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Brandon Stanton has recommended 14 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Brandon Stanton is an American author, photographer, and blogger. He is the author of Humans of New York, a photoblog and book.
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Hitler
A Biography
by Ian Kershaw
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
"I love [this book]." - Brandon Stanton (Source)
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Tobi Lütke recommended this bookTobi Lütke
"Loved it." - Tobi Lütke
Tobi Lütke's recommendation of this book 
Larry Page recommended this bookLarry Page
Entrepreneur.com article.
Larry Page's recommendation of this book 
Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Best cyberpunk novel ever written. Slightly dated but very prescient." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book 
Sergey Brin recommended this bookSergey Brin
"Ten years ahead of the time anticipated what's going to happen." - Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin's recommendation of this book 
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book 
Seth Godin recommended this bookSeth Godin
"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet." - Seth Godin
Seth Godin's recommendation of this book +8
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- Adam Savage
"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
- Ryan Shea
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
- Nolan Bushnell
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell
- Austen Allred
"One of my favorite books of all-time." - Austen Allred
- Cameron Winklevoss
"Love [this book]! We stole from mrb." - Cameron Winklevoss
- Fred Wilson
"A lot of what we [at USV] invest in and how we look at the future comes from [this book]." - Fred Wilson
- Mark Zuckerberg
"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg
- Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang credits [this book] for conjuring the metaverse.
- Adam Savage
Stalin
New Biography of a Dictator
by Oleg V. Khlevniuk
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
The Years of Lyndon Johnson (4 books)
"He was probably the president that was given the least in his life except for maybe Abraham Lincoln." - Brandon Stanton (Source)
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An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt
by Theodore Roosevelt
"The person that I’ve read the most biographies on [...] just because his life is so fascinating." - Brandon Stanton (Source)
Poor Richard's Almanack
by Benjamin Franklin
"[The author] was kind of the pioneer in getting self-improvement down to a science." - Brandon Stanton (Source)
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1 person
Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Walter Isaacson's recommendation of this book
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
"One of the very first books that I read." - Brandon Stanton (Source)
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7 people
Charlie Munger recommended this bookCharlie Munger
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
Charlie Munger's recommendation of this book 
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
Walter Isaacson's recommendation of this book 
Cory Booker recommended this bookCory Booker
"[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
Cory Booker's recommendation of this book 
Vince Vaughn recommended this bookVince Vaughn
"[This] is I think the most compelling of books." - Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn's recommendation of this book 
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"Really good." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book +1
More recommendations
- Jamie Dimon
On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.
- Jamie Dimon
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
by Walter Isaacson
"The [biography of Benjamin Franklin] I read." - Brandon Stanton (Source)
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7 people- Elon Musk recommended this book
Elon Musk
"A great biography. [...] Highly recommended." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book 
Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"I’ve recommended [this book] to thousands and thousands of people." - Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss's recommendation of this book 
Ray Dalio recommended this bookRay Dalio
"I read [this book and "Einstein"] and probed [Walter Isaacson] about them to try to glean what characteristics they had in common." - Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio's recommendation of this book 
George Raveling recommended this bookGeorge Raveling
"[I read this book and] I am blown away and a little sad because I feel like, 'God damn, I went through all this education. No one ever taught me any of this stuff.'" - George Raveling
George Raveling's recommendation of this book 
Scott Belsky recommended this bookScott Belsky
Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Scott Belsky's recommendation of this book 
Ed Zschau recommended this bookEd Zschau
Ed Zschau mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Ed Zschau's recommendation of this book +1
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- Charlie Munger
"It’s hard to write a bad book on such an interesting subject." - Charlie Munger
- Charlie Munger
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Do you want to participate in social movements? Pick [this book]." - Brandon Stanton (Source)
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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6 people
Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
Emma Watson recommended this book on Time Magazine.
Emma Watson's recommendation of this book 
Ricardo Semler recommended this bookRicardo Semler
"Says that you are responsible for everything that you captivate." - Ricardo Semler
Ricardo Semler's recommendation of this book 
Evan Goldberg recommended this bookEvan Goldberg
"Phenomenal." - Evan Goldberg
Evan Goldberg's recommendation of this book 
Fred Wilson recommended this bookFred Wilson
"I loved [this book]." - Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson's recommendation of this book 
Garry Tan recommended this bookGarry Tan
Garry Tan mentioned this book in his blog.
Garry Tan's recommendation of this book 
James Clear recommended this bookJames Clear
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear
James Clear's recommendation of this book
The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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7 people- Elon Musk recommended this book
Elon Musk
"Adam Smith FTW obv." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book - Naval Ravikant recommended this book
Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's answer to "any good book about economy for a beginner?"
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book 
Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Nick Szabo recommended this bookNick Szabo
"[One] of the most important books I’ve read." - Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo's recommendation of this book 
Noam Chomsky recommended this bookNoam Chomsky
On the "Top 100 Books Referenced by Noam Chomsky" list.
Noam Chomsky's recommendation of this book 
Bill Gurley recommended this bookBill Gurley
"[The author]'s magnum opus." - Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley's recommendation of this book +1
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- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Patrick Bet-David
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