OVERLAP · 9 SHARED BOOKs
Books both Elon Musk and Stewart Brand recommend
Elon Musk and Stewart Brand both positively recommend these books.
Shared positive books
9 BOOKs-
[001]
Foundation
Sci-Fi
Elon MuskSource note
Frequently named as the single most influential book on his thinking about civilizational longevity.
Stewart Brandblog.longnow.org · stewart brand book list for manual
Listed on Stewart Brand's Manual for Civilization book list.
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[003]
Consider Phlebas
Sci-Fi
Elon Musk“Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic.”
Page cites a tweet by Elon Musk about Iain Banks' Culture novels.
Stewart Brandblog.longnow.org · stewart brand book list for manual
Listed on Stewart Brand's Manual for Civilization book list.
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[004]
The Player of Games
Sci-Fi
Elon Musk“I'd recommend reading Player of Games & Surface Detail first. They're all great.”
Suggested entry point to the Culture series.
Stewart Brandblog.longnow.org · stewart brand book list for manual
Listed on Stewart Brand's Manual for Civilization book list.
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[005]
Excession
Sci-Fi
Elon Musk“Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic.”
Page cites a tweet by Elon Musk about Iain Banks' Culture novels.
Stewart Brandblog.longnow.org · stewart brand book list for manual
Listed on Stewart Brand's Manual for Civilization book list.
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[006]
Look to Windward
Sci-Fi
Elon Musk“Reading Look to Windward by Banks. He is an amazing writer. Pantheon level.”
Page cites a tweet by Elon Musk.
Stewart Brandblog.longnow.org · stewart brand book list for manual
Listed on Stewart Brand's Manual for Civilization book list.
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[007]
The State of the Art
Science Fiction
Elon Musk“Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic.”
Page cites a tweet by Elon Musk about Iain Banks' Culture novels.
Stewart Brandblog.longnow.org · stewart brand book list for manual
Listed on Stewart Brand's Manual for Civilization book list.
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[008]
Use of Weapons
Sci-Fi
Elon Musk“Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic.”
Page cites a tweet by Elon Musk about Iain Banks' Culture novels.
Stewart Brandblog.longnow.org · stewart brand book list for manual
Listed on Stewart Brand's Manual for Civilization book list.
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[009]
Second Foundation
Sci-Fi
Elon Musk“The Foundation series [is] fundamental to [the] creation of SpaceX.”
Page cites a tweet by Elon Musk about the Foundation series.
Stewart Brandblog.longnow.org · stewart brand book list for manual
Listed on Stewart Brand's Manual for Civilization book list.
