Books Recommended by Brandon Stanton
An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Source: "The person that I’ve read the most biographies on [...] just because his life is so fascinating." - Brandon Stanton
Poor Richard's Almanack
Benjamin Franklin
Source: "[The author] was kind of the pioneer in getting self-improvement down to a science." - Brandon Stanton
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source: "Do you want to participate in social movements? Pick [this book]." - Brandon Stanton
The Years of Lyndon Johnson (4 books)
Robert Caro
Source: "He was probably the president that was given the least in his life except for maybe Abraham Lincoln." - Brandon Stanton
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
Walter Isaacson
Source: "The [biography of Benjamin Franklin] I read." - Brandon Stanton
Stalin
New Biography of a Dictator
Oleg V. Khlevniuk
Source: Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Hitler
A Biography
Ian Kershaw
Source: Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Source: "One of the very first books that I read." - Brandon Stanton
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
Source: Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Source: Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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