Cory Doctorow Recommended Books
Cory Doctorow has recommended 10 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Cory Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author.
(Read more on Wikipedia)10 Books Recommended
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The Private Eye
"A very good book." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
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"Yellow Kid" Weil
The Autobiography of America's Master Swindler (Nabat Books)
"Amazing." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
The Big Con
The Story of the Confidence Man
"A nonfiction anthropological study of gilded age con artists that was later adapted to become The Sting." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
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Boundless Realm
Deep Explorations Inside Disney's Haunted Mansion (Theme Park Design Book)
"One of the best books ever written about environmental design in general." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
Break 'Em Up
Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money
"The most lucid, readable, infuriating, energizing book on the rise of monopolies." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
Monopolies Suck
7 Ways Big Corporations Rule Your Life and How to Take Back Control
"Excellent advice for actually DOING SOMETHING about monopolism." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
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Scott Galloway recommended this bookScott Galloway
"Helps regular people understand how monopolies make their lives harder every day so they can power real change." - Scott Galloway
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2312
"My favorite KSR series." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
Pacific Edge
Three Californias Triptych, Book 3
"My favorite KSR novel." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
The Ministry for the Future
A Novel
"An uncomfortable read. It's a brilliant book." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
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Ezra Klein recommended this bookEzra Klein
"Near-future fiction about the world climate change is creating, and how it will change us, and we will change it." - Ezra Klein
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Presents a stimulating and engaging story, spanning decades and continents." - Bill Gates
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A Paradise Built in Hell
The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
"[Proves] that in times of crisis, people help one another - rather than looting and pillaging." - Cory Doctorow (Source)
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