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My violin. Well, a replica of my favorite one. I named the original Lina. Mozart and Bach -- that's what I play when I'm stuck on a physics problem. The music reorganizes my thinking. If you can play, borrow it. If you can't, I'll give you a beginner lesson. Badly. I'm a better physicist than violinist.

Albert Einstein

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Brass pocket compass. When I was five years old, my father showed me a compass. The needle moved without being touched. Something invisible was acting on it. That moment -- the mystery of the invisible force -- started everything. Give this to a curious child and watch what happens.

Albert Einstein

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When the penalty for failure is death -- for you and everyone depending on you. Decision making under extreme pressure, keeping groups calm, dealing with fear and doubt. I never lost a single passenger on the Railroad. Tip: Fear is natural. Paralysis is not. Decide and move. A wrong decision made quickly is better than a right decision made too late.

Harriet Tubman

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Small group (max 6). Hands-on experiments: pendulums, inclined planes, falling objects. We'll replicate my actual experiments from the 1600s. You'll learn to form hypotheses, design experiments, collect data, and draw conclusions. Aristotle said heavy objects fall faster than light ones. I proved him wrong. You'll prove him wrong too, with your own hands.

Galileo Galilei

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How to look at an existing weapon, tactic, or system and make it fundamentally better. I took a throwing spear and made it a stabbing spear. I took sandals off warriors and made them faster. Innovation is not invention -- it is seeing what everyone sees and thinking what no one thinks.

Shaka Zulu

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Group training (12-20 people). The bull horn formation: the chest pins the enemy, the left and right horns encircle. The loins wait in reserve facing away so they do not grow anxious. Commands by runner. We drill barefoot -- I threw away my warriors' sandals. Tip: A warrior who cannot run 50 miles cannot fight.

Shaka Zulu

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Bareback riding on the open plains. No saddle, no stirrups -- just you and the horse. The Lakota were among the finest horsemen on Earth. Knee signals, voice commands, shooting from horseback. Tip: The horse must trust you before it will carry you into danger. Earn the trust first.

Sitting Bull

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Complete alphabet in Textura blackletter -- the typeface of the Gutenberg Bible. Upper and lower case, numbers, punctuation. Cast in traditional type metal (lead-tin-antimony). Each piece hand-finished. Handle with care; lead is toxic. Wash your hands after use. I didn't know that part.

Johannes Gutenberg

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One-on-one session. I was a movie star and a weapons inventor. I escaped a fascist husband and reinvented myself three times. If you are stuck between identities, between careers, between who you were and who you want to be -- talk to me. The world will try to put you in one box. Refuse.

Hedy Lamarr

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Foam pair for learning, hardwood pair for performance. I made these famous but they're actually an Okinawan farming tool. Start with the foam. Trust me.

Bruce Lee

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Four suits: charcoal flannel (North by Northwest), light gray (To Catch a Thief), midnight navy (Charade), and cream linen (An Affair to Remember). All tailored in the Savile Row style I favored -- natural shoulders, single-vent, drape cut. Tip: A suit should look like you were born in it. If it looks new, it doesn't fit yet.

Cary Grant

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Weighted wooden gladius and full-size scutum shield replica. The gladius is 24 inches -- short, brutal, designed for close work. The shield is your real weapon -- it creates the opening. The sword just finishes the job.

Spartacus

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