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Paul Graham is an English-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist. He is best known for his work on Lisp, his former startup Viaweb, co-founding the influential startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his blog, and Hacker News.

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How To Win Friends and Influence People

How To Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Harry Potter

Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Walter Isaacson

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

Founders at Work

Founders at Work

Jessica Livingston

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn

With the Old Breed

With the Old Breed

E. B. Sledge

The Origin of Species

The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Harold Abelson

A Sense of Where You Are

A Sense of Where You Are

John McPhee

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

Boyd

Boyd

Robert Coram

The Double Helix

The Double Helix

James D. Watson

In The Plex

In The Plex

Steven Levy

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future

Sebastian Mallaby

The Iliad

The Iliad

Homer

The Old Way

The Old Way

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

A Mind at Play

A Mind at Play

Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman

The Soul of A New Machine

The Soul of A New Machine

Tracy Kidder

The Principia

The Principia

Isaac Newton

The Box

The Box

Marc Levinson

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

David Nasaw

The Startup Way

The Startup Way

Eric Ries

The Inimitable Jeeves

The Inimitable Jeeves

P.G. Wodehouse

Plagues and Peoples

Plagues and Peoples

William McNeill

Medieval Technology and Social Change

Medieval Technology and Social Change

Lynn White

The Launch Pad

The Launch Pad

Randall Stross

The Battle of Alcazar

The Battle of Alcazar

E.W. Bovill

Barbarian Days

Barbarian Days

William Finnegan

Euclid's Elements

Euclid's Elements

Euclid

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Art of War in the Middle Ages

The Art of War in the Middle Ages

Charles Oman

Autobiographies

Autobiographies

Charles Darwin

My Forty Years with Ford

My Forty Years with Ford

Charles E. Sorensen

The Fall of Constantinople 1453

The Fall of Constantinople 1453

Steven Runciman

Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman

John Gribbin

On Inequality

On Inequality

Harry G. Frankfurt

The Company

The Company

John Micklethwait

Mohammed and Charlemagne

Mohammed and Charlemagne

Henri Pirenne

Federal Taxation in America

Federal Taxation in America

W. Elliot Brownlee

Making of Europe

Making of Europe

Robert Bartlett

On Bullshit

On Bullshit

Harry G. Frankfurt

The Golden Trade of the Moors

The Golden Trade of the Moors

E.W. Bovill

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

Bryan Caplan

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople

Geoffrey de Villehardouin

The World We Have Lost

The World We Have Lost

Peter Laslett

Free-Range Kids

Free-Range Kids

Lenore Skenazy

Sea Flight

Sea Flight

Hugh Popham

Carbonel

Carbonel

Barbara Sleigh

The Confessions

The Confessions

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Towns, Villages and Countryside of Celtic Europe

