Adam Savage Recommended Books
Adam Savage has recommended 23 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Adam Savage is an American special effects designer and fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality and producer.
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1Q84
"Seriously, one of my favorite books of all time." - Adam Savage (Source)
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Atlas Obscura
An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
"Buy the book. Seriously great content." - Adam Savage (Source)
Seveneves
"A better book [than 'Snow Crash']." - Adam Savage (Source)
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The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
"I felt like I was getting a Chinese version of Chinese culture." - Adam Savage (Source)
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Lex Fridman, Liv Boeree, Mark Zuckerberg, Max Levchin, Naval Ravikant, Ryan Shea, Tim Urban, Tobi Lütke, Barry Silbert, Mike Novogratz
Shikasta
"A field report on Earth." - Adam Savage (Source)
Born Standing Up
A Comic's Life
"On a big road trip, I read it out loud to my wife, she read it out loud to me. Then we got the audio book and we listened to Steve Martin read it." - Adam Savage (Source)
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Gun, with Occasional Music
"A great science fiction novel." - Adam Savage (Source)
Dune (6 books)
"If you haven't read it, just go read it. It is amazing!" - Adam Savage (Source)
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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, Zooko Wilcox, Cameron Winklevoss, Sahil Lavingia, Paulo Coelho
The Liars' Club
A Memoir
"[The author's] first memoir." - Adam Savage (Source)
Snow Crash
"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 (Source)
Also recommended by:
Tobi Lütke, Larry Page, Naval Ravikant, Sergey Brin, Ev Williams, Seth Godin, Brandon Stanton, Ryan Shea, Nolan Bushnell, Austen Allred, Cameron Winklevoss, Fred Wilson, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang
Girl in Landscape
A Novel
"The [book] that I love of [this author]." - Adam Savage (Source)
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
"A great cookbook." - Adam Savage (Source)
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