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Kyle Maynard Recommended Books
Kyle Maynard has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Kyle Maynard is a speaker, author, and mixed martial arts athlete.
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell
One of Kyle Maynard's 3 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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3 people
Ray Dalio recommended this bookRay Dalio
"A little bit dense, but it’s so rich, it’s a good one." - Ray Dalio
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Darren Aronofsky recommended this bookDarren Aronofsky
"[I'm] totally part of his cult. Because I believe in that hero’s journey." - Darren Aronofsky
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"One of my favorite books." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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The Stranger
by Albert Camus
One of Kyle Maynard's 3 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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5 people
George Bush recommended this bookGeorge Bush
"What I liked the most was the author's stress on the importance of morals and Christian beliefs." - George Bush
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Nolan Bushnell recommended this bookNolan Bushnell
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell
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Lex Fridman recommended this bookLex Fridman
Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.
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Brian Koppelman recommended this bookBrian Koppelman
"Everyone should read [this book]." - Brian Koppelman
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Ryan Shea recommended this bookRyan Shea
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.
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Dune (6 books)
One of Kyle Maynard's 3 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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16 people
Adam Savage recommended this seriesAdam Savage
"If you haven't read it, just go read it. It is amazing!" - Adam Savage
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Andrew Chen recommended this seriesAndrew Chen
"Amazing book!" - Andrew Chen
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Cameron Winklevoss recommended this seriesCameron Winklevoss
Cameron Winklevoss recommended this series on Reddit.
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Elon Musk recommended this seriesElon Musk
"Brilliant. [The author] advocates placing limits on machine intelligence." - Elon Musk
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Ev Williams recommended this seriesEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Jeff Bezos recommended this seriesJeff Bezos
"I’m a big science-fiction fan. I love [this series]." - Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos's recommendation of this series +10
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- Kelly Starrett
Kelly Starrett recommended this series in the "Tools of Titans" book.
- Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton mentioned this series on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Paulo Coelho
"Magnificent." - Paulo Coelho
- Sahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this series on Notion.
- Seth Godin
"If you read [this series], and you don’t read it for the plot but you read it for understanding geopolitics, suddenly something clicks in your head." - Seth Godin
- Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this series on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
- Tim Draper
"My wife recommended [this series]." - Tim Draper
- Tim Ferriss
"Perhaps the most incredibly detailed and oddly believable fictional landscape I’ve ever encountered." - Tim Ferriss
- Tim O’Reilly
"Definitely one of [the series that have shaped my life]." - Tim O’Reilly
- Zooko Wilcox
"The extensive quotations are one of my favorite parts." - Zooko Wilcox
- Kelly Starrett
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