Paul Graham Recommended Books

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"Among the most inspiring books I know." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham's answer to "what’s the most beautiful book you’ve ever read?" (Source)

"Wonderful." - Paul Graham (Source)

"The most exciting [biography of Einstein] I've read. The author is a physicist who is genuinely excited about Einstein's discoveries, and it moves fast instead of trying to leave no detail unpublished." - Paul Graham (Source)

"[This] Autobiography is a wonderfully candid and inspiring one." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)

"It's one of those rare books that divide your life into two parts: before you read it, and after." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Will be deeply pleasing to [its respective audience]." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Book recommendation." - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"I also recommend [this book]." - Paul Graham (Source)

"[The author] was in charge of BAC's Commercial Aircraft Division, and thus the British side of Concorde development." - Paul Graham (Source)

"One of the best books about the late 3rd century." - Paul Graham (Source)

"[One of ] the best [books] I can think of [to learn what math is really about]." - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"So good I'm reading slow to make it last." - Paul Graham (Source)

"A wonderful book." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Probably the single most valuable book a startup founder could read." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Particularly good at getting into contemporaries' heads." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)

"[Amazing.] An indictment of publishing that it's out of print." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Good." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)

"I read this during dinner and laughed so much that people must have wondered what was wrong with me." - Paul Graham (Source)

"The one book we encourage startup founders to read. [...] It's critically important for anyone in business." - Paul Graham (Source)

"How did I not know about this book til now?" - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what’s your favorite book that almost nobody else knows or talks about?" (Source)

"My favorite books for bedtime reading to 2 year olds." - Paul Graham (Source)

"[One of ] the best [books] I can think of [to learn what math is really about]." - Paul Graham (Source)

"The most fabulous book." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)

"I've read [this book] at least two times, maybe three." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham's answer to "which Stephen Fry book do you recommend?" (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"A great book." - Paul Graham (Source)

"A wonderful book, though only implicitly about 'parenting.'" - Paul Graham (Source)

"I particularly liked [this book]." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Simultaneously reading Rousseau's Confessions and [this book]. Triangulating..." - Paul Graham (Source)

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Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)

"I suspect if you'd read 'Guns, Sails, and Empires' and [this book], little in 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' would surprise you." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Excellent." - Paul Graham (Source)

"A wonderful book. I'm looking at the few pages left and wishing there were more." - Paul Graham (Source)

"This is one of the great classics of computer science. I bought my first copy 15 years ago, and I still don't feel I have learned everything the book has to teach." - Paul Graham (Source)

"The writing in the novel Wodehouse left unfinished when he died at 93 is crisp as ever." - Paul Graham (Source)

"One of the best books I've found for explaining history to kids." - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"A great book, probably in my all time top 100." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Excellent." - Paul Graham (Source)

"[The author] is so good that I get distracted by his perfection. Not a word wrong." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Watterson is like Wodehouse. Because he works in an unpretentious medium, few realize how timelessly great he is." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham's answer to "examples of books that you reread years later, & found to be much better?" (Source)

"Simultaneously reading [this book] and No Easy Day. Triangulating..." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Kuhn was surely most influenced by the Copernican Revolution. [This is an] excellent book incidentally." - Paul Graham (Source)

"The most impressive feature of [this book] is how much [the author] admits he didn't know. He's constantly talking about papers he couldn't understand and important concepts he didn't grasp." - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"As perfect as Wodehouse." - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what’s your favorite book that almost nobody else knows or talks about?" (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"If you want to learn more about hunter gatherers I strongly recommend [this book]." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham's (funny) answer to "what are your favourite books with a politics very different to your own?" (Source)

Paul Graham's answer to "which P. G. Wodehouse book do you recommend?" (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"I know I've recommended this book already, but it's so good I have to do it again. [The author] brings history to life by explaining how and why the things happened that other books merely tell you happened." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Great biography of Ramanujan." - Paul Graham (Source)

"Made me want to work on AI, which led to Lisp." - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"If you want to learn more about hunter gatherers I strongly recommend [this book]." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham used this book as an example that one scientist's "take" can be very convincing. (Source)

"Really excellent." - Paul Graham (Source)

"If you want to understand how venture capital works and the effect it has had on the US economy, this is the book to read." - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "are there any books on medieval history you can recommend?" (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "do you know of any good books about startups?" (Source)

Paul Graham mentioned reading this book on Twitter. (Source)

Paul Graham mentioned re-reading this book on Twitter. (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what should I read to learn more about history?" (Source)

"Wodehouse is so good that I get distracted by his perfection. Not a word wrong." - Paul Graham (Source)

One of Paul Graham's answers to "what’s your favorite book that almost nobody else knows or talks about?" (Source)

"Read this book." - Paul Graham (Source)

Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)