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Hillbilly Elegy
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J.D. Vance's memoir of growing up in Rust Belt Appalachia. Endorsed by Bill Gates and Jason Calacanis.
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“Hillbilly Elegy gave me new insights into poverty in America.”
Bill Gates reviewed the book on his Gates Notes blog.
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“Audio version of Hillbilly Elegy, read by author JD Vance, was five stars. Human, perceptive, loving, well-told.”
Cited from a tweet by Stewart Butterfield (@stewart).
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Appears on Levchin's '12 Books I Read in 2016' LinkedIn reading list.
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3 SOURCEs- gatesnotes.com · Hillbilly Elegy link
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- linkedin.com · 12 Books I Read 2016 Max Levchin reading list
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