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Tom Hanks Recommended Books
Tom Hanks has recommended 16 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker.
(Read more on Wikipedia)16 Books Recommended
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Lenin's Tomb
The Last Days of the Soviet Empire
by David Remnick
"From a verifiable period of USSR history." - Tom Hanks (Source)
The Martian
The Martian, Book 1
by Andy Weir
"[The author's] masterpiece!" - Tom Hanks (Source)
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Ev Williams, Noah Kagan, Chris Sacca, Matt Ridley, Max Levchin, Christopher Paolini
All That I Am
A Novel
by Anna Funder
Tom Hanks recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
The Dark Tower (8 books)
Tom Hanks mentioned this series in an EW interview. (Source)
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
"Whatever you are drinking will come out of your nose due to laughter." - Tom Hanks (Source)
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Achilles in Vietnam
Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
by Jonathan Shay
Tom Hanks mentioned this book in an EW interview. (Source)
The Cairo Trilogy in 3 Volumes
Palace Walk, Sugar Street and Palace of Desire
by Naguib Mahfouz
Tom Hanks mentioned this book in an EW interview. (Source)
Five Flights Up
and Other New York Apartment Stories
by Toni Schlesinger
Tom Hanks mentioned this book in an EW interview. (Source)
Stoner
by John Williams
"It’s simply a novel about a guy who goes to college and becomes a teacher. But it’s one of the most fascinating things that you’ve ever come across." - Tom Hanks (Source)
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