The Thinking Machine & The Science of Being Great 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Thinking Machine by Stephen Witt
The Science of Being Great by Wallace D. Wattles

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Publishing, Rupa Publications

Overview
This two-book bundle brings together a gripping tech biography and a timeless self-help classic, ideal for readers wanting both a page-turning business story and practical wisdom for personal growth. The Thinking Machine traces how Jensen Huang built Nvidia into the engine of the AI revolution, while The Science of Being Great offers Wallace D. Wattles' enduring blueprint for personal power and purpose. Together they make a thoughtful gift for entrepreneurs, students, and ambitious readers.

About the Books
The Thinking Machine is investigative journalist Stephen Witt's account of how Jensen Huang, a Taiwanese American engineer once known for building videogame graphics chips, turned Nvidia into the central supplier of the artificial intelligence era. Drawing on direct access to Huang, Witt reconstructs the decades of engineering risk-taking and stubborn bets on parallel computing that positioned Nvidia's chips at the heart of modern AI. It reads like a fast-moving business thriller that explains why graphics processors became the most valuable hardware on earth. The Science of Being Great is a very different kind of book, but a natural companion for anyone chasing outsized achievement. First published in the early twentieth century, Wallace D. Wattles lays out his philosophy that greatness is not reserved for the gifted few but is a power available to anyone willing to think and act with clear purpose. Building on ideas he explored in The Science of Getting Rich, Wattles walks readers through practical habits of mind that he believed separated great men and women from the merely successful. Placed side by side, these two books trace a single thread: one shows what visionary persistence looks like in a modern technology empire, and the other explains the inner discipline behind it.

Key Benefits

• Pairs a fast-paced business biography with a classic personal development guide in one set
• The Thinking Machine offers rare, direct-access reporting on Nvidia founder Jensen Huang
• The Science of Being Great delivers timeless, practical guidance on purposeful living
• Brand new paperback copies, ready to gift or add to a home library
• Great for readers interested in technology, biography, or self-improvement
• A thoughtful gift for entrepreneurs, students, and ambitious readers alike

Book-by-Book Guide
The Thinking Machine — Stephen Witt's biography reveals how Jensen Huang built Nvidia into the indispensable engine of the artificial intelligence boom.
The Science of Being Great — Wallace D. Wattles lays out his early twentieth-century philosophy that greatness is a learnable discipline available to anyone.

About the Authors
Stephen Witt is an investigative journalist and author of How Music Got Free, celebrated for turning complex technical subjects into compelling narrative nonfiction; he lives in Los Angeles, California, and brought years of reporting access to Nvidia's Jensen Huang to write The Thinking Machine. Wallace D. Wattles (1860-1911) was an American writer whose New Thought philosophy shaped the personal development genre for more than a century; best known for The Science of Getting Rich, he explored similar ideas about purposeful living and self-development in The Science of Being Great, a book still widely read by readers pursuing personal growth today.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This pairing rewards curious minds: one book delivers a thrilling look at the AI hardware race, the other offers grounded, timeless guidance for personal ambition. Great as a birthday or graduation gift, a stocking stuffer, or an addition to any home library of business and self-improvement classics.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.