Book of the Book
by Idries Shah · first published 1986
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…since you've proven that you're making money. Check out what banks will offer you in terms of loans. You can do both at once, but you must be single-minded. If you want some inspiration, read the Water Book of the Book of Five Rings by Musashi -- it's freely available as public domain online. Pay attention to what he says about striking (cutting, in many translations): "When you wield your sword, your intent must be…
on “Help Me HN: I am getting overwhelmed” ↗It's already been written: The Book of the Book by Idries Shah (1969). http://www.amazon.com/Book-Idries-Shah/dp/090086012X
on “Wikiid: Can Wikipedia make a Wikipedia page notable enough to avoid deletion?” ↗...and I clicked through expecting some sort of reference to either Borges 'Library of Babel' or Idries Shah's 'Book of the Book'.
on “The Book That Contains All Books” ↗…of the question. The Earth was created as an attempt to provide the question, but was unfortunately demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass just before the question was resolved. In the second book of the book series, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe", the question gets revealed: "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"
on “Tao: Open math problems being non-renewably mined by AI” ↗