Books Recommended by Patrick Collison
The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
Source: "A really beautiful modern philosophy book." - Patrick Collison
A Pattern Language
Christopher Alexander
Source: "Particularly great." - Patrick Collison
The Inner Game of Tennis
W. Timothy Gallwey
Source: "A really good book that I very highly recommend." - Patrick Collison
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
Richard W. Hamming
Source: "Particularly great." - Patrick Collison
The Dream Machine
M. Mitchell Waldrop
Source: "Particularly great." - Patrick Collison
How Asia Works
Joe Studwell
Source: "A really good book." - Patrick Collison
Perspective on McKinsey
Marvin Bower
Source: "Can’t shake the feeling that a consultant wrote this book." - Patrick Collison
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
Source: "In the aggregate [with other programming books] hugely shaped me." - Patrick Collison
Mind-Body Problem
Rebecca Goldstein
Source: "Particularly great." - Patrick Collison
Masters of Doom
David Kushner
Source: "One of my favorite books about building software." - Patrick Collison
Business Adventures
John Brooks
Source: "Substantially above average." - Patrick Collison
A Course in Mathematical Analysis
Douard Goursat
Source: "Substantially above average." - Patrick Collison
Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens
K. C. Cole
Source: "Particularly great." - Patrick Collison
On the Shortness of Life
Lucius Seneca
Source: "Substantially above average." - Patrick Collison
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman
Source: "Substantially above average." - Patrick Collison
On Intelligence
Jeff Hawkins
Source: "Substantially above average." - Patrick Collison
Matterhorn
Karl Marlantes
Source: "Substantially above average." - Patrick Collison
Stories of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang
Source: "Substantially above average." - Patrick Collison
Mindstorms
Seymour A. Papert
Source: "Particularly great." - Patrick Collison
