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Nick Thompson Recommended Books
Nick Thompson has recommended 5 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Nicholas Thompson is an American technology journalist.
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The Logic of Human Destiny
by Robert Wright
"Among my five favorite books of all time." - Nick Thompson (Source)
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Jonathan Haidt recommended this bookJonathan Haidt
"Just as relevant today as it was in 1999." - Jonathan Haidt
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Why Buddhism is True
The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
by Robert Wright
"A story about mindfulness and about the science of Buddhism and the current neurosciencee." - Nick Thompson (Source)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
by Katherine Boo
"[The author] doesn’t write a ton, but she writes is extraordinary." - Nick Thompson (Source)
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"If you want to read an unvarnished, first-hand account of life in one of India’s slums you should pick up [this book]." - Bill Gates
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Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
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The Survival of the Bark Canoe
by John McPhee
"An unknown book but just brilliant." - Nick Thompson (Source)
Strangers Drowning
Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help
by Larissa MacFarquhar
"A story about people who make extraordinary moral choices like the choice to adopt 23 children and bring them into your lives, [...] and why they make those choices." - Nick Thompson (Source)
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