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Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
by M. Mitchell Waldrop
An account of the emergence of complexity science and the work of researchers at the Santa Fe Institute.
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Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos appears in 2 currently documented source-backed recommendations.
Bill Gurley
Venture investor and former design engineer
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Direct interview favorite-book selection
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Documented citation: Bill Gurley names Complexity as his favorite book in his Masters in Business interview.
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Transcript: Bill GurleyThis source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.
The Big Picture / Masters in Business · 2021-03-21 · accessed 2026-10-01
article · Direct interview favorite-book selection
Explicit favorite-book selection in Gurley’s own answer. March 21 is transcript publication; not inferred from current reading or the host’s recommendations.
Bill Gurley
Venture investor and former design engineer
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Direct interview reading selection
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Documented citation: Bill Gurley identifies Complexity as the book he has gifted most often.
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The Tim Ferriss Show: Bill Gurley (#651), transcriptThis source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.
The Tim Ferriss Show · 2023-01-25 · accessed 2026-10-01
article · Direct interview reading selection
Gurley’s own answer to the frequently gifted books question; a distinct 2023 interview, not a republication of the 2021 interview.