cumulative index issue.

The Library Series, edited by Dr. Richard Garnett, published by George Allen, Charing Cross Road, London.

The Library Series, edited by Dr. Richard Garnett, published by George Allen, Charing Cross Road, London.

IBM documentation for version 8.3 the WebSphere Classification Module software system.

IBM documentation for version 8.3 the WebSphere Classification Module software system.

Works in the Adult Fantasy series published by Ballantine Books from 1969-1974, and edited by Lin Carter. See the WikePedia entry: Ballantine Adult Fantasy series and the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Precursor Series.

Works in the Adult Fantasy series published by Ballantine Books from 1969-1974, and edited by Lin Carter. See the WikePedia entry: Ballantine Adult Fantasy series and the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Precursor Series.

O'Reilly Books series of technical handbooks called Nutshell Handbooks. The series features black and white illustrations on the covers from the Dover Image Archive.

O'Reilly Books series of technical handbooks called Nutshell Handbooks. The series features black and white illustrations on the covers from the Dover Image Archive.