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Kanye West Recommended Books
Kanye West has recommended 9 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Kanye West is an American rapper, singer, record producer, businessman, politician, and fashion designer.
(Read more on Wikipedia)9 Books Recommended
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Raising Kanye
Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar
by Donda West
"I've known my mom since I was zero years old. She is quite dope. [...] You'll learn things that I didn't even know until I read this book." - Kanye West (Source)
Holy Bible
"Better than Pinterest." - Kanye West (Source)
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Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson's recommendation of this book 
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
Peter Thiel says The New Testament has influenced him more than The Old Testament.
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book 
Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
Barack Obama's recommendation of this book 
Wim Hof recommended this bookWim Hof
Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"
Wim Hof's recommendation of this book 
Laird Hamilton recommended this bookLaird Hamilton
"The first book that I found a lot of truth in it, and then I was able to share that with people." - Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton's recommendation of this book 
Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"Everybody, of course, should be familiar with [this book], which is a way of being taught through both parables and tales of people and their values." - Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson's recommendation of this book +12
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- A.J. Jacobs
"One thing that really has stuck with me is that [this book] talks about that you should be grateful all the time." - A.J. Jacobs
- Hillary Clinton
"Was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking." - Hillary Clinton
- Kevin Kelly
"Probably the most amazing thing you haven’t read yet." - Kevin Kelly
- Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Ricardo Semler
"A very interesting book to keep going back to to get a glimpse of humanity." - Ricardo Semler
- Ryan Flaherty
"A big one." - Ryan Flaherty
- Tim Draper
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- Christopher Hitchens
"[The best document] in human history that [is] the product of a committee." - Christopher Hitchens
- Cathie Wood
"I go back to it all the time." - Cathie Wood
- Maya Angelou
"I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth." - Maya Angelou
- Russell Moore
Russell Moore recommended this book on Twitter.
- Winston Churchill
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books.
- A.J. Jacobs
Portraits of Interiors
by Axel Vervoordt
Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter. (Source)
The Non-Materiality of the Material
by Claudio Silvestrin
Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter. (Source)
James Turrell
A Retrospective
by Michael Govan
Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter. (Source)
Matthew Barney & Elizabeth Peyton
Blood of Two
by Angus Cook
Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter. (Source)
Leonardo Da Vinci
The Complete Paintings and Drawings
by Frank Zollner
Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter. (Source)
PowerNomics
The National Plan to Empower Black America
by Dr. Claud Anderson
"I’m willing to do a live interview with the New York Time about my meeting with Jared where we discussed [this book]." - Kanye West (Source)
Blackout
How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation
by Candace Owens
"THANK YOU CANDACE OWENS." - Kanye West (Source)
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