Paul GrahamRecommended Books
Co-founder of Y Combinator; essayist
Paul Graham is a co-founder of Y Combinator and an essayist on startups and programming.
Recommendations are sourced from public posts, interviews, and reading lists.
Recommended Books
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Carbonel
Hard Drive
Dog Man
Books by Paul Graham
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“I recently read Darwin's, and reread Trollope's and Gibbon's.”
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“I know of no other collections of interviews with founders. The closest you can get is probably books about specific startups. Hard Drive, about Microsoft, is good.”
“Recently enjoyed reading Americana by @bhu_srinivasan ... Any other favorite books on economic history Three more favorites: Birth of Plenty/Splendid Exchange by Bernstein Empire of Wealth by Gordon Ascent of Money by Ferguson”
“Rereading Hardy's _Mathematician's Apology_, slowly to make it last. Among the most inspiring books I know.”
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“Mine also loves Dogman and Magic Treehouse. These books are more challenging but captivating enough to make up for it!”
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