Books Recommended by Garry Tan
Without Their Permission
The Story of Reddit and a Blueprint for How to Change the World
Alexis Ohanian
Source: "An approachable, easy-to-understand blueprint on how anyone with a laptop can touch millions of people’s lives and make something people love." - Garry Tan
Triumphs of Experience
The Men of the Harvard Grant Study
George E. Vaillant
Source: "By the time these men turned 50, virtually all of them turned out to be something." - Garry Tan
Don't Make Me Think
A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Steve Krug
Source: "The simplest book I recommend everyone to read when they want to do design." - Garry Tan
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
Source: "A remarkable book and I heartily recommend it." - Garry Tan
Emergency
This Book Will Save Your Life
Neil Strauss
Source: "This looks like it could be useful at some point in the future." - Garry Tan
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
Source: "Methods still valuable and can be used for good." - Garry Tan
Status Anxiety
Alain de Botton
Source: Garry Tan shared a quote from this book on his blog.
Traction
Get a Grip on Your Business
Gino Wickman
Source: Garry Tan recommended this book on TechCrunch.
The Body Keeps the Score
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk
Source: Garry Tan recommended this book on Twitter
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Shunryu Suzuki
Source: Garry Tan shared this book on Instagram.
The Alchemy of Finance
George Soros
Source: "Be aware of reflexivity." - Garry Tan
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Source: Garry Tan mentioned this book in his blog.
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It
Kamal Ravikant
Source: "Helped me massively." - Garry Tan
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch
Source: "An inspiration." - Garry Tan
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