Zooko Wilcox Recommended Books
Zooko Wilcox has recommended 13 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Zooko Wilcox is the CEO of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), a for-profit company leading the development of Zcash.
(Read more on Wikipedia)13 Books Recommended
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Hackers
Heroes of the Computer Revolution
"This book changed my life when it came out. [...] It made me want to be a hacker. But not a criminal — a hero of the computer revolution." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
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Donald Knuth recommended this bookDonald Knuth
"Incredibly well written tale of our times." - Donald Knuth
Donald Knuth's recommendation of this book 
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Austen Allred recommended this bookAusten Allred
"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley." - Austen Allred
Austen Allred's recommendation of this book 
John Carmack recommended this bookJohn Carmack
"A really formative book for me as a teenager." - John Carmack
John Carmack's recommendation of this book
Woken Furies
Takeshi Kovacs Novels, Book 3
"I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
The Codebreakers
The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet
"Good book." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
Dune (6 books)
"The extensive quotations are one of my favorite parts." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
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Adam Savage, Andrew Chen, Elon Musk, Ev Williams, Jeff Bezos, Kelly Starrett, Kyle Maynard, Laird Hamilton, Seth Godin, Stewart Brand, Tim Draper, Tim Ferriss, Tim O’Reilly, Cameron Winklevoss, Sahil Lavingia, Paulo Coelho
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
"When it came out ten years ago, it was the definitive study of the history and science of human nutrition in the 20th century." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
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3 people
Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"One of my top 3 books of all time." - Naval Ravikant
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Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
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Nassim Taleb recommended this bookNassim Taleb
"Read it twice, once for the diet, once a a rich document in the history of science." - Nassim Taleb
Nassim Taleb's recommendation of this book
Altered Carbon
Takeshi Kovacs, Book 1
"I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
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Ryan Shea recommended this bookRyan Shea
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.
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Broken Angels
A Novel
"I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
Between Silk and Cyanide
A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
"Of the cypherpunk canon." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
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