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Cory Booker Recommended Books
Cory Booker has recommended 7 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Cory Booker is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from New Jersey since 2013.
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Begin Again
by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
"I strongly recommend [this book]. Already high on the NYTimes best seller list." - Cory Booker (Source)
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Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"Must-read." - Walter Isaacson
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Hugh Hewitt recommended this bookHugh Hewitt
"Rarely has a book hit me with the impact of [this book]." - Hugh Hewitt
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Steve Kerr recommended this bookSteve Kerr
"Beautifully written and very timely given the state of our country." - Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr's recommendation of this book
Living with a SEAL
31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet
by Jesse Itzler
"If you are a workout guy, it reminds you of things you already know. That you can push your body and yourself far further than you think." - Cory Booker (Source)
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Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"What's it like to train with a Navy SEAL in winter in New York for a whole month? Featuring the truly remarkable American hero David Goggins." - Marc Andreessen
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LeBron James recommended this bookLeBron James
"It's hilarious." - LeBron James
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Sara Blakely recommended this bookSara Blakely
"George Foreman once gave me great advice. When I told him my husband ran 100 miles non-stop he said, 'Sara, don't try to understand a man like that. Just love him.'" - Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely's recommendation of this book
Parting the Waters
America in the King Years 1954-63
by Taylor Branch
"If you’re an American, it’s just an unbelievable story of our country." - Cory Booker (Source)
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3 people
Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
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Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
"A noble edifice of work about the United States in the era of Martin Luther King." - Christopher Hitchens
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Ryan Holiday recommended this bookRyan Holiday
"Epic." - Ryan Holiday
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Gandhi
An Autobiography - The Story of My Experiments With Truth
by Mahatma Gandhi
"A profound read." - Cory Booker (Source)
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2 people
Kevin Kelly recommended this bookKevin Kelly
"[This book] curiously led me to Jesus. [The author]'s stance of radical honesty prompted me to attempt the same. It started my spiritual awakening." - Kevin Kelly
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Tim Cook recommended this bookTim Cook
"I got interested in because we went to the Gandhi museum when we were in India." - Tim Cook
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Just Mercy
A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson
"Takes you out of where you probably are and lets you look into a window of aspects of our society that are really important." - Cory Booker (Source)
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3 people
Howard Schultz recommended this bookHoward Schultz
"Perhaps one of the most powerful and important stories of our time." - Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz's recommendation of this book 
Richard Branson recommended this bookRichard Branson
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
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Kathryn Minshew recommended this bookKathryn Minshew
"A wildly good book." - Kathryn Minshew
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
"[The author] didn’t mean to write his autobiography. He wanted to write a note to his family about what he’d learned in his experiments." - Cory Booker (Source)
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Charlie Munger recommended this bookCharlie Munger
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
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Paul Graham recommended this bookPaul Graham
"A great book, probably in my all time top 100." - Paul Graham
Paul Graham's recommendation of this book - Walter Isaacson recommended this book
Walter Isaacson
"Cast as a letter to his son. It’s not some deep ruminations and things. It’s about how you make your way through this world." - Walter Isaacson
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Brandon Stanton recommended this bookBrandon Stanton
"One of the very first books that I read." - Brandon Stanton
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Vince Vaughn recommended this bookVince Vaughn
"[This] is I think the most compelling of books." - Vince Vaughn
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Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"Really good." - Elon Musk
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- Jamie Dimon
On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.
- Jamie Dimon
Please Scream Inside Your Heart
Breaking News and Nervous Breakdowns in the Year that Wouldn't End
by Dave Pell
"Awesome. Funny. Insightful. Cathartic. Needed." - Cory Booker (Source)
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