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Brandon Stanton Recommended Books

Brandon Stanton has recommended 14 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.

Brandon Stanton is an American author, photographer, and blogger. He is the author of Humans of New York, a photoblog and book.

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14 Books Recommended

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Hitler

A Biography

by Ian Kershaw
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Stalin

New Biography of a Dictator

by Oleg V. Khlevniuk
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

The Years of Lyndon Johnson (4 books)

"He was probably the president that was given the least in his life except for maybe Abraham Lincoln." - Brandon Stanton (Source)

An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt

by Theodore Roosevelt
"The person that I’ve read the most biographies on [...] just because his life is so fascinating." - Brandon Stanton (Source)

Poor Richard's Almanack

by Benjamin Franklin
"[The author] was kind of the pioneer in getting self-improvement down to a science." - Brandon Stanton (Source)

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Walter Isaacson

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin
"One of the very first books that I read." - Brandon Stanton (Source)

Benjamin Franklin

An American Life

by Walter Isaacson
"The [biography of Benjamin Franklin] I read." - Brandon Stanton (Source)

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Do you want to participate in social movements? Pick [this book]." - Brandon Stanton (Source)

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

The Wealth of Nations

by Adam Smith
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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14 Brandon Stanton Recommended Books (2026)