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Laura R Walker has recommended 6 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Laura R Walker is an American executive, who served from 1995 to 2019 as President and CEO of New York Public Radio.
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Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
"A great novel that I have read three times." - Laura R Walker (Source)
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Oprah Winfrey recommended this bookOprah Winfrey
"[The author] weaves an extravagant web." - Oprah Winfrey
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Chelsea Handler recommended this bookChelsea Handler
"I don't know if I have to expound on why I love this book, but everyone should read [this author], and this was the first one of his works I read. So, it's like a first boyfriend. Or my first Cabbage Patch Kid." - Chelsea Handler
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Jennifer Lawrence recommended this bookJennifer Lawrence
"I thought I wouldn't want to finish an 800-page book, but then I started slowing down and reading the same chapters over and over." - Jennifer Lawrence
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Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
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Austen Allred recommended this bookAusten Allred
Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter.
Austen Allred's recommendation of this book +4
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- Jen Wilkin
"Such good writing, so many pages." - Jen Wilkin
- Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
- Bret Easton Ellis
"If you've never read a novel pick up [this book] and you will have the most intensely jolting and cinematic experience ever." - Bret Easton Ellis
- Peter Thiel
"All happy families are alike, and all unhappy families are unhappy in their own special way." - Peter Thiel
- Jen Wilkin
Nonstop Metropolis
A New York City Atlas
by Rebecca Solnit
"For New York City geeks—and I know a lot of them—I gave [this book]." - Laura R Walker (Source)
How to Cook Everything
2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
by Mark Bittman
"For new cooks I give [this book] because it delivers exactly what it promises!" - Laura R Walker (Source)
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Tim Ferriss
"For those who struggle with productivity and taking control of their lives, [I give this book], of course!" - Laura R Walker (Source)
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Eric Weinstein recommended this bookEric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.
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Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Charles Poliquin recommended this bookCharles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
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Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"[The author has] a great curiosity and [...] a great love for things." - Walter Isaacson
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Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Blake Mycoskie recommended this bookBlake Mycoskie
"I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth." - Blake Mycoskie
Blake Mycoskie's recommendation of this book +19
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- David Heinemeier Hansson
"My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH
- Marc Andreessen
"[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen
- Jason Silva
"I was very affected by [this book]. I was like this guy has it figured out." - Jason Silva
- Mike Shinoda
"I do talk about [this book] quite a bit." - Mike Shinoda
- Mark Bell
"Taught me better ways to manage my time and the value of not making myself too busy." - Mark Bell
- Maurice Ashley
"Made me ditch the average life in search of one with complete flexibility and freedom to live life on my terms." - Maurice Ashley
- Tim Draper
"With this kind of time management and focus on the important things in life, people should be able to get 15 times as much done in a normal work week." - Tim Draper
- Derek Sivers
"Brilliant reversal of all of the 'how to manage all your crap' books." - Derek Sivers
- Rolf Potts
"Challenges the reader to seriously consider an essential–yet rarely asked–question: What do you really want from life?" - Rolf Potts
- A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Gary Keller
"This is a significant book." - Gary Keller
- Marc Goodman
One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.
- Mike Maples, Jr.
"If you want to live life on your own terms, this is your blueprint." - Mike Maples, Jr.
- Lewis Howes
"I've only probably read 4 books cover to cover. [This is one of them.]" - Lewis Howes
- Jodie Cook
"Life and work are reimagined and built back from scratch, in a way optimised for freedom and enjoyment." - Jodie Cook
- Brian Dean
"This book created thousands of entrepreneurs over the last 15 years… including me." - Brian Dean
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- David Heinemeier Hansson
The Emperor of All Maladies
A Biography of Cancer
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
"For friends who have faced or are facing cancer, I often give them [this book]." - Laura R Walker (Source)
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Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"I loved [this] brilliant book about cancer." - Bill Gates
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Cathie Wood recommended this bookCathie Wood
"Fantastic book...a must read!" - Cathie Wood
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The Second Sex
by Simone de Beauvoir
"For young women, I get [this book], which I read when I was studying in Paris." - Laura R Walker (Source)
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Brad Delong recommended this bookBrad Delong
Brad Delong recommended this book in his website.
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