ENDORSER · [146] Paul Graham FounderVC Co-founder of Y Combinator. Essayist on programming, taste, and how to think about startups. Books they wrote 4 BOOKs Hackers and Painters Hackers and Painters Paul Graham Technology 6 endorsers ANSI Common Lisp ANSI Common Lisp Paul Graham Technology 2 endorsers Hackers & Painters Hackers & Painters Paul Graham Technology 2 endorsers On Lisp On Lisp Paul Graham Technology 2 endorsers Books they endorse 142 BOOKs A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century Barbara W. Tuchman History A History of Medieval Europe: From Constantine to Saint Louis A History of Medieval Europe: From Constantine to Saint Louis R.H.C. Davis History A History of Rome A History of Rome Moses Hadas History A History of Rome from its Origins to 529 A.D. as told by the Roman Historians A History of Rome from its Origins to 529 A.D. as told by the Roman Historians Moses Hadas History A Mathematician's Apology A Mathematician's Apology G. H. Hardy Philosophy A Pattern Language A Pattern Language Christopher Alexander Fiction A Sense of Where You Are A Sense of Where You Are John McPhee Biography A Story Lately Told A Story Lately Told Anjelica Huston Biography Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Banesh Hoffmann Biography An Autobiography An Autobiography Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Biography An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope Anthony Trollope Biography ANSI Common Lisp ANSI Common Lisp Paul Graham Technology Apollo's Arrow Apollo's Arrow Nicholas Christakis Popular Science Autobiographies Autobiographies Charles Darwin Biography Autobiography Autobiography Bertrand Russell Biography Autobiography Autobiography Charles Darwin Biography Barbarian Days Barbarian Days William Finnegan Biography Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Carl Van Doren Biography Blankie Blankie Leslie Patricelli Fiction Born Red Born Red Gao Yuan Biography Carbonel Carbonel Barbara Sleigh Fiction Carry on, Jeeves Carry on, Jeeves P.G. Wodehouse Fiction Civilisation Civilisation Kenneth Clark Fiction Clocks and Culture Clocks and Culture Carlo M. Cipolla History Concorde Concorde Geoffrey Knight Technology Confessions Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau Biography Diocletian and the Roman Recovery Diocletian and the Roman Recovery Stephen Williams History Dog Man Dog Man Dav Pilkey Fiction Euclid's Elements Euclid's Elements Euclid Popular Science Fall of Constantinople Fall of Constantinople Steven Runciman History Fauna & Family Fauna & Family Gerald Durrell Biography Fillets of Plaice Fillets of Plaice Gerald Durrell Biography Flying Start Flying Start Hugh Dundas Biography Foundation Foundation Isaac Asimov Sci-Fi Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days Jessica Livingston Business From Galileo to Newton From Galileo to Newton A. Rupert Hall History Grain-Mills and Flour in Classical Antiquity Grain-Mills and Flour in Classical Antiquity L. A. 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Johnson Biography Land of Promise Land of Promise Michael Lind Economics Life in the English Country House Life in the English Country House Mark Girouard Fiction Lives of the Artists Lives of the Artists Giorgio Vasari Fiction Maisy Mouse Collection Maisy Mouse Collection Lucy Cousins Fiction Maker of Patterns: An Autobiography Through Letters Maker of Patterns: An Autobiography Through Letters Freeman Dyson Biography Making of Europe Making of Europe Robert Bartlett History Marriage Marriage Susan Ferrier Fiction Mathematician's Delight Mathematician's Delight W. Sawyer Popular Science Medieval Technology and Social Change Medieval Technology and Social Change Lynn White Jr. History Memoirs of My Life Memoirs of My Life Edward Gibbon Biography Memoirs of My Life and Writings Memoirs of My Life and Writings Edward Gibbon Biography 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 History Moab Is My Washpot Moab Is My Washpot Stephen Fry Biography Mohammed and Charlemagne Mohammed and Charlemagne Henri Pirenne History Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Henry Adams Fiction Moorish Spain Moorish Spain Richard Fletcher History More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite Sebastian Mallaby Finance My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell Biography My Forty Years with Ford My Forty Years with Ford Charles E Sorensen Biography My Years with General Motors My Years with General Motors Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Biography No Easy Day No Easy Day Mark Owen Biography On Bullshit On Bullshit Harry G. Frankfurt Philosophy Oranges Oranges John McPhee Biography Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy Michael Baxandall History Plagues and Peoples Plagues and Peoples William McNeill History Richard Feynman Richard Feynman John Gribbin Biography Sailing Alone Around The World Sailing Alone Around The World Joshua Slocum Biography Sea Flight Sea Flight Hugh Popham Biography Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters David Hockney History Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Bryan Caplan Economics Small Wonder Small Wonder Walter Henry Nelson Business Space Settlements Space Settlements NASA Science Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Harold Abelson Technology Sunset at Blandings Sunset at Blandings P.G. Wodehouse Fiction Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard P. Feynman Biography The Ancient City The Ancient City Peter Connolly, Hazel Dodge History The Art of War in the Middle Ages The Art of War in the Middle Ages Charles Oman History The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Biography The Autobiography of Charles Darwin The Autobiography of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Biography The Battle of Alcazar The Battle of Alcazar E.W. Bovill History The Black Riders The Black Riders Violet Needham Fiction The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen Economics The Code of the Woosters The Code of the Woosters P. G. 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Brooks Jr. Technology The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History Colin McEvedy History The Old Way The Old Way Elizabeth Marshall Thomas History The Origin of Species The Origin of Species Charles Darwin Popular Science The Origins of The Second World War The Origins of The Second World War A. J. P. Taylor History The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain Maria Rosa Menocal History The Oxford History of Britain The Oxford History of Britain Peter Salway History The Persian Expedition The Persian Expedition Xenophon History 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 Business The Quest for El Cid The Quest for El Cid Richard Fletcher History The Right Stuff The Right Stuff Tom Wolfe Biography The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene Richard Dawkins Popular Science The Soul of A New Machine The Soul of A New Machine Tracy Kidder Technology The Spectator The Spectator Joseph Addison Philosophy The Startup Way The Startup Way Eric Ries Business The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Thomas S. 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