Towns, Villages and Countryside of Celtic Europe

Francoise Audouze

Generating Inequality

Generating Inequality

Lester C. Thurow

Blankie

Blankie

Leslie Patricelli

The Making of Europe

The Making of Europe

Robert Bartlett

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Guy Waldo Dunnington

Diocletian and the Roman Recovery

Diocletian and the Roman Recovery

Stephen Williams

The Government of the Tongue

The Government of the Tongue

Richard Allestree

The Kings Depart

The Kings Depart

Richard M. Watt

The Gallic Wars

The Gallic Wars

Julius Caesar

History of the World

History of the World

Jm Roberts

Marriage

Marriage

Susan Ferrier

The German Generals Talk

The German Generals Talk

B.H. Liddell Hart

The Lives of the Artists

The Lives of the Artists

Giorgio Vasari

Kelly

Kelly

Clarence L. Johnson

The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History

The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History

Colin McEvedy

Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy

Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy

Michael Baxandall

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Banesh Hoffmann

New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History

New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History

McEvedy

Concorde

Concorde

Geoffrey Knight

Civilisation

Civilisation

Kenneth Clark

Life in the English Country House

Life in the English Country House

Mark Girouard

The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

Jane Austen

The Ancient City

The Ancient City

Peter Connolly

Wheels for the World

Wheels for the World

Douglas G. Brinkley

The Gun Seller

The Gun Seller

Hugh Laurie

Good Night, Little Bear

Good Night, Little Bear

Patsy Scarry

How to Be Topp

How to Be Topp

Geoffrey Willans & Ronald Searle

The Age of Giant Corporations

The Age of Giant Corporations

Robert Sobel

Memoirs of My Life

Memoirs of My Life

Edward Gibbon

The New Deal

The New Deal

Anthony J. Badger

The Quest for El Cid

The Quest for El Cid

Richard Fletcher

The Super-Americans

The Super-Americans

John Bainbridge

The Oxford History of Britain

The Oxford History of Britain

Peter Salway

No Easy Day

No Easy Day

Mark Owen

Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street

Robert Kanigel

Early Middle English Literature

Early Middle English Literature

R.M. Wilson

The Population Bomb

The Population Bomb

Paul R. Ehrlich

A Story Lately Told

A Story Lately Told

Anjelica Huston

An Empire of Wealth

An Empire of Wealth

John Steele Gordon

A History of Rome

A History of Rome

Moses Hadas

Dog Man

Dog Man

Dav Pilkey

The Visible Hand

The Visible Hand

Alfred D. Chandler Jr.

The Fry Chronicles

The Fry Chronicles

Stephen Fry

Clocks and Culture

Clocks and Culture

Carlo M. Cipolla

Guns, Sails, and Empires

Guns, Sails, and Empires

Carlo M. Cipolla

Wing Leader

Wing Leader

Johnnie Johnson

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The Extension of Man

The Extension of Man

J.D. Bernal

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Moab Is My Washpot

Moab Is My Washpot

Stephen Fry

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The Jet Engine

The Jet Engine

Rolls Royce

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Mathematician's Delight

Mathematician's Delight

W.W. Sawyer

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Itinerarium Regis Ricardi

Itinerarium Regis Ricardi

T. M. Stead

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The Black Riders

The Black Riders

Violet Needham

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The Spectator

The Spectator

Joseph Addison

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An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope

An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope

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To Conquer the Air

To Conquer the Air

James Tobin

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Fall of Constantinople

Fall of Constantinople

Steven Runciman

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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

Bill Watterson

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The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics

The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics

Jakow Trachtenberg

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Flying Start

Flying Start

Hugh Dundas

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The Politics and Development of the Federal Income Tax

The Politics and Development of the Federal Income Tax

John F. Witte

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To Explain the World

To Explain the World

Steven Weinberg

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A Mathematician's Apology

A Mathematician's Apology

G.H. Hardy

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Moorish Spain

Moorish Spain

Richard Fletcher

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The Conquest of Gaul

The Conquest of Gaul

Julius Caesar

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A Thread Across the Ocean

A Thread Across the Ocean

John Steele Gordon

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Ever the Diplomat

Ever the Diplomat

Sherard Cowper-Coles

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The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Robert Kanigel

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Sunset at Blandings

Sunset at Blandings

P.G. Wodehouse

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Fauna & Family

Fauna & Family

Gerald Durrell

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The Copernican Revolution

The Copernican Revolution

Thomas S. Kuhn

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My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals

Gerald Durrell

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Why the Allies Won

Why the Allies Won

Richard Overy

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Land of Promise

Land of Promise

Michael Lind

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The Genesis of Industrial America, 1870-1920

The Genesis of Industrial America, 1870-1920

Maury Klein

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Lives of the Artists

Lives of the Artists

Giorgio Vasari

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Very Good, Jeeves!

Very Good, Jeeves!

P.G. Wodehouse

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The House of Morgan

The House of Morgan

Ron Chernow

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The Dual Economy

The Dual Economy

Robert Averitt

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Colossus

Colossus

Jack Beatty

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The Collected Works of P.G. Wodehouse

The Collected Works of P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse

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The Harmless People

The Harmless People

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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The Big Change

The Big Change

Frederick Lewis Allen & Guy Foster

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The New Industrial State

The New Industrial State

John Kenneth Galbraith

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Hackers & Painters

Paul Graham

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On Lisp

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Paul Graham

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