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Davis

Rich Davis is the commander of the SEAL team who told the authors about the capture of Al-Wazu. The name has been changed for security.

Stealing Fire, Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal

Explained in

• Stealing Fire, Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal
• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, Ben Horowitz

  Al Davis, owner of the Raiders football club, friend and mentor of Bill Parcells.

• Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, David Epstein

  John Davis, a chemist from Illinois who solved the problem of thickening oil by applying what he knew about vibrating concrete.

• The History of Jazz, Ted Gioia

  Miles Davis (1926–1991), trumpeter and bandleader who changed the direction of jazz several times.

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