Paul Graham’s 2017 Reading List

The 5 books Paul Graham recommended in 2017, with the reasons in their own words. See all the books Paul Graham recommends.

Other years: 2019

5 books recommended in 2017

An Autobiography

by Anthony Trollope

Trollope's Autobiography is a wonderfully candid and inspiring one

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The Ancient City

by Peter Connolly, Hazel Dodge

Peter Connolly's The Ancient City is one of the best books I've found for explaining history to kids.

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Moorish Spain

by Richard Fletcher

Fletcher's _Moorish Spain_ is a great book.

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Sea Flight: A Fleet Air Arm Pilot’s Story

by Hugh Popham

Hugh Popham's _Sea Flight_ is a wonderful book. I'm looking at the few pages left and wishing there were more.

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A Mathematician’s Apology

by G. H. Hardy

Rereading Hardy's _Mathematician's Apology_, slowly to make it last. Among the most inspiring books I know.

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