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Jon Stewart Recommended Books
Jon Stewart has recommended 19 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jon Stewart is an American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host.
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"One of the most remarkable books I’ve ever read. It’s truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid." - Jon Stewart (Source)
Empty Mansions
The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
by Bill Dedman
"One of those incredible stories that you didn’t even know existed. It filled a void." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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1 person
Morgan Housel recommended this bookMorgan Housel
"A fascinating look at what money does, and doesn’t, do for you." - Morgan Housel
Morgan Housel's recommendation of this book
"It’s like no other book I’ve ever read. It’s a look into a society and culture objectively, yet humanizing, terrifying, amazing." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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1 person
Peter King recommended this bookPeter King
Peter King recommended this book on Twitter.
Peter King's recommendation of this book
"A really interesting premise." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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3 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Fareed Zakaria recommended this bookFareed Zakaria
"[This book's] insight is true and deeply important. . . . The metaphor of a flat world, used by [the author] to describe the next phase of globalization, is ingenious." - Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria's recommendation of this book 
Jamie Dimon recommended this bookJamie Dimon
On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.
Jamie Dimon's recommendation of this book
"A fascinating book." - Jon Stewart (Source)
"An incredible story." - Jon Stewart (Source)
"A fascinating study." - Jon Stewart (Source)
"Get [this book]." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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1 person
Doris Kearns Goodwin recommended this bookDoris Kearns Goodwin
"This majestic biography will set the standard for all future works about General Petraeus." - Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin's recommendation of this book
"Hilarious." - Jon Stewart (Source)
The Psychopath Test
by Jon Ronson
"I took the test, and I'm happy to report I'm just neurotic." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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1 person
Shah Rukh Khan recommended this bookShah Rukh Khan
"It's quite nice." - Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan's recommendation of this book
"Absolutely fascinating book." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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2 people- Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
"About predictions in many domains besides politics." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Kevin Systrom recommended this bookKevin Systrom
"An investigation into our ability to predict future events." - Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom's recommendation of this book
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"A wonderful, challenging read." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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9 people
Jack Dorsey recommended this bookJack Dorsey
One of Jack Dorsey's answers to "what are the books that had a major influence on you?"
Jack Dorsey's recommendation of this book 
Bob Iger recommended this bookBob Iger
Bob Iger told Variety this book was on his Reading List.
Bob Iger's recommendation of this book 
Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."
Barack Obama's recommendation of this book 
Cal Fussman recommended this bookCal Fussman
"It’s a letter to his son about being a black male in America. I think it is required reading." - Cal Fussman
Cal Fussman's recommendation of this book 
Sunny Hostin recommended this bookSunny Hostin
Sunny Hostin recommended this book on Twitter.
Sunny Hostin's recommendation of this book 
Jay-Z recommended this bookJay-Z
"America. Please. read." - Jay-Z
Jay-Z's recommendation of this book +3
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- Mark Manson
"A love letter, not just to [the author's] son, but to black people and even the United States, in the truest sense of the genre." - Mark Manson
- DeRay Mckesson
"A must-read." - DeRay Mckesson
- Linda Sarsour
"A MUST READ." - Linda Sarsour
- Mark Manson
"I really connected to [the author]'s story. It’s a personal story but one with universal appeal about what it means to be free." - Jon Stewart (Source)
"Please, get the book." - Jon Stewart (Source)
"A very interesting story." - Jon Stewart (Source)
The Casual Vacancy
by J.K. Rowling
"There is a social aspect to this book, that I think is informed by [the author]'s early years of struggle." - Jon Stewart (Source)
Too Big to Fail
by Andrew Ross Sorkin
"The story of [the banks] that had to be bailed out." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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3 people- Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Max Levchin recommended this bookMax Levchin
One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
Max Levchin's recommendation of this book 
John Collison recommended this bookJohn Collison
"I really liked [this book]." - John Collison
John Collison's recommendation of this book
"It's very funny." - Jon Stewart (Source)
"Basically a book concerning the conservative movement vs the liberal movement." - Jon Stewart (Source)
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