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Books recommended by Brian Eno
Musician, producer and visual artist
Composer and record producer known for pioneering ambient music. A founding board member of the Long Now Foundation; he also named the organisation.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Brian Eno has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Brian Eno recommends
12 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Brian recommended it.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization
Twenty books Eno suggested as the first published list for the Manual for Civilization.
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Seeing Like a State
Canon selectionFirst title on the 20-book list Eno suggested for Long Now's Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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The Mind in the Cave
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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Crowds and Power
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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Keeping Together in Time
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization — McNeill's history of dance and drill in human societies.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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A Pattern Language
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+2 other recommenders: Patrick Collison, Stewart Brand
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The Face of Battle
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Stewart Brand
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Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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The Discoverers
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+2 other recommenders: Stewart Brand, Kevin Kelly
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Mother Nature
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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Printing and the Mind of Man
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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Civilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Century
Canon selectionSuggested for the Manual for Civilization; Eno named The Wheels of Commerce, the second volume of this trilogy.
Listed in the source as “The Wheels of Commerce”.
Brian Eno's books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Neal Stephenson
Written by Brian Eno
Books Brian Eno wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
4 books Brian recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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3recommendersA Pattern Language 3 recommendersPatrick Collison, Stewart Brand, Brian Eno
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3recommendersThe Discoverers 3 recommendersStewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, Brian Eno
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2recommendersA History of the World in 100 Objects 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Brian Eno
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2recommendersCivilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Century 2 recommendersBrian Eno, Neal Stephenson
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Brian
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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