John Carmack Recommended Books
John Carmack has recommended 13 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
John Carmack is an American computer programmer, video game developer and engineer.
(Read more on Wikipedia)13 Books Recommended
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
John Carmack mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Elon Musk, Paul Graham, Bill Gates, Christopher Sommer, Ryan Shea
Lucifer's Hammer
John Carmack mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
"A bit uncomfortable as an example of how a mass production strategy can overwhelm a generally technically superior adversary." - John Carmack (Source)
Also recommended by:
Zones of Thought (3 books)
John Carmack mentioned this series on Twitter. (Source)
Atlas Shrugged
"If you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention." - John Carmack (Source)
Also recommended by:
Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Peter Thiel, Shah Rukh Khan, Joe De Sena, Peter Diamandis, Ev Williams, Gabby Reece, Travis Kalanick, Brian Armstrong, Amelia Boone, Bob Metcalfe, Blake Scholl, Fred Wilson, Phil Jackson, Mark Cuban, Ray Dalio, Austen Allred, Russell Brunson, Paul Krugman, Rand Paul, Patrick Bet-David
Reap3r
"Ends very well." - John Carmack (Source)
Hackers
Heroes of the Computer Revolution
"A really formative book for me as a teenager." - John Carmack (Source)
Also recommended by:
The Book of CP-System
"I learned from [this book] that the arcade system had rarely used, dedicated hardware to render star fields." - John Carmack (Source)
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