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Jesse Williams Recommended Books
Jesse Williams has recommended 5 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jesse Williams is an American actor, director, producer and activist.
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A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
"F*cking funny, vivid, and adventurous. Sometimes that’s what we need." - Jesse Williams (Source)
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Jerrod Carmichael recommended this bookJerrod Carmichael
"The language is so good." - Jerrod Carmichael
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Fred Wilson recommended this bookFred Wilson
"Good choice." - Fred Wilson
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond
"Helped rid me of the nagging incompleteness in my understood connection between the successes and failings of ancient and modern civilizations." - Jesse Williams (Source)
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11 people
Joe Rogan recommended this bookJoe Rogan
"An amazing book." - Joe Rogan
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history." - Bill Gates
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Charlie Munger recommended this bookCharlie Munger
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
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Simon Sinek recommended this bookSimon Sinek
"Offers us a new and remarkably simple way of looking at our world." - Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek's recommendation of this book 
Daniel Ek recommended this bookDaniel Ek
"A brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning book about how the modern world was formed, analyzing how societies developed differently on different continents." - Daniel Ek
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Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
"The main [book by this author]." - Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand's recommendation of this book +5
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- Patrick Arnold
"Gave a big eye opening on why certain people of the world are more advanced than others and behave a certain way, as opposed to just genetics and this person is smarter because of this or that." - Patrick Arnold
- Jamie Dimon
On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.
- Margaret Atwood
"Also does pandemics." - Margaret Atwood
- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- James Clear
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear
- Patrick Arnold
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
"The characters’ dilemmas just rocked my world in high school." - Jesse Williams (Source)
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4 people
Michelle Obama recommended this bookMichelle Obama
"I’ve now read [this book] three times." - Michelle Obama
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Oprah Winfrey recommended this bookOprah Winfrey
"Fills me with admiration and awe." - Oprah Winfrey
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Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
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Bozoma Saint John recommended this bookBozoma Saint John
"I love [this book]. Her writing style is incredibly poetic and complex." - Bozoma Saint John
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The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand
"The protagonist’s audacious self-confidence and refusal to compromise his artistic vision—which was to say, himself—was a fascinating thing to survey." - Jesse Williams (Source)
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13 people
Mark Cuban recommended this bookMark Cuban
"I'll pick it up when I need motivation." - Mark Cuban
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Tim Urban recommended this bookTim Urban
"I absolutely loved the book. Sure, the characters are extreme and one-dimensional - but to me, that was the point." - Tim Urban
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Larry Ellison recommended this bookLarry Ellison
"As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read [this book]. I mean it is hard to find a profession that pays worse than architecture." - Larry Ellison
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Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
"I know, it's a cult. I'm not going to take it too far, but I did enjoy it." - Emma Watson
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Kevin Kelly recommended this bookKevin Kelly
"By the end of the book, I decided to drop out of school. I never returned. It was the best decision of my life." - Kevin Kelly
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Travis Kalanick recommended this bookTravis Kalanick
"It’s one of my favorite books." - Travis Kalanick
Travis Kalanick's recommendation of this book +7
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- Vince Vaughn
"Defiant in its pursuit of one’s artistic goals, meaning you don’t compromise; you stay truthful to what you’re exploring." - Vince Vaughn
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Noah Kagan
"Healthy selfishness is a great thing." - Noah Kagan
- Fred Wilson
"I do love [this book]." - Fred Wilson
- Jim Carrey
"I would be Howard Roark and not Peter Keating in [this book]." - Jim Carrey
- Ray Dalio
"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio
- Shah Rukh Khan
"[This book] is good a difficult long read though..." - Shah Rukh Khan
- Vince Vaughn
The Souls of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois
"A seminal work in American and African-American literature." - Jesse Williams (Source)
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