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Books recommended by Linus Torvalds from meta.slashdot.org
This source supports 3 books recommended by Linus Torvalds, including Stranger in a Strange Land, The Lord of the Rings, and The Selfish Gene.
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Stranger in a Strange Land
“as a teenager I enjoyed Heinlein's 'Stranger in a strange land' a lot”
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The Lord of the Rings
“I have to admit to 'Lord of the Rings' having been pretty important to me - but for a slightly odd reason, not as a huge Tolkien fan. For me, it was one of the first 'real' books I read in English, and I started with a dictionary by my side, and ended it reading without needing one.”
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The Selfish Gene
“On the non-fiction side, Richard Dawkin's 'The Selfish Gene' was one book that I think is pretty influential.”