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Mark Twain Recommended Books
Mark Twain has recommended 15 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Mark Twain was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.
(Read more on Wikipedia)15 Books Recommended
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The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay
by George Otto Trevelyan
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
Plutarch's Lives Volume 1
by Plutarch
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
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1 person
Ryan Holiday recommended this bookRyan Holiday
"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday's recommendation of this book
Plutarch's Lives Volume 2
by Plutarch
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
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1 person- Ryan Holiday recommended this book
Ryan Holiday
"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday's recommendation of this book
The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
Also recommended by
1 person
Jamie Dimon recommended this bookJamie Dimon
On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.
Jamie Dimon's recommendation of this book
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
The Arabian Nights
by Muhsin Mahdi
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
Also recommended by
4 people
Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn, among other satirical lessons, that most of the time humans are Yahoos." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson's recommendation of this book 
Mahatma Gandhi recommended this bookMahatma Gandhi
"Effective condemnation of modem civilization, written in an ironic vein." - Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi's recommendation of this book 
Alice Walker recommended this bookAlice Walker
"I was 11 when I read it and it encouraged me to believe the world was large, fascinating, and with incredibly interesting creatures in it!" - Alice Walker
Alice Walker's recommendation of this book 
Winston Churchill recommended this bookWinston Churchill
"One of the books I would like to take with me to Purgatory." - Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill's recommendation of this book
The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson
by Alfred Tennyson
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
The Oxford Shakespeare
The Complete Works
by William Shakespeare
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
Also recommended by
7 people
Shah Rukh Khan recommended this bookShah Rukh Khan
"Everyone should read some of [this author]... It's important..." - Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan's recommendation of this book 
J.K. Rowling recommended this bookJ.K. Rowling
One of J.K. Rowling's answers to "If you could bring only three books to a desert island, which would you pack?"
J.K. Rowling'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 
Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
Stewart Brand's recommendation of this book 
Ricardo Semler recommended this bookRicardo Semler
"Has all of the human traits; if you look somewhere you will find it, either in King Lear or Hamlet or Macbeth; it’s there." - Ricardo Semler
Ricardo Semler's recommendation of this book 
Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens mentioned Shakespeare's work in the "Hitch-22" book.
Christopher Hitchens's recommendation of this book +1
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- Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
- Fred Wilson
The Major Works
by Robert Browning
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
The French Revolution
A History
by Thomas Carlyle
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
Le Morte d'Arthur
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
by Thomas Malory
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
Works of Francis Parkman
by Francis Parkman
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
The Life of Samuel Johnson
by James Boswell
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
Selected Dialogues of Plato
The Benjamin Jowett Translation
by Plato
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter. (Source)
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