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Today, #19 in our countdown of the top 22 books of last year, as chosen by users of our Next Big Idea app: “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race” by Walter Isaacson.
In this Book Bite, Walter reflects on the brilliant people he’s written about and shares the five lessons they’ve taught him about how to be creative; how to be imaginative; and, as Steve Jobs put it, how to “think different.”
Check out Walter’s interview with Rufus: https://apple.co/3nSbIi8
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