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Winston Churchill Recommended Books
Winston Churchill has recommended 14 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Winston Churchill was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
(Read more on Wikipedia)14 Books Recommended
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The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
"A wonderful book." - Winston Churchill (Source)
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1 person
Sahil Lavingia recommended this bookSahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia's recommendation of this book
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
"One of the books I would like to take with me to Purgatory." - Winston Churchill (Source)
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4 people
Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn, among other satirical lessons, that most of the time humans are Yahoos." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson's recommendation of this book 
Mahatma Gandhi recommended this bookMahatma Gandhi
"Effective condemnation of modem civilization, written in an ironic vein." - Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi's recommendation of this book 
Mark Twain recommended this bookMark Twain
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
Mark Twain's recommendation of this book 
Alice Walker recommended this bookAlice Walker
"I was 11 when I read it and it encouraged me to believe the world was large, fascinating, and with incredibly interesting creatures in it!" - Alice Walker
Alice Walker's recommendation of this book
King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain, Book 1
by H. Rider Haggard
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
Holy Bible
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
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18 people- Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this book
Neil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson's recommendation of this book 
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
Peter Thiel says The New Testament has influenced him more than The Old Testament.
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book 
Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
Barack Obama's recommendation of this book 
Wim Hof recommended this bookWim Hof
Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"
Wim Hof's recommendation of this book 
Laird Hamilton recommended this bookLaird Hamilton
"The first book that I found a lot of truth in it, and then I was able to share that with people." - Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton's recommendation of this book 
Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"Everybody, of course, should be familiar with [this book], which is a way of being taught through both parables and tales of people and their values." - Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson's recommendation of this book +12
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- A.J. Jacobs
"One thing that really has stuck with me is that [this book] talks about that you should be grateful all the time." - A.J. Jacobs
- Hillary Clinton
"Was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking." - Hillary Clinton
- Kevin Kelly
"Probably the most amazing thing you haven’t read yet." - Kevin Kelly
- Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Ricardo Semler
"A very interesting book to keep going back to to get a glimpse of humanity." - Ricardo Semler
- Ryan Flaherty
"A big one." - Ryan Flaherty
- Tim Draper
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- Christopher Hitchens
"[The best document] in human history that [is] the product of a committee." - Christopher Hitchens
- Cathie Wood
"I go back to it all the time." - Cathie Wood
- Kanye West
"Better than Pinterest." - Kanye West
- Maya Angelou
"I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth." - Maya Angelou
- Russell Moore
Russell Moore recommended this book on Twitter.
- A.J. Jacobs
Ballad of Reading Gaol
by Oscar Wilde
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
Counter-Attack & Other Poems
by Siegfried Sassoon
"I am not a bit afraid of [this author]. That man can think. I am afraid only of people who cannot think." - Winston Churchill (Source)
Major Barbara
by George Bernard Shaw
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
The Good Earth
House Of Earth, Book 1
by Pearl S Buck
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
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1 person
Oprah Winfrey recommended this bookOprah Winfrey
"[The author's words] evoke the simple beauty of the characters and the harsh mystery of China's ancient culture." - Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey's recommendation of this book
It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
Also recommended by
1 person
Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Daniel Pink's recommendation of this book
1984
by George Orwell
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
Also recommended by
13 people
Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
"[The author]'s dark vision." - Tristan Harris
Tristan Harris's recommendation of this book 
Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
Jordan Peterson's recommendation of this book 
J. Cole recommended this bookJ. Cole
J. Cole mentioned reading this book on The Fayetteville Observer.
J. Cole's recommendation of this book 
Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
Emma Watson's recommendation of this book 
Noam Chomsky recommended this bookNoam Chomsky
On the "Top 100 Books Referenced by Noam Chomsky" list.
Noam Chomsky's recommendation of this book 
Richard Branson recommended this bookRichard Branson
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson's recommendation of this book +7
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- Matt Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Christopher Hitchens
"We were all expected to read Animal Farm and [this book], which had been placed on the syllabus as part of the curriculum of the Cold War." - Christopher Hitchens
- Sahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
- Jenn Im
"Highly recommend." - Jenn Im
- Diane Rehm
"Examines the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and government repression." - Diane Rehm
- Anna Akana
Anna Akana recommended this book on Twitter.
- Brad Delong
Brad Delong recommended this book in his website.
- Matt Mullenweg
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
Also recommended by
9 people- Jordan Peterson recommended this book
Jordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
Jordan Peterson's recommendation of this book 
Yuval Noah Harari recommended this bookYuval Noah Harari
"The best science fiction book ever, definitely the most prescient." - Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari's recommendation of this book - Tristan Harris recommended this book
Tristan Harris
"Slightly older and less well known [than 1984] but equally chilling vision." - Tristan Harris
Tristan Harris's recommendation of this book 
Matt Mullenweg recommended this bookMatt Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Matt Mullenweg's recommendation of this book 
Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
Stewart Brand's recommendation of this book 
Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
Sam Altman's recommendation of this book +3
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- Christopher Hitchens
"In [this book], one can often detect strong hints of a vicarious approval of what is ostensibly being satirized." - Christopher Hitchens
- Sahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
- PewDiePie
"I love this book. I think it's a masterpiece." - PewDiePie
- Christopher Hitchens
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
Also recommended by
2 people
Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
"[The author] was perhaps not such a fool when he wrote in [this book] that all conceptions are immaculate." - Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens's recommendation of this book 
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recommended this bookChimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"I also loved [this book]." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's recommendation of this book
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
Also recommended by
1 person- Christopher Hitchens recommended this book
Christopher Hitchens
"[The author's] electrifying first book." - Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens's recommendation of this book
Gone With the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. (Source)
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