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Nolan Bushnell has recommended 17 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Nolan Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain.
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Hyperion
Hyperion Cantos, Book 1
by Dan Simmons
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell (Source)
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2 people
Sahil Lavingia recommended this bookSahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia's recommendation of this book 
Feng Zhu recommended this bookFeng Zhu
"One of the best sci-fi books of our times." - Feng Zhu
Feng Zhu's recommendation of this book
The New World of Mr Tompkins
by George Gamow
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell (Source)
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell (Source)
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14 people
Tobi Lütke recommended this bookTobi Lütke
"Loved it." - Tobi Lütke
Tobi Lütke's recommendation of this book 
Larry Page recommended this bookLarry Page
Entrepreneur.com article.
Larry Page's recommendation of this book 
Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Best cyberpunk novel ever written. Slightly dated but very prescient." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book 
Sergey Brin recommended this bookSergey Brin
"Ten years ahead of the time anticipated what's going to happen." - Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin's recommendation of this book 
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book 
Seth Godin recommended this bookSeth Godin
"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet." - Seth Godin
Seth Godin's recommendation of this book +8
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- Adam Savage
"It's a tough call because I prefer other books of [this author]. But [this book] is so important within the history of science fiction." - Adam Savage
- Brandon Stanton
"I love [this book]." - Brandon Stanton
- Ryan Shea
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
- Austen Allred
"One of my favorite books of all-time." - Austen Allred
- Cameron Winklevoss
"Love [this book]! We stole from mrb." - Cameron Winklevoss
- Fred Wilson
"A lot of what we [at USV] invest in and how we look at the future comes from [this book]." - Fred Wilson
- Mark Zuckerberg
"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg
- Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang credits [this book] for conjuring the metaverse.
- Adam Savage
Sherlock Holmes (4 books)
"[One of my ten favorite series] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell (Source)
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1 person
Paul Graham recommended this seriesPaul Graham
"Few thoughts happier than realizing it's been long enough since you last read the Sherlocks Holmes stories that you can read them again." - Paul Graham
Paul Graham's recommendation of this series
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell (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
George Bush's recommendation of this book 
Kyle Maynard recommended this bookKyle Maynard
One of Kyle Maynard's 3 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
Kyle Maynard's recommendation of this book 
Lex Fridman recommended this bookLex Fridman
Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.
Lex Fridman's recommendation of this book 
Brian Koppelman recommended this bookBrian Koppelman
"Everyone should read [this book]." - Brian Koppelman
Brian Koppelman's recommendation of this book 
Ryan Shea recommended this bookRyan Shea
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.
Ryan Shea's recommendation of this book
The Essential Kierkegaard
by Søren Kierkegaard
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell (Source)
The Republic
by Plato
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell (Source)
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5 people
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
On the "favorite books" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book 
Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
Sam Altman's recommendation of this book 
Maria Popova recommended this bookMaria Popova
"I’m actually gobsmacked that this isn’t required in order to be sworn into office, like the Constitution is required for us American immigrants when it comes time to gain American citizenship." - Maria Popova
Maria Popova's recommendation of this book 
Vlad Tenev recommended this bookVlad Tenev
"I like the classics such as The Republic by Plato and The Art of War by Sun Tzu." - Vlad Tenev
Vlad Tenev's recommendation of this book 
Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson's recommendation of this book
The Lord of the Rings (4 books)
Nolan Bushnell recommended this series in his "Finding the Next Steve Jobs" book. (Source)
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8 people
Elon Musk recommended this seriesElon Musk
"I know it's cliche, but [this] is my favorite book ever." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this series 
Laird Hamilton recommended this seriesLaird Hamilton
"When I was young, my mom read those books to me before I could even read." - Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton's recommendation of this series - Naval Ravikant recommended this series
Naval Ravikant
"Loved [this series] and other fiction when younger." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this series 
Neil Gaiman recommended this seriesNeil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman mentioned this series on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Neil Gaiman's recommendation of this series - Paul Graham recommended this series
Paul Graham
Paul Graham's answer to "any book recommendations for young adults?"
Paul Graham's recommendation of this series 
Peter Thiel recommended this seriesPeter Thiel
"The classic [series] I always give." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this series +2
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- Reid Hoffman
"[The series] that I’ve most often read." - Reid Hoffman
- James Clear
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear
- Reid Hoffman
Sprawl (3 books)
Nolan Bushnell recommended this series in his "Finding the Next Steve Jobs" book. (Source)
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3 people
Adam Savage recommended this seriesAdam Savage
"[This series] changed my life." - Adam Savage
Adam Savage's recommendation of this series 
John Carmack recommended this seriesJohn Carmack
John Carmack mentioned this series on Twitter.
John Carmack's recommendation of this series - Naval Ravikant recommended this series
Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant mentioned this series on Twitter.
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this series
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