Books Recommended by Adam Savage
Born Standing Up
A Comic's Life
Steve Martin
Source: "On a big road trip, I read it out loud to my wife, she read it out loud to me. Then we got the audio book and we listened to Steve Martin read it." - Adam Savage
Snow Crash
A Novel
Neal Stephenson
Source: "It's a tough call because I prefer other books of [this author]. But [this book] is so important within the history of science fiction." - Adam Savage
1Q84
Haruki Murakami
Source: "Seriously, one of my favorite books of all time." - Adam Savage
The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
Cixin Liu
Source: "I felt like I was getting a Chinese version of Chinese culture." - Adam Savage
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
Source: "An impressive and powerful experience." - Adam Savage
Atlas Obscura
An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
Joshua Foer
Source: "Buy the book. Seriously great content." - Adam Savage
Seveneves
A Novel
Neal Stephenson
Source: "A better book [than 'Snow Crash']." - Adam Savage
Dune (6 books)
Frank Herbert
Source: "If you haven't read it, just go read it. It is amazing!" - Adam Savage
Gun, with Occasional Music
Jonathan Lethem
Source: "A great science fiction novel." - Adam Savage
Girl in Landscape
A Novel
Jonathan Lethem
Source: "The [book] that I love of [this author]." - Adam Savage
Shikasta
Doris Lessing
Source: "A field report on Earth." - Adam Savage
Sprawl (3 books)
William Gibson
Source: "[This series] changed my life." - Adam Savage
The Liars' Club
A Memoir
Mary Karr
Source: "[The author's] first memoir." - Adam Savage
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Julia Child
Source: "A great cookbook." - Adam Savage
